India's Nuclear Policy

by Bharat Karnad

Overview

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275999469
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/30/2008
Series:	Praeger Security International Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	337 KB

About the Author

Bharat Karnad is Research Professor in National Security Studies at the Center for Policy Research, New Delhi. He was a Member of the (First) National Security Advisory Board, National Security Council, Government of India, Member of the Nuclear Doctrine Drafting Group and Adviser on Defense Expenditure to the Finance Commission, India. He is the author of Nuclear Weapons and Indian Security: The Realist Foundations of Strategy, now in its second edition (2002, 2005).

Table of Contents

Foreword Stephen P. Cohen ix

Introduction 1

1 New Attractions of the Bomb: The Nuclearized Twenty-First-Century World 5

2 Laying the Foundation: India's Nuclear and Missile Capabilities and Minimum Deterrence Concept, 1947-1998 35

3 Maturing Nuclear and Missile Capabilities and Credible Minimum Deterrence Strategy, Post-1998 63

4 Southern Asia: Limited War, Potential Nuclear Crises, Indian-U.S. Nuclear Deal 107

Notes 159

Index 209

What People are Saying About This

George H. Quester

"Bharat Karnad has produced a very thoughtful and comprehensive book on the nuclear weapons issues of the next century, as seen from a definitely Indian perspective. While thus reflecting the national interests and national outlook of a citizen of India, Karnad at the same time draws in a wealth of the past fifty years-foreign literature and foreign perspectives on nuclear deterrence, far beyond what all but the very most involved Indian analysts will have ever read or contemplated, and indeed far beyond what almost all foreigners will have thought through. For someone trying to master the issues of nuclear deterrence, the footnote citations in this book by themselves would amount to a goldmine of the relevant literature."

Editorial Reviews

Examines how the concept of 'credible minimum deterrence' allows flexibility in Indian defense policy.” —The Chronicle Review

“Karnad (Center for Policy Research, India) presents a detailed account of the evolution of India's nuclear policy since the country's independence. . . . This is an informative study by one of the country's foremost strategic thinkers and is a must-read book for anyone interested in understanding this complex subject. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels.” —Choice

“. . . a thoughtful and provocative argument challenging the view that India's growing nuclear arsenal contributes to instability in South Asia. . . . Karnad has crafted a valuable book that merits attention by anyone interested in the implications of the growing power of India and China for peace, order, and stability in South Asia.” —The Jourbanal of Military History

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