1st Edition

Eurasia and India Regional Perspectives

Edited By K. Warikoo Copyright 2018
176 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Eurasia has assumed importance in the post-Soviet period and the peoples of Siberia have distinctive historico-cultural similarities with the Indian Himalayas due to common traditions and Buddhist culture. The Eurasianism of Russia brings it closer to India in historico-cultural, political and economic terms. Another important player in Eurasia is Kazakhstan, which has been highlighting the... Read more

1. Introduction, Devendra Kaushik



2. Historical and Cultural Role of Indian Mitra & Maitreya Cults in the Uniting Process of Eurasia, Sergey Lepekhov



3. The Vedic Constants of Historical and Cultural Kinship of the Peoples of Siberia and India, I.A. Zhernosenko



4. Eurasia and India: Historical-Cultural Linkages, K. Warikoo



5. Cultural links of Southern Siberia and India: Fine Arts and Music, M. V. Dorina



6. Indian Buddhist Heritage in Central Asia and Eurasia, Baatr U. Kitinov



7. Nikolai Roerich and Eurasia: The Ambivalent Horizon Line, Rashmi Doraiswamy



8. Shamanism in Central Asia, V. N. Tuguzhekova



9. Eurasian Factor in Russian Foreign Policy: Implications for India, Tatiana Shaumyan



10. Eurasian Vector of Kazakhstan’s Policy: Relevance for India, Fatima Kukeyeva



11. Eurasianism and Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy, Angira Sen Sarma



12. International Transport Corridors of Eurasia: History, Problems and Perspectives, M. Baldano



13. Eurasian Regional Economic Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges, Gatikrushna Mahanta

Biography

Dr. K. Warikoo is Professor at the Centre for Inner Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Author of several books on Kashmir, Central Asia and Afghanistan, he is the founding Editor of Himalayan and Central Asian Studies, which was first published in 1997. His books Xinjiang: China’s North West Frontier (2016); Religion and Security in South and Central Asia (2011); Himalayan Frontiers of India (2009) were also published by Routledge.