Who among the following is the author of the book Why Bharat Matters?
- A.L.K. Advani
- B.S. Jaishankar
- C.Mohan Bhagwat
- D.Pranab Mukherjee
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, S. Jaishankar. Why Bharat Matters, published in 2024, was written by S. Jaishankar, who wrote it while serving as India's External Affairs Minister.
A career diplomat who served as Foreign Secretary from 2015 to 2018, Jaishankar became External Affairs Minister in 2019. In Why Bharat Matters he explains how India's foreign policy has changed in the past decade, linking it to ideas from Indian tradition, including episodes from the Ramayana, and to themes such as Neighbourhood First, the Indo-Pacific and India's role as a voice of the Global South. His earlier book, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World (2020), set out his view of how India should deal with a changing world order.
A is wrong: L.K. Advani's best-known book is his autobiography My Country My Life. C is wrong: Mohan Bhagwat is the head of the RSS, not the author of this book. D is wrong: Pranab Mukherjee wrote memoirs such as The Dramatic Decade and The Presidential Years.
Exam tip: S. Jaishankar wrote The India Way (2020) and Why Bharat Matters (2024).
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