Part 1: Geopolitics of the Polar Region -- Chapter 1. The Arctic Cooperation - A Model for the Himalayas - Third Pole -- Chapter 2. The Hollowing of Antarctic Governance -- Chapter 3. State Practices on Antarctica and International Law : Attempt at Identification of India's Interests, Needs and Future Position -- Chapter 4- Arctic: A Paradox and Antithesis -- Chapter 5. Should India Encourage Tourism in Antarctica -- Part 2: The Global Climate Change and Polar Region -- Chapter 6. The Arctic - Teleconnections -- Chapter 7. A n Arctic- Antarctic-Asian Imbroglio -- Part 3: Climate Change and the Himalayan Region -- Chapter 8. Inventory and Monitoring of Snow and Glaciers of the Himalaya using Space Data -- Chapter 9. Mitigation strategies to combat climate change in the Himalayan Mountains -- Chapter 10. Winter Climate and Snow Cover Variability over North-West Himalaya -- Chapter 11. Regional climate changes over Hindukush Karakoram-Himalaya Region -- Chapter 12. C urrent Status of Himalayan Cryosphere and Adjacent Mountains.-Chapter 13. Assessment of Glacier Fluctuations in the Himalaya.