CONTEMPORARY SAUDI ARABIA AND THE EMERGING INDO-SAUDI RELATIONS :

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Saudi Arabia is a unique country at least in three specific details. One it possesses more than a quarter of the global oil reserves has been the largest oil producer for over half a century and is the only producer with a spare production capacity today. Two the holiest Islamic shrines are located in Makkah and Medina placing the country in the epicentre of the Muslim sacred space. Three it is one of the last surviving ruling monarchies and the only one that has named the country after its own family name. SaudiArabia is worth a scrutiny. The political economic and social situation in the country its foreign policy and Indo-Saudi relations are focused in this book. The authors with different perspectives and on different Subjects have coalesced to put together a volume that is a serious and well-rounded treatment of the theme. Table of Contents : Introduction ? Gulshan Dietl 1. The Political Dynamics of Saudi Arabia and the Challenge of Reform-Talmiz Ahmad 2. State and Oppositions in Saudi Arabia Emerging Trends-    nwar Alam 3. Saudi Arabia from Oil Kingdom to Market-Girijesh Pant 4. Population and Society in Saudi Arabia-Prakash C. Jain 5. Iranian Nuclear Programme Saudi Concerns and Responses-Gulshan Dietl 6. Saudi Arabia and the US Contextualizing an Uneasy Relationship in the Post-II September Phase-Bansidhar Pradhan 7. Indo-Saudi Relations: Past and Emerging Challenges-A.K. Pasha 8. New Trends in Indo-Saudi Economic Relations-Javed Ahmad Khan Appendices I: Saudi Arabia: Basic Law of Government II: Delhi Declaration, Signed by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh of India Contributors Index About author : Gulshan Dietl is a Professor and the Director the Gulf Studies Programme at Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi. Girijesh Pant is a Professor and Chairperson in Centre of West Asian and African Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. A K Pasha is Professor Gulf Studies CWAAS School of International Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University. Prakash C. Jain is on the faculty of the School of International Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University.