In This Volume: Unmasking China Revolt In The New Dominion Kargil And The Decade Since Lessons From The War In Sri Lanka Evolving Maritime Challenges Defence Procurement Update Elettronica S.P.A. Rheinmetall Mbda Legacy Of Indian Maritime Forts Ctbt And Fmct Back On The Agenda Defining Victory Requiem For Prabhakaran Rapidly Changing Military Sociology Trajectory To Regional And Global Power Need For Defence Manufacturers Association Formulating Rational Field Trails And Evaluation Plan India Can Make Major Defence Equipment Guns Versus Butter China: Harmony Or Chaos? Perilous Roads To Kabul Downhill Form Kargil Left Wing Extremism The Naked Truth Of Naxalism Reflection On Conflict Duration Communication Technologies And Non-State Actors Pakistan's Offensive Against The Taliban Pakistan Military's Swat Offensive Neglect Of India's Frontier Areas Executive Summary By B RamanDangers Of Balticisation Of China's Periphery Widespread Violence In Urumqi Anger Against Beijing In Xinjiang

IN THIS VOLUME: •Pakistan at War with Itself • The IAF at 79 — The Challenges Ahead • Developing Leadership in Arms • China's Palace in the Skies • Are the Days of the Manned Combat Aircraft Numbered? • Defending Indian Skies against the PLAAF • Aerospace and Defense News • Battling the Dragon • Indo-Afghan Strategic Partnership • Preserving the Military Institution from Within • 1971: The Finest Hour for Indian Intelligence Agencies • Taking Nuclear War-Fighting Seriously •Coastal Security Paradox • Insurgency, Counterinsurgency and Peace • Critical Technologies and Self Reliance — The Road Ahead for India • Unfolding US foreign policy attempts to contain China

India has the world’s fourth largest military and one of the biggest defence budgets. It asserts its political and military profile in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region. The nation has been in the midst of an ambitious plan to modernize its largely Soviet-era arms since the late 1990s and has spent billions of dollars on latest high-tech military technology. This handbook: canvasses over 60 years of Indian defence policy and the major debates that have shaped it; discusses several key themes such as the origins of the modern armed forces in India; military doctrine and policy; internal and external challenges; and nuclearization and its consequences; includes contributions by well-known scholars, experts in the field and policymakers; and provides an annotated bibliography for further research. Presented in an accessible format, this lucidly written handbook will be an indispensable resource for scholars and researchers of security and defence studies, international relations and political science, as well as for government think tanks and policymakers.

Probes the Indian Defence industry and the policies pertaining to it. Based on hard core evidence, this book identifies the key shortcomings of this vital sector and provides a detailed roadmap for the Modi government's ambitious "Make in India" programme to succeed in the defence production sector. It is presented in an accessible format to be easily understood by the wider strategic community.

Steven I. Wilkinson explores how India has succeeded in keeping the military out of politics, when so many other countries have failed. He uncovers the command and control strategies, the careful ethnic balancing, and the political, foreign policy, and strategic decisions that have made the army safe for Indian democracy.