Since the economic liberalization of the early 1990s, India has been, on several occasions and at different forums, feted as a great power.
This subject has been discussed in numerous books, but mostly in terms of rapid economic growth and immense potential in the emerging market.
There is also a vast collection of literature on Indias soft powerculture, tourism, frugal engineering, and knowledge economy.
However, there has been no serious exploration of the alternative path India can take to achieving great power statusa combination of hard power, geostrategics, and realpolitik.
In this book, Bharat Karnad delves exclusively into these hard power aspects of Indias rise and the problems associated with them.
He offers an incisive analysis of the deficits in the countrys military capabilities and in the software related to hard powerabsence of political vision and will, insensitivity to strategic geography, and unimaginative foreign and military policiesand arrives at powerful arguments on why these shortfalls have prevented the country from achieving the great power status.
Contents
India, a Great Power: What Kind?
Rimland Coalitions and Indian Security
Pivotal Relations
Hard Power and the Deficit of Strategic Imagination
Military Infirmities and Strengths
Indian Defence Industry: The Weak Link
Internal Barriers
Author: Bharat Karnad
ISBN: 9780199459223
Pages: 552
Features: HB, OXFORD |