CONTENTS: Preface, Foreword, Tables and Figure, Editors and Contributors 1. What is the Global South? Concepts, Definitions, and Contested Meanings-Arvind Yadav and Chiman Lal, 2. The Diplomatic History of the Global South: From NAM to the G20-Gaurav Sen, 3. India and China in the Global South: Comparative Trajectories and Leadership Claims-Nidhi Taneja, 4. The Global South in IR Theory: Postcolonial, Decolonial, and Critical Perspectives-Manish Yadav and Ashok Attri, 5. Strategic and Economic Power of the Global South-Vineet Singh Kagtan, 6. Mapping the Soft Power of the Global South: Assets, Aspirations, and Asymmetries-Aastha Agarwal, 7. South–South Cooperation: Institutions, Development Models, and Partnerships-Vivek Sangwan, 8. Diaspora and People-to-People Linkages: Comparative Experiences from the Global South-Sonika, 9. From Conflict to Human Security: India’s Role in Addressing Non-Traditional Threats in the Global South-Manish Kumar Yadav and Suraj Yadav, 10. External Pressures and Strategic Agency in the Global South-Somvir Yadav and Manish Yadav, 11. Internal Challenges of the Global South-Anna Nath Ganguly and Utkarsh Majumdar, 12. Fragmented Solidarities: China, India, and the Contest for Influence in the Global South-Satyam Dubey, 13. AI and Technology Futures: Opportunities and Risks for the Global South-Babita Devi, 14. Inclusive Pathways in Literature: Arundhati Roy on Gender and Youth in the Global South-Neha Kumari and Meenal Talus, 15. The Global South in a Multipolar Era: Multilateral Reform, Strategic Autonomy, and Future Pathways-B. Parkash and Aastha Agarwal, Index.