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 : 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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ray, Ayesha
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : SAGE Publications, 2013.
Subjects:
Civil-military relations > India > History.
National security > India > Decision making.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > India > History.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States > History.
Civil-military relations > United States > History.
Civil-military relations
Military policy
National security > Decision making
Nuclear weapons > Government policy
India > Military policy.
India
United States
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover ; Contents; List of Abbreviations ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; 1
  • Introduction ; 2
  • The Evolution of India's Higher Defense Organization ; 3
  • Nuclear Weapons Development in a Strategic Vacuum ; 4
  • The Effects of Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons on Civil-Military Relations in India ; 5
  • The Indian Military's Role in Unconventional Operations ; 6
  • Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index ; About the Author.

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