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India's Nuclear Policy
Author(s): Bharat Karnad (Author)
- Publisher: Praeger (UK)
- Publication Date: 30 Oct. 2008
- Language: English
- Print length: 236 pages
- ISBN-10: 0275999459
- ISBN-13: 9780275999452
Book Description
Based on interviews with Indian political leaders, nuclear scientists, and military and civilian nuclear policy planners, it provides unique insights into the workings of India's nuclear decision-making and deterrence system. Moreover, by juxtaposing the Indian nuclear policy and thinking against the theories of nuclear war and strategic deterrence, nuclear escalation, and nuclear coercion, offers a strong theoretical grounding for the Indian approach to nuclear war and peace, nuclear deterrence and escalation, nonproliferation and disarmament, and to limited war in a nuclearized environment. It refutes the alarmist notions about a nuclear flashpoint in South Asia, etc. which derive from stereotyped analysis of India-Pakistan wars, and examines India's likely conflict scenarios involving China and, minorly, Pakistan.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Examines how the concept of 'credible minimum deterrence' allows flexibility in Indian defense policy." --The Chronicle Review
"Karnad (Center for Policy Research, India) presents a detailed account of the evolution of India's nuclear policy since
the country's independence. . . . This is an informative study by one of the country's foremost strategic thinkers and is a must-read book for anyone interested in understanding this complex subject. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels." --Choice
". . . a thoughtful and provocative argument challenging the view that India's growing nuclear arsenal contributes to instability in South Asia. . . . Karnad has crafted a valuable book that merits attention by anyone interested in the implications of the growing power of India and China for peace, order, and stability in South Asia." --The Journal of Military History
