In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in International History:

President of the committee:

• Ms Shaila Seshia Galvin, Assistant Professor

Members of the committee:

• Mr Gopalan Balachandran, Professor, Thesis Director
• Ms Shaila Seshia Galvin, Assistant Professor, Internal Reader
• Mr Neeladri Bhattacharya, Honorary Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India