"‘Telling stories about institutions is about shoring up their foundations and building on their edifices.’ From the uprising of 1857 and the freedom movement to duels on the cricket pitch, India and the United Kingdom have been on opposing sides on numerous occasions. A relatively unknown instance when this dynamic played out was the 2017 election for a seat at the International Court of Justice, one of the main organs of the United Nations. Unwilling at first, India was prompted to enter the ring in the wake of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, which proved the importance of having an Indian judge at the court. The contest that followed was like a ‘second war of Independence’, in the words of then External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj―and a David-and-Goliath fight against the permanent members of the Security Council, who all put their might behind the UK. In India vs UK, Syed Akbaruddin, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN at the time, presents a compelling behind-the-scenes account of India’s coming-of-age in world affairs through the prism of this momentous election, and a fascinating view of the inner workings of the United Nations. About "

"'讲述机构的故事是为了巩固它们的基础，在它们的大厦上进行建设。从1857年的起义和自由运动到板球场上的决斗，印度和英国在许多场合都处于对立面。2017年联合国主要机构之一的国际法院席位的选举是一个相对不为人知的例子，当时这种动态发挥了作用。印度起初并不情愿，但在库尔布尚-贾达夫案发生后，印度被促使进入这个圈子，该案证明了在法院有一名印度法官的重要性。用当时的外交部长Sushma Swaraj的话说，接下来的竞争就像一场 "第二次独立战争"，是一场与安理会常任理事国的大卫和巨人之战，它们都把自己的力量放在英国的背后。在《印度与英国》一书中，当时的印度常驻联合国代表赛义德-阿克巴鲁丁（Syed Akbaruddin）通过这次重大选举的棱镜，介绍了印度在世界事务中的成长历程，以及对联合国内部运作的精彩看法。关于"