03143nam 2200637 450 991079824760332120230803041305.081-321-1154-0(CKB)3710000000611318(EBL)1135651(SSID)ssj0001567420(PQKBManifestationID)16213799(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001567420(PQKBWorkID)13633504(PQKB)10566765(MiAaPQ)EBC1135651(Au-PeEL)EBL1135651(CaPaEBR)ebr11304511(CaONFJC)MIL902607(OCoLC)952248629(EXLCZ)99371000000061131820161205h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe soldier and the state in India nuclear weapons, counterinsurgency, and the transformation of Indian civil-military relations /Ayesha RayLos Angeles, [California] :Sage,2013.©20131 online resource (186 p.)Description based upon print version of record.81-321-0975-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover ; Contents; List of Abbreviations ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; 1 - Introduction ; 2 - The Evolution of India's Higher Defense Organization ; 3 - Nuclear Weapons Development in a Strategic Vacuum ; 4 - The Effects of Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons on Civil-Military Relations in India ; 5 - The Indian Military's Role in Unconventional Operations ; 6 - Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index ; About the Author<b>The Soldier and the State in India</b> is one of the first attempts at offering a theoretical perspective for examining some of the most critical issues that have emerged in Indian civil-military relations. It specifically examines issues pertaining to military expertise and military professionalism that emerged whenever there was a contestation in civil-military functions, thereby allowing the military greater influence in policy-making. The book uses Samuel Huntington's ideas on military professionalism and Peter Feaver's discussion of military expertise in the American context as theCivil-military relationsIndiaHistoryNational securityIndiaDecision makingNuclear weaponsGovernment policyUnited StatesHistoryNuclear weaponsGovernment policyIndiaHistoryCivil-military relationsUnited StatesHistoryIndiaMilitary policyCivil-military relationsHistory.National securityDecision making.Nuclear weaponsGovernment policyHistory.Nuclear weaponsGovernment policyHistory.Civil-military relationsHistory.322/.50954Ray Ayesha1553136MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798247603321The soldier and the state in India3813472UNINA