Book Review: Great Power Games: From Western Decline to Eastern Ascent – Great Power Games: From Western Decline to Eastern Ascent by Vikram Sood

Pleased to share a compelling book review by Mr. Balasubramanian C, Head – India Strategic Studies Programme, CNSS, on the book “Great Power Games: From Western Decline to Eastern Ascent” by Mr. Vikram Sood, former Chief of R&AW.
In this timely and thought-provoking work, Sood examines the shifting balance of global power—from the relative decline of the West to the strategic rise of the East—through the lens of intelligence, geopolitics, and statecraft. A must-read for scholars, practitioners, and anyone seeking to understand the evolving global order through an Indian strategic perspective.