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Arming without aiming

Cohen, Stephen P., 1936-

Arming without aiming India's military modernization / [electronic resource] : Stephen P. Cohen and Sunil Dasgupta. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2010. - 1 online resource (1 electronic text (xxii, 223 p.) :) ill., digital file.

Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Restraint and affluence -- Struggling with reform -- Army modernization -- Air and naval modernization -- The reluctant nuclear power -- Police modernization -- Fighting change -- America and Indian rearmament.

India, a leading importer of advance conventional weaponry, has not planned strategically for its military needs, although the haphazard approach, due to competing elements within the military and a restraint policy in place since the Nehru era, may be the right one in seeking accommodation with others in the region.

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India--Military policy.
India--Defenses.
India--Armed Forces--Operational readiness.
India--Armed Forces--Weapons systems.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

UA840 / .C628 2010

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