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Indian National Identity and Foreign Policy

Re-Evaluating the Career of K. M. Pannikar (1894–1963)

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Authors:
  1. Mauro Elli

    1. Department of Historical Studies, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

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  2. Rita Paolini

    1. Department of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

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  • Analyses the public writings of K. M. Pannikar, including over 70 books, essays and newspaper articles
  • Covers the period leading up to India’s independence, as well as post-independence foreign policy
  • Provides scope for developing avenues of further research into the nature of contemporary Sino-Indian relations

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    • Mauro Elli, Rita Paolini
    Pages 1-10

  3. Pursuing the Idea of India

    • Mauro Elli, Rita Paolini
    Pages 11-66

  4. Politics and Diplomacy in Princely India

    • Mauro Elli, Rita Paolini
    Pages 67-109

  5. Independent India and the World

    • Mauro Elli, Rita Paolini
    Pages 111-145

  6. The Chinese Experience

    • Mauro Elli, Rita Paolini
    Pages 147-183

  7. From Indian History to the History of Civilisations

    • Mauro Elli, Rita Paolini
    Pages 185-224

  8. Conclusions

    • Mauro Elli, Rita Paolini
    Pages 225-235

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 237-270
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About this book

Shedding light on the role of India within twentieth-century international relations, this book explores the life and career of Kavalam Madhava (K. M.) Panikkar (1894–1963), an Indian historian, statesman and diplomat. Having been involved in Indian intellectual and political life throughout the transition from the British Empire to the Nehruvian era, Panikkar was an important figure in the evolution of the modern Indian state. Based on over four years of extensive research both in India and Europe, and the analysis of public writings and unpublished archival documents, this book examines Panikkar’s role in the Indian national movement, the governance of several Princely states, and India’s foreign policy, notably with China. Not only do the authors critically re-evaluate Panikkar’s intellectual and political thoughts, but also his influence on the broader issue of India’s path towards independence. Offering a valuable contribution to modern Indian diplomatic history and wider international relations, this comprehensive book emphasises Panikkar’s importance in 
shaping the modern idea of India and crucial elements of Indian foreign policy. 

Reviews

“An important and deeply researched book that offers a compelling critical account of a significant actor in India’s colonial and post-colonial history. This fine piece of original scholarship is likely to define debates surrounding Panikkar’s life and work for years to come.”

—Paul McGarr, FRHistS, FRAS, Associate Professor in US Foreign Policy

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Historical Studies, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Mauro Elli

  • Department of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Rita Paolini

About the authors

Mauro Elli is Associate Professor of Contemporary History in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Milan ‘La Statale’, Italy. He is a member of the Secretariat for the International Commission of History of International 

Relations, an affiliated body of the International Committee of Historical Sciences.


Rita Paolini oversees research support in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Previously, she was a Research Fellow at the University of Milan, where she obtained her Ph.D. in Contemporary History, and she was affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Indian National Identity and Foreign Policy

  • Book Subtitle: Re-Evaluating the Career of K. M. Pannikar (1894–1963)

  • Authors: Mauro Elli, Rita Paolini

  • Series Title: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36425-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36424-2Published: 03 November 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36427-3Due: 04 December 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-36425-9Published: 02 November 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2731-6807

  • Series E-ISSN: 2731-6815

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 270

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History, general, Asian History, Political History, Imperialism and Colonialism, Modern History

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