The Routledge Handbook of Indian Defence Policy: Themes, Structures and Doctrine

Description: The Routledge Handbook of Indian Defence Policy by Harsh V. Pant The Routledge Handbook of Indian Defence Policy brings together the most eminent scholarship in South Asia on Indias defence policy and contemporary military history. It maps Indias political and military profile in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region, and analyses its emergence as a global player. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Routledge Handbook of Indian Defence Policy brings together the most eminent scholarship in South Asia on Indias defence policy and contemporary military history. It maps Indias political and military profile in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region, and analyses its emergence as a global player.This edition of the handbook: Canvasses over 60 years of Indian defence policy, its relation to Indias rising global economic profile, as well as foreign policy shifts; Discusses several key debates that have shaped defence strategies through the years: military doctrine and policy, internal and external security challenges, terrorism and insurgencies; Explores the origins of the modern armed forces in India; evolution of the army, navy and air forces; investments in professional military education, intelligence and net-centric warfare, reforms in paramilitary forces and the Indian police; Comments on Indias contemporary strategic interests, focusing on the rise of China, nuclearisation of India and Pakistans security establishments, and developments in space security and missile defence. Taking stock of Indias defence planning architecture over the past decade, this accessibly written handbook will be an indispensable resource for scholars and researchers of security and defence studies, international relations and political science, as well as for government thinktanks and policymakers. Author Biography Harsh V. Pant is Professor of International Relations in the Defence Studies Department and the India Institute at Kings College London, UK. He is Director of Research and Head of Strategic Studies Programme at Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, India. He is also an adjunct fellow with the Wadhwani Chair in US–India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC. His current research is focused on Asian security issues. His most recent books include China Ascendant: Its Rise and Implications (2019), Indias Evolving National Security Agenda: Modi and Beyond (2019), Indian Foreign Policy: The Modi Era (2019), New Directions in Indias Foreign Policy: Theory and Praxis (2018) and Indias Nuclear Policy (2018). Pant writes regularly for various media outlets, including The Japan Times, The Wall Street Journal, The National (UAE) and The Telegraph. Table of Contents 1.Introduction Section 1: Soldier, State and Society in India 2. The Indian Army: 1700s-1947 3. Indian Civil-Military Relations: An Overview 4. Indian Society and the Soldier: Will the Twain Ever Meet? Section 2: Military and Foreign Policy 5. India and the Changing Nature of War: Gradual Incrementalism? 6. Military as an instrument of Indias foreign policy: An Expanding Footprint 7. Indias Erratic Defence Diplomacy: In Need of a Booster Dose 8. Indias Counter Terror Diplomacy: Strategy and Outcome Secion 3: The Services 9. The Indian Army: Evolution in the Age of Nuclear Weapons and Terrorism 10. Evolution of the Indian Navy: Towards a Maritime Awakening? 11. Indian Air Force: Persuasive in Peace, Effective in War 12. Evolution of Jointness in Indian Defence Forces: Stuck Between the Services Section 4: Doctrines 13. Indian Armys flagship doctrines: Need for Strategic Guidance 14. The Indian Navys Doctrinal Evolution: Between Deterrence and Denial 15. Doctrinal Evolution in the Indian Air Force: Towards a Strategic Future 16. Section 5: Defence Versus Development 17. Changing Contours of Indian Defence Expenditure: Past as Prologue? 18. Defence Procurement in India: Challenges Abound Section 6: Internal Security 19. Islamist Terrorism in India: A Hybrid Threat 20. Bullet Holes in Village Walls: Indias Naxalite Challenge 21. Insurgencies in Indias Northeast: Rise, Fall and the Rise? 22. Section 7: Institutional Infrastructure 23. The Evolution in Indias National Security Apparatus: Persisting Structural Deficiencies 24. The Indian Intelligence System: Meeting the Challenges of a New World 25. The Indian Police: Need for Reinvention 26. Para Military Forces and Central Armed Police Forces of India: Punching Below Their Capabilities 27. Professional Military Education in India: Towards a New Architecture Section 8: Nuclear Weapons and Space 28. Nuclear Weapons in Indias Defence Policy: Achieving Conventional-Nuclear Synergy 29. Space Security and Missile Defence: Towards Greater Pragmatism 30.Indias Cyber Defence Capabilities: Their Role in Net-Centric Warfare Details ISBN036737028X Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2020 Edition 2nd ISBN-10 036737028X ISBN-13 9780367370282 Format Hardcover Imprint Routledge India Subtitle Themes, Structures and Doctrines Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Harsh V. Pant Illustrations 14 Tables, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white Affiliation Professor, Kings College London, UK. DEWEY 355.033554 Short Title The Routledge Handbook of Indian Defence Policy Language English UK Release Date 2020-07-15 Publication Date 2020-07-15 AU Release Date 2020-07-15 NZ Release Date 2020-07-15 Pages 406 Author Harsh V. Pant Edition Description 2nd edition Alternative 9780367502591 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Replaces 9781138939608 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136405015;

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