The Routledge Handbook of Indian Defence Policy by Harsh V. Pant - 9780367502591

Taylor & Francis

The Routledge Handbook of Indian Defence PolicyThemes, Structures and Doctrines\nAuthor(s): Harsh V. Pant\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9780367502591, 978-0367502591\nSynopsis\nThe 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.\n\nThis edition of the handbook:\n\nCanvasses over 60 years of Indian defence policy, its relation to Indias rising global economic profile, as well as foreign policy shifts;\n\nDiscusses several key debates that have shaped defence strategies through the years: military doctrine and policy, internal and external security challenges, terrorism and insurgencies;\n\nExplores the origins of the modern armed forces in India; evolution of th.