The new Arthashastra : a security strategy for India / edited by Gurmeet Kanwal
- Bib ID:
- 7328178
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India : HarperCollins Publishers, 2016
- ©2016
- xi, 436 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBN:
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- 9789351777519 (hardback)
- 9351777510
- Invalid ISBN:
- 9789351777526 (E-ISBN)
- Summary:
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For a country that has fought five wars and is hemmed in by nuclear-armed states, India surprisingly does not have a formally declared national security strategy. All the major powers of the world publish documents that spell out their national interests, identify their threats-political, economic, diplomatic or with regard to security-and draw up policies to deal with them. The absence of a similar doctrine makes India's defence policy look ad hoc and creates the impression that the country is unprepared to realize its global ambitions. The New Arthashastra is a path-breaking attempt to recommend a national security strategy for India. It does the difficult groundwork for India's political leaders and policymakers by bringing the best names-from within the community as well as from the armed forces and academia-to the ideating table. This collection of twenty essays covers a wide range of topics: nuclear deterrence, defence spending, the domestic production of weapons and bracing for the wars of the future that will be fought in space and cyberspace. Most important, it presents a roadmap to address India's chief concerns: Chinese assertiveness and Pakistan's unrelenting proxy war. Informed by the expertise of analysts with inside-out knowledge of their domains, The New Arthashastra offers enduring and practical insights to strategists and lay readers alike.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Kanwal, Gurmeet, editor
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