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Book Review | Sardar Patel: An Icon of India’s Unity, by Harish K. Thakur (ed.), New York, Routledge India, 2025, 1st edition, 204 pp., £146, ISBN 1041210531.
Author
Prakash Jangid
Senior Research Fellow
University of Rajasthan
Prakash Jangid is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science, University of Rajasthan, India. His doctoral research presents a rigorous comparative analysis of the hybrid warfare and gray zone strategies of Russia, Iran and Pakistan. Previously, he served as a Researcher and Editorial Assistant with the Consortium of Indo-Pacific Researchers and the Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs, Air University Press, USA. Currently, he is Associate Editor of the forthcoming NEETIVYUH Journal of History, Society and Politics, to be published by The Statecraft Institute. His research articles have been published in the in India Journal of Political Science and Political Discourse. His recent chapter “Indian Perspective on the Evolving Approach of China and Russia Towards the Taliban” was published in “Emerging Dynamics of India-Afghanistan Relations Regional Cooperation vs Global Geopolitics” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025). In addition, his commentaries and opinion pieces have been published on leading international platforms, including the London School of Economics South Asia Blog, The Diplomat, and the Stimson Center’s South Asian Voices.
Publications by Prakash Jangid
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The conflict in the Middle-East cannot be resolved until all the belligerents agree on a peace deal. For now it seems that the US-Iran and the Gulf have agreed for a ceasefire to discuss on the terms of the deal, whereas Israel, feeling marginalised, is distancing itself from the negotiations.- Published on
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India-Nepal ties remain deeply intertwined by geography, economy, culture, and people-to-people links. Despite political differences, the structural realities of trade, energy cooperation, and security outweigh symbolic tensions.- Published on
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On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, China acknowledged its assistance to Pakistan against India. Amid rising conflicts and a mischievous neighbourhood, India should not hold back and relax. New Delhi should prepare both militarily and diplomatically for the unseen conflict.