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Nuclear China: A Veiled Secret
China has undergone a protracted stint in the nuclear domain from the time when Mao Zedong derided the bomb as a “paper tiger” in 1946, to the development of modern nuclear weapons and missiles, making it only obligatory to chronicle the policy changes within China that steered the leadership towards grasping that nuclear weapons will fundamentally redefine China’s quest for security. The Chinese leadership’s nationalistic ideology and concepts of force and diplomacy shaped its perceptions of the enduring dangers that confronted China. Initially, Beijing’s political corridors dismissed the dangers of a nuclear war while reaffirming the principles of a “people’s war”, however,...
China, Japan, and Senkaku Islands
Tracing the genesis of the Senkaku Islands in the memoirs of history, and its potential future, in the backdrop of the East China Sea’s brewing dispute, this book chronicles the journey of Sino-Japanese relations in the explicit context of the Senkaku Islands. The evolving power transition dynamics in East Asia render Washington the lynchpin of Tokyo’s diplomatic and security strategy, and vice versa. Conversely, China is abrasively displaying an almost predictable geo-strategic pattern and strategy of enforcing territorial claims across Asia, keeping it just below the threshold of provoking conflict, whilst testing the tenacity of existential status quoist norms. Consequentially, the need to steer Asia towards a regional order that maintains stability in the power equilibrium, thereby challenging a visibly coercive Sino-centric vision of the future Asia, especially within the Indo-Pacific, has become far more manifest than ever before. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
China
China's strides towards the creation of a formidable military posture, backed by strong economic growth, demonstrate a resolve to assert its claim towards becoming an Asian superpower. By opting to showcase its military prowess to the world, the Chinese armed forces have signalled that they have come a long way from what was essentially a rustic and bucolic 'Red Army' that waged a 'People's War' six decades ago. The modernisation programme undertaken by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) can be interpreted as the foundation of deterrence to attain the objectives of military strategy. Today, the Chinese armed forces are preparing to fight small-scale, high-intensity, regional combat and milit...
Pakistan's Tactical Nuclear Weapon: Conflict Redux
Tactical Nuclear Weapons (TNWs), often referred to as “battlefield”, “sub-strategic”, or “non-strategic” nuclear weapons, usually have a plutonium core and are typically distinct from strategic nuclear weapons. Therefore, they warrant a separate consideration in the realm of nuclear security. The yield of such weapons is generally lower than that of strategic nuclear weapons and may range from the relatively low 0.1 kiloton to a few kilotons. Pakistan’s quest to acquire tactical nuclear weapons has added a dangerous dimension to the already precarious strategic equation in South Asia. The security discourse in the subcontinent revolves around the perennial apprehension of a con...
Nuclear Disarmament
Indian policy on nuclear disarmament has been one of long standing support and approval of measures leading to it. The first decade of 21st century has seen a resurgence of support for global nuclear disarmament. A cascade of nuclear disarmament proposals has emerged from different sources. There has been little interaction between India and Europe on nuclear issues. The seminar on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament held in June 2010 in New Delhi was one such attempt to build awareness on Indian and European perspectives on nuclear disarmament. This book is based on the seminar held in New Delhi. The position of Germany and Poland were of special interest to the discourse and this volume offers an excellent insight into it.
Indain Defence Review January/March 2011
Indian Defence Review (IDR) is India's best-known defense journal. Over the year the journal has attained the "most quoted" status by defense & security analysts worldwide. The journal offers an incisive analysis of defense and politico-security affairs focused on Asia.
GeoPolitics and the Media in Asia and the Pacific
This book is a timely publication that focusses on the media’s role in fermenting geo-political battles pulling the Asia-Pacific region in different directions, threatening to disturb the peace and the hard-won prosperity of Asia. The book examines the media narratives of the brewing geo-political tensions in the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, questioning whether the media’s adversarial culture is to blame for the military focus of the reporting. Looming battles in the Himalayas and the Mekong River regions are also dealt with. The author questions the hypocrisy of the ‘rules-based order’ and ‘debt trap’ media narratives, arguing that the West needs to understand the East and respect their viewpoints. The book provides ideas and guidelines for both global (western) and regional media to report geo-political issues without a militarist mindset.
Global Nuclear Disarmament
This book examines the issue of nuclear disarmament in different strategic, political, and regional contexts. This volume seeks to provide a rich theoretical and practical insight to one of the major topics in the field of international security: global abolishment of nuclear weapons. Renewed calls for a nuclear weapons-free world have sparked a wide academic debate on both the attainability of such goal and the steps that should be taken. Comparably less attention, however, has been paid to theoretically informed considerations of the consequences of nuclear abolition. Comprising essays from leading scholars and experts within the field, this collection discusses the fundamental theoretical...
BACKLASH TO TODAY
Spanning from 1946 during British colonization to 2023's era of 'economic colonization,' 'Backlash to Today' is a unique historical anthology interwoven with the author's life. It intricately portrays nine decades, capturing the essence of each era through lifestyles, fashion, dance, and music while chronicling significant global and Indian occurrences—disasters, terrorism, assassinations, crimes, deaths, wars, and civil disturbances. Beyond a mere reflection, the book offers a broader philosophical perspective. The author foresees humanity's imminent demise due to irreparable climate change, power-hungry leaders, terrorism causing global instability with economic collapse, the looming specter of nuclear annihilation, and the dread of an untreatable pandemic. It aspires to impart a glimpse of these nine decades to future inheritors of the Earth, whether human or alien. This ambitious work aims to serve as a time capsule akin to the profound significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls, providing a visceral understanding of the times lived and the looming challenges facing humanity.
Indian Defence Review
In this volume: Unprepared and unwilling Peace with Pakistan: an idea whose time has passed Admiral Nirmal Verma, Chief of the Naval Staff Future Trends in Aviation Indian Shipbuilding: key to maritime and economic security Army's Capability Accretion Women in the Armed Forces: misconceptions and facts Facing the Dragon: is India prepared? International Security Challenges and Emerging Flashpoints The Way to Regional Power Status Evolution of the Indian Submarine Arm Aerospace and Defense News Rheinmetall PTC Lockheed Martin EADS Eurofighter Controp Harris Demystifying the New 'Buy and Make (Indian)' Procedure Defense Offsets: proving detrimental to the services Pitfalls in Arms Procurement Process Design Review of Naval Platforms Offset Contracts: under defense procurement procedures in India India 2025: a global defense exports hub? India-Iran Defense Cooperation China 2010 China: friend or foe India and Its Neighbors Kargil: an IAF perspective U.S. Military Surge in Afganistan Combating 'Red Terror' Maoist Threat and Politics Asian Security Environment: India's options India and the U.S.: haunting past and beckoning future Is India Preparing to Lose?
