x Acknowledgments
Department of Political Science and Center for South Asian Studies of the
University of Hawaii, the Hawaii Community Foundation, the J. Watu-
mull Fund, the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace, the East-West
Center, and Monmouth University. I thank them all.
Special thanks are due to my editors Brien McDonald and Michael
O'Connor of Praeger Publishers, Jim Duncan, and the team at Apex Pub-
lishing, LLC, for the excellent job they have done with this project.
Just as my parents, S. Paramarthalingom and S. Ponmony, provided a
solid foundation for me to accomplish many a task in life, it is my life-
partner, Meera, and our boys, Surya and Satya, who have nourished me
with their unswerving love, ceaseless companionship, constant inspira-
tion, and countless sacrifices. I thank them for everything.