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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807203503321

Autore

Cohen Stephen P. <1936->

Titolo

Arming without aiming : India's military modernization / / Stephen P. Cohen and Sunil Dasgupta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2010

ISBN

9786612748806

0-8157-0430-5

1-282-74880-7

1-299-05597-4

Edizione

[2nd edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DasguptaSunil

Disciplina

355.80954

Soggetti

Military policy

India Armed Forces Operational readiness

India Armed Forces Weapons systems

India Defenses

India Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--Provided by publisher.