India's Military Modernization

Description

The end of the Cold War transformed India's strategic orientation from a weak player with a defensive worldview to a confident emerging power. India's Military Modernization provides an in-depth analysis of this shift and of India's responses to changing strategic demands, the nature of military modernization, its links to strategy, and the effectiveness of these policy changes.   The volume, a part of the Oxford International Relations in South Asia series, explores India's responses to a complex and changing military-strategic environment. With contributions from military and civilian experts, it discusses whether India's modernization process meets the needs of the armed forces and is congruent with India's overall foreign policy approach. It also takes a close look at issues like internal security, the country’s relations with nations with whom it has defence ties, and the operation of nuclear forces.

Table of contents

List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations 

Introduction
Rajesh Basrur, Ajaya Kumar Das, and Manjeet S. Pardesi

1. The Navy in India's Socio-economic Growth and Development
Ashok Sawhney

2. The Indian Air Force of Tomorrow: Challenges
Pramod K. Mehra

3. India's Nuclear Forces: Doctrine and Operationalization
Gurmeet Kanwal

4. The Indian Defence Industry: Struggling with Change
Richard A. Bitzinger

5. India's Defence Acquisition and Offset Strategy
Ron Matthews and Alma Lozano

6. Internal Security Challenges and the Role of the Central Armed Police Forces
Bibhu Prasad Routray

7. Civil-Military Relations and Military Effectiveness in India
Anit Mukherjee

8. The Indo-US Defence Relationship: Prospects and Limitations
Manjeet S. Pardesi

9. Indo-Russian Defence Ties: An Overdependence Dilemma
P.L. Dash

10. Last Word: Military as a Stabilizer
Prakash Menon

Index
About the Editors and Contributors