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The book is a realistic and yet vivid survey of the country\'s mukltidimentional progress,cogently and lucidly written by the nation\'s well-known auther,diplomat and intellectual of over thirty deep into the complex intricacies of Indian diplomacy in contemporary times.It analyses in depth the working of the democratic apparatus and prodes the tangled web of communal thread and suggests ways and mean of restoring the harmony in different ethnic stratas of Indian society.The book is valuable for a researcher,educationist,intellectual and would serve as intelligent man\'s guiode to India\'s amazing progress in all field of national endeavour.