Technology and International Relations: Challenges for the 21st Century - Paperback

by Bhaskar Balakrishnan (Author)

A wide range of science and technology issues have become the subject of international negotiations over the years. Thus this book focuses on the role of Science and Technology in foreign relations.

Author Biography

Dr. Bhaskar Balakrishnan has been an Indian diplomat from 1974-2007 and served as Ambassador of India to Greece, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and has worked in Sudan, Syria, Zambia, and Austria. In India at the Ministry of External Affairs, he has worked in the areas of investment, technology, air transport, energy, IT security, and personnel management. He has worked for over ten years with various UN organizations in Geneva and Vienna, including three years as Special Assistant to the Director General, UNIDO.