The Oxford Handbook of U.S. National Security frames the context, institutions, and processes the U.S. government uses to advance national interests through foreign policy, government institutions, and grand strategy. Contributors examine contemporary national security challenges and the processes and tools used to improve national security.

This book introduces an innovative theoretical construct of geopsychology to navigate the complex dynamics of international politics in the 21st century. It explains how geopsychology is different from mainstream international relations theories in terms of primary actors, human behavior, spatial application, instruments, and key issues. It argues that peace and stability in the troubled parts of the world warrants an imperative need for understanding psychological dispositions of non-state actors and authoritarian regimes. In The Geopsychology Theory of International Relations in the 21st Century: Escaping the Ignorance Trap, B.M.Jain unfolds that neither a global hegemon nor a cohort of powers could weaken their resolve and break their morale, as proven in the cases of Iraq, Afghanistan, and North Korea. Importantly, the regional case studies —India and Pakistan in South Asia; North Korea and China in Northeast Asia; and the U.S. involvement in the Middle East — reveal howthe psyche and thought processes of national and regional actors have been the driving force in triggering interstate conflicts and civil wars. The book brilliantly illuminates how America became a conscious victim of the ignorance trap in Asia’s volatile regions. This must book offers easy solutions to complex conflicts to induce a peaceful change in world politics.

List of Contributors Introduction 1. India-Russia Relations: Regional and Global Significance V.P. Dutt 2. India-Russia Relations: From Friendship to Strategic Partnership K.R. Singh 3. India-Russia: The Threshold of Partnership P.L. Dash 4. Significance of Indo-Russian Relations: Regional and International - In the 21st Century V.D. Chopra 5. Sixty Years of India-Russia Cooperation Manohar Singh Batra 6. State of U.S. Relations with Russia and its Implications for India B.K. Shrivastava 7. Indo-Russian Strategic Relations Chandra B. Khanduri 8. Indo-Russian Defence Cooperation RajanKumar 9. Russia and India: BrahMos Reaffirms Faith Ranjana Mishra 10. Basic Trends of Indo-Russian Strategic Partnership during Vladimir Putins Presidency Nivedita Das Kundu 11. Indo-Russian Defence Cooperation: Some New Aspects V.D. Chopra 6 Significance of Indo-Russian Relations in 21st Century 12. Indo-Russian Economic Cooperation: Positing Prospects for 21st Century Dr. Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra 13. India and Russia: Mismatch of Potentials and Performances in Economic Ties Sanjay Deshpande 14. Offshore Energy Cooperation Kishore Kumar 15. Indo-Russian Cooperation in Science and Technology V.D. Chopra 16. International Terrorism and Indo-Russian Relations Kalim Bahadur 17. Challenges of Terrorism in India AfsirKarim 18. Rise of Terrorism and Muslim Fundamentalism V.D. Chopra 19. Rise of Hindu Revivalism in India V.D. Chopra 20. Indias Relations with Russia Rooted in History V.D. Chopra 2l. Impact of Developments in Russia on Indian National Movement V.D. Chopra Appendix: Joint Statement on outcome of the Official Visit of H.E. Mr. Vladimir V. Putin, President of the Russian Federation, to the Republic of India Index

The balance of power in South Asia is tenuous. Neighbouring states with nuclear arsenal pose a serious threat in times of conflict and the danger of escalation into a nuclear holocaust in South are ever-present. This book locates the change in India’s war doctrine at the turn of the century, following the Kargil War in 1999 between India and Pakistan. It examines how war policy was shaped by the threat posed by India’s neighbours and the need for greater strategic assertion. It also reveals that this change was forced by the military’s need to adapt itself to the nuclear age. Finally, it raises questions of whether the Limited War doctrine has made India more secure. An astute analysis of not only India’s military strategy but also of military doctrine in general, this book will be valuable to scholars and researchers of defence and strategic studies, international relations, peace and conflict studies, South Asia studies as well as government and military institutions.

Maritime power has been a key defining parameter of economic vitality and geostrategic power of nations. This book explores how the first decade of the 21st century has witnessed the rise of China and India as confident economic powers pivoting on high growth rates, exponential expansion of science, technology and industrial growth.