1st Edition
The Purpose of India’s Security Strategy Defence, Deterrence and Global Involvement
By Gautam Sen
Copyright 2020
238 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book comprises the journey of the Indian nation state and its tryst with destiny, where successive political leaderships, while governing India, contributed to a better understanding of the idea of India, its political and strategic culture, and the role that its military has had to play to develop that culture. Hence, the journey has been from the backwaters of ‘defensive defence’ to create... Read more
1. Introduction; 2. Defence Policy: Phase I: Passive Posture, 1947-61; 3. Phase II: Offensive Passive Posture, 1962-71; 4. Indian Defence Production, Nuclear and Space Programmes; 5. Phase III: Deterrence Posture, 1971 and Beyond; 6. Global Involvement, 1980-2017; 7. Conclusion; Appendix-India’s Defence Strategy in the Next Decade
Biography
Gautam Sen, Adjunct Professor at the National Institute of Advance Studies, Bangalore
