India's Military Modernization

Challenges and Prospects

Edited by Rajesh Basrur, Ajaya Kumar Das, and Manjeet Singh Pardesi

Oxford International Relations in South Asia

The first comprehensive study, of India's military modernization
Analyses a wide range of timely issues
Brings together perspectives from academics, thinkers, and former military officers

India's Military Modernization

Challenges and Prospects

Edited by Rajesh Basrur, Ajaya Kumar Das, and Manjeet Singh Pardesi

Oxford International Relations in South Asia

Description

The end of the Cold War era marked a watershed in India's strategic history as it began to shift its strategic worldview from that of a relatively weak player with a defensive worldview to that of a more confident emerging power. The pros and cons of India's power potential have been debated at length in terms of its economic capacities, its expanding strategic horizons, and its internal strengths and weaknesses. But there has been relatively little detailed investigation of its military forces and the ways in which they have responded to the changing environment. This book aims to look closely at the modernization of the Indian armed forces and to ask:

How have the Indian armed forces sought to mould themselves in response to the demands of an entirely new strategic setting?

How do they view their roles in an increasingly complex world marked by a tightening web of interactions and its attendant frictions?

Is the process of modernization under way in tune with the needs of the armed forces and the overall strategic approach of policy makers?

India's Military Modernization

Challenges and Prospects

Edited by Rajesh Basrur, Ajaya Kumar Das, and Manjeet Singh Pardesi

Oxford International Relations in South Asia

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction, Rajesh Basrur, Ajaya Kumar Das, and Manjeet S. Pardesi
2. The Navy in India's Socio-Economic Growth and Development, Ashok Sawhney
3. The Indian Air Force Tomorrow: Challenges, Pramod K. Mehra
4. India's Nuclear Forces: Doctrine and Operationalization, Gurmeet Kanwal
5. Indian Defence Industry: Struggling with Change, Richard A. Bitzinger
6. India's Defence Acquisition and Offset Strategy, Ron Matthews and Alma Lozano
7. Internal Security Challenges and the Role of the Central Armed Police Forces, Bibhu Prasad Routray
8. Civil-Military Relations and Military Effectiveness in India, Anit Mukherjee
9. The Indo-US Defence Relationship: Prospects and Limitations, Manjeet S. Pardesi
10. Indo-Russian Defence Ties: An Overdependence Dilemma, P. L. Dash
Afterword: India's Military as a Stabilizer, Prakash Menon
About the Editors and Contributors
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India's Military Modernization

Challenges and Prospects

Edited by Rajesh Basrur, Ajaya Kumar Das, and Manjeet Singh Pardesi

Oxford International Relations in South Asia

Author Information

Rajesh Basrur, Coordinator, MSc International Relations Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore,Ajaya Kumar Das, Senior Analyst, South Asia Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore,Manjeet Singh Pardesi, Lecturer, Political Science and International Relations Programme, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Rajesh Basrur is Professor of International Relations; Coordinator South Asia Programme; and Cordinator, MSc International Relations programme at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Ajaya Kumar Das is a PhD candidate at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Manjeet S Pardesi is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.

Contributors:

Richard A. Bitzinger is a Senior Fellow and Co-ordinator of the Military Transformations Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; P. L. Dash is Professor of International Relations and ICCR India Chair, University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Brig Gurmeet Kanwal (retd.) is the former Director of the Centre for Land Warfare Studies, New Delhi; Alma Lozano is currently a PhD candidate at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Ron Matthews is Professor and Head of Graduate Studies at S. the Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Air Marshal Pramod K. Mehra (retd) is a former Indian Air Force officer; Lt. Gen. Prakash Menon (retd) is Military Advisor to the National Security Council Secretariat, Government of India; Anit Mukherjee is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI), University of Pennsylvania, USA and will be Assistant Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore from July 2013; Bibhu Prasad Routray is a Singapore-based security analyst, and has served as Deputy Director in the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) of the Government of India; Commodore Ashok Sawhney (retd) is a former Indian Naval officer.