Nirupama Rao is a distinguished diplomat and scholar who served as India’s Foreign Secretary from 2009 to 2011. Her illustrious career includes roles as Ambassador to China and the United States, High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, and Spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs. Renowned for her expertise on India-China relations and the India-China border, Rao has also taught at Brown and Columbia Universities and was a Pacific Leadership Fellow at UC San Diego. She is a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center and the founder of the South Asian Symphony Orchestra, which fosters cultural dialogue and cooperation among young South Asians.
The Fractured Himalaya | India Tibet China 1949-1962 by Nirupama Rao explores the dynamics between modern-day India and China during their early development period. The book looks at the inflection points when the trajectory of diplomacy between these two nations could have course-corrected but did not.
Peter and Amy Bernstein founded Bernstein Literary Agency in 2009. For over two decades, we have worked with over 100 brilliant authors around the globe and across a gamut of subjects to get their books published, and their stories told. We typically work on non-fiction projects, but we have helped bring many fiction books, children’s books, and the occasional cookbook to market. We work with authors in all stages of their careers, from experienced, award-winning, and bestselling ones to debut writers ready to take on the world.
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