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India's moment: changing power equations around the world: This book examines India's changing position in the global political and diplomatic order and the country's approach to international negotiations. Drawing on Mohan Kumar's three-and-a-half decades of experience as a career diplomat, it explores how India seeks to protect and advance its national interests while participating in multilateral negotiations on issues that require international cooperation. The book considers factors such as domestic politics, the need for policy space, geopolitical imperatives, strategic autonomy, commitment to multilateralism, and material interests in shaping India's negotiating positions. It argues that India has gradually moved from being perceived as a difficult or predominantly oppositional negotiator toward becoming an increasingly important partner in global affairs, reflecting its growing political, economic, and strategic influence.