Vij Books India Pvt Ltd: 131 books
Pivot To Asia
Russia's Foreign Policy Enters the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Russia has historically been conditioned to exist within the European cultural tradition. However, its recent pivot to Asia poses a serious question to its cultural identity. How serious is this policy change for Russia and the world? Is the turn to Asia a long-term course or a mere repercussion of...
by Col J C Mahanti (Retd)
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
The book is about lord Jagannatha - the established god of Hindus and His temple at Puri known as Badadeula. The book is for general reading for those interested to know about lord Jagannatha and His temple at Puri and not a historical treatise. Many of the descriptions and anecdotes in it are from...
by Dr. Vijay Sakhuja, Dr. Kapil Narula
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
This book provides a comprehensive view of the maritime safety and security challenges in countries of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). Various issues such as trans-national crime including piracy, terrorism, drug and arms smuggling; Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) and...
Framing the Mahabharata
Against the Evolution of Early South Asian Society
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
It all probably was a tale.
However, serious research does identify some events, from about a thousand years before the Common Era, that qualify as the bases of the epic’s plot. Apparently, collective memory evolved significantly through the centuries before their stories, legends, and allegories...
by Mohit Nayal
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
The disintegration of Soviet Union in 1991, led to five new countries gaining independence in Central Asia. The Muslims, a predominant majority in the region, had faced religious suppression under the rule of the communist. Thus, began an era where Islam was practiced with larger freedom. However,...
The Law of Armed Conflict
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
This textbook gives an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of the law of armed conflict or international humanitarian law. The author has traced the history of the laws of war and examined their relations with human rights and refugee laws. The topics covered include protection to the victims of...
From Indus to Independence
A Trek Through Indian History (Vol IV The Onslaught of Islam)
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
This is the fourth volume in the Indian history series From Indus to Independence: A Trek through Indian History. Its title ‘The Onslaught of Islam’ is apt, since the book covers the initial period in which the newly founded religion of Islam started to move eastwards. Islam, almost immediately...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
Cyber Warfare is gaining special significance in today’s national security aspects. This book through various articles covers aspects on Cyber Security, Cyberspace, Cyber Surveillance, Cyber Warfare including Laws of War, Cyber Weapons as new weapons of mass destruction et. al.
Social and Political Transformation in Iran Since 1979
The Role of Islam
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
The Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran is a watershed in the history of Iran where Islam had played a dominant role in restructuring and reshaping society as a whole. The fusion of religion with politics and working as ideology is unique in the history of Islam. The structural nature and functional...
The Indo Pacific Region
Security Dynamics and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Asia’s diversity in culture, ethnicity, religions, ideology, environment, history, economy and systems of governance is without parallel. Consequently, conflict is endemic. Going hand in hand with conflict is multi-faceted competition. At one level, it is for resources: the emerging economies of...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) can be considered as the most significant strategic outreach by China. It stretches across the large oceanic geography comprising the Western Pacific, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean and the North-Western Atlantic. The initiative, founded on historic recall,...
People's War and Aftermath Nepal
The Role of Truth and Reconcialation Commission (With Case Studies of Liberia, Sierra Leone and South Africa)
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
This book is a study of how and why Nepal after a 10 year long armed insurgency, regicide and fundamental political change sought to find a way to achieve peace and security. The chosen pathway to peace and reconciliation in Nepal after the decade of war and destruction is examined. It has faced delay,...
by Sandeep Dewan
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
China’s Maritime Power dates back thousands of years. China has one of the oldest naval traditions in the world, dating from at least the end of the Warring States period in 221 BC. Nonetheless, China has historically been a continental state with a large ground force and only a coastal navy with...
Political Musings
Asia in the Spotlight
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
This book is a collection of 14 essays written through the year 2015 and reflect the events that have influenced the Middle-East and South Asia during the period. The sub-title, ‘Turmoil in the Middle-East’, indicates that a majority of the essays are focused on that region, although two essays...