Who of the following is the author of the books "The India Way" and "Why Bharat Matters"?
ABhupender Yadav
BNalin Mehta
CShashi Tharoor
DSubrahmanyam Jaishankar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Answer: D. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar authored 'The India Way' and 'Why Bharat Matters'.
Dr. S. Jaishankar, India's External Affairs Minister since 2019, is the author of:
- 'The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World' (2020): outlines India's foreign policy approach amid global geopolitical churn.
- 'Why Bharat Matters' (2024): explores India's emerging strategic profile and its role in a multipolar world order.
Jaishankar is a career diplomat (Foreign Secretary 2015-2018) before joining the Cabinet.
Distractors fail:
(A) Bhupender Yadav is Environment Minister and has authored 'The Rise of the BJP'.
(B) Nalin Mehta is a journalist who wrote 'The New BJP'.
(C) Shashi Tharoor is a Congress MP and prolific author (Inglorious Empire, etc.) but not these two specific titles.
Source: Publisher catalogues (HarperCollins / Rupa Publications).
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