The Soldier and the State in India : Nuclear Weapons, Counterinsurgency, and the Transformation of Indian Civil-Military Relations.

The Soldier and the State in India is one of the first attempts at offering a theoretical perspective for examining some of the most critical issues that have emerged in Indian civil-military relations. It specifically examines issues pertaining to military expertise and military professionalism tha...

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Main Author: Ray, Ayesha
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Language:English
Published: New Delhi : SAGE Publications, 2013.
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