#BookReview | When we think of diplomacy, our mind instinctively thinks of nuclear deals or strategic partnerships. But sometimes, it is about about bringing cheetahs back to a nation that was once home to these big cats and correcting a historical loss. Project Cheetah exemplifies just that. The story of KJP21 giving birth to five healthy cubs did not begin in the wild. But in diplomacy when Project Cheetah was launched in 2022 with the reintroduction of eight Namibian cheetahs in @KunoNationalPrk. Reviewing the book ‘Bringing the Cheetah Back to India: How Diplomacy Made Conservation’s Big Mission Possible,’ by @AmbPrashant , who steered the Project Cheetah at the Namibian end in 2022, @JunjunSharma notes how Project Cheetah is one of the most extraordinary diplomatic missions in independent India. Pathak explains how the project was never just about relocating the wild cats, it was about forging international partnerships and demonstrating how diplomacy can restore India’s natural heritage. “Restoring the cheetah is also about reversing consequences of colonialism, as the species’ extinction was largely due to colonial practices of overhunting and habitat destruction,” said Agrawal in the book. “Just as the Kohinoor represents a lost piece of India’s material heritage, the cheetah represents a lost part of India’s natural heritage,” writes Pathak. You can read the full book review, ‘Bringing the Cheetah Back: A Story of Diplomacy, Ecological Restoration and India’s Civilisational Ethos’ here: indiasworld.in/bringing-the-… #projectcheetah #cheetah #indiandiplomacy #geopolitics #internationalrelations #conservation #indianationalparks