Sunil Khilnani. The editors stated in the book's preface that Raghavan has set a "benchmark" for the historical study of the strategic and foreign policy issues of India. He has covered the strategic crises faced by India in the first fifteen years of its independent existence, using a range of sources and analytical depth. Scholar Kristina Roepstorff, in a book review, agreed that the book successfully illuminates the rationale behind the strategic choices made by Nehru in facing the major dilemmas during his tenure. It offers a "brilliant account" of the events that shaped Nehru's strategic thinking and his approach to crisis management. She assessed the book's original findings are highly relevant to the ongoing crises in the subcontinent. However, while the book contained excellent historical account, she found it to be short on "theoretical reflection". She also noted that the book covered a selection of case studies, mainly dealing with India's princely states and crises with neighbours but omitted the international dimensions further out, such as the crises dealing with Goa or Congo. She felt that further justification of the selection of cases was necessary to avert selection bias in drawing general conclusions. Shashank Joshi called the book a "commanding diplomatic history" of the Nehru years. Odd Arne Westad called it "international history at its very best". Scholar Jivanta Schottli called it "polished historical study", and Rudra Chaudhuri said it should be considered "the single most important text on Indian strategic history". Priya Chacko noted that it is meticulously researched and draws on previously untapped archival sources, such as the private papers of British officials, allowing Raghavan to circumvent the usual limitations of diplomatic history. Historian Perry Anderson finds that Srinath Raghavan is a firm apologist for India and describes his book as a hymn to Nehru's strategism. 1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh The book has been subject to positive reception, among critics. India's War: The Making of Modern South Asia, 1939-1945 The book has been subject to positive reception, among critics. The Most Dangerous Place: A History of the United States in South Asia The book has been subject to positive reception, among critics. References Living people 21st-century Indian historians 21st-century Indian non-fiction writers Indian political writers Indian editors 21st-century Indian educators 1977 births