The soldier and the state in India : nuclear weapons, counterinsurgency, and the transformation of Indian civil-military relations / / Ayesha Ray
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| Autore: |
Ray Ayesha
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| Titolo: |
The soldier and the state in India : nuclear weapons, counterinsurgency, and the transformation of Indian civil-military relations / / Ayesha Ray
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| Pubblicazione: | Los Angeles, [California] : , : Sage, , 2013 |
| ©2013 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 322/.50954 |
| Soggetto topico: | Civil-military relations - India - History |
| National security - India - Decision making | |
| Nuclear weapons - Government policy - United States - History | |
| Nuclear weapons - Government policy - India - History | |
| Civil-military relations - United States - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | India Military policy |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | <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 the |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The soldier and the state in India |
| ISBN: | 81-321-1154-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910466118903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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