The book is a comprehensive and critical study of Indian foreign policy with a special focus on post-cold war era. Accordingly, the authors have made a thorough investigation of issues, like nuclear disarmament and nuclear proliferation, the relevance of India’s nuclear doctrine of minimum credible deterrence, energy security and climate change in addition to India’s role in the formulation and functioning of the United Nations system in part one of this edition. The second part deals with India’s position in the world economy. The Authors have conclusively established on the basis of relevant data the India is playing a pivotal role in the multilateral institutions, like the world trade organization in promoting South-South Cooperation.The study of IBSA Dialogue Forum is an important part of this edition. More significantly, India’s bilateral relations with the USA, Russia, People’s Republic of China and Pakistan have been critically examined in the third and final part of the book. India-Africa strategic partnership has been examined from the perspective of India’s emergence as a major economic and political power during the post-cold war era.The new branding in Modi’s foreign policy since 2014 has been discussed in the last chapter.