New Delhi: "It is tantamount to tilting at windmills according to some, she (External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj) ominously adds...finally she concludes in a lighter vein,'Don't worry, I will be Don Quixote and lead the charge. You can be Sancho Panza.' I take it that this is her way of signalling that we can proceed full throttle and assuring me that she is taking full responsibility," writes Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, in a behind-the-scenes account of India taking on the UK, a permanent member of the UN Security Council in the 2017 election for a seat at the International Court of Justice. In this interview on 'Books Corner', Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, India's Permanent Representative to the UN(2016-2020) and currently Dean, Kautilya School of Public Policy speaks to StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi on his first book, 'India vs UK: The Story of an Unprecedented Diplomatic Win' on how "it's important to fight to the finish." #India #UN #ICJ #JusticeDalveerBhandari #UNGA #UNSC #SyedAkbaruddin StratNewsGlobal is your one-stop destination for strategic analysis from an Indian perspective. Since many of our well-wishers requested a UPI payment id to contribute and support us, here’s the link: https://stratnewsglobal.com/support-us/ If you like our work and want us to do more, do consider donating and subscribing. Every bit helps. Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Press the 🔔icon to get the latest updates.