International Law is understood to be a law applicable among all the states in equal measure in their relations with each other. As Oppenheimer, in its latest edition, declares: "International law does not recognize any distinctions in the membership of the international community based on religious, geographical or cultural differences." But although modern international law is now recognized as university applicable to all the state and all new entities, as soon as they emerge as independent states, whether members of the United Nations or not, are accepted as members of the ever-expanding international society and are bound by its rules and seek its protection, this is only a recent phenomenon not older than the United Nations itself. When we look at international law from a historical perspective, especially in the context of the role of Asian and even African countries in its origin and development, there are several questions that have been raised but not satisfactorily answered. Like, most of the European countries had entered into trade and commerce relations with Asian countries, especially with India and East Indies. But most European international lawyers talk about the development of international law without any reference to Asian states or their role in its development. The present book would try to answer these questions satisfactorily and discuss some contemporary issues having geo-political significance.