Tharoor emphasizes the significance and impact of globalization for India's society, and states that the primary objective of India's foreign policy must be to protect the process of domestic, social and economic transformation, by working for a benign environment that will ensure India’s security and bring in global support for efforts to build and change the country for the better.
In the first seven chapters, he analyzes the geopolitical situation of various regions of the world, including Pakistan, South Asia, China, the Middle East, the West, Africa, and Latin America. The bulk of it consists of a brief history of India's relationship with that country, and numerous conflicts, disputes, and solutions are discussed.
In the last four chapters, he gives his recommendations. The concepts of 'soft power' and 'hard power' are talked about, and he weighs in the pros and cons of these two ways of influencing foreign policy and diplomacy. A fan of soft power, he believes that India should use a combination of soft power and public diplomacy in this multi aligned world to achieve her objectives.
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