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How Realist Is India’s National Security Policy?
In managing national security, how Realist is India in terms of cultivating and using power and especially military power? A conventional view of India is that it has been uncomfortable with realism or ‘power politics’ as a guide to policy. This volume shows that it has been more realist than is generally recognized and that it has increasingly become comfortable with power in the service of its interests. The essays in this volume Examine the different aspects and types of realism in India’s national security policy Include a range of perspectives from academics as well as former military officers and diplomats Focus on India’s military and foreign policy in dealing with China, Pakistan, the United States, Southeast Asia, and West Asia. This key volume will be indispensable to scholars and researchers of politics and international relations, defence and strategic studies, and South Asian studies and to government officials, journalists, and general readers interested in the external dimensions of India’s national security.
International Relations in India: Bringing theory back home
This Reader Is A Collection Of First-Rate Theoretical Engagements Relating To International Relations From Across India. The Class Character Of Contemporary International Law, Reassessing The Conceptual Foundations Of Imperialism, Mapping Human Security, Evaluating The Gaze Of Orientalism And Defending The Analytical Relevance Of Gender As A Lens To Examine National Security Are Issues Covered In The Theoretical Ambit Of This Volume. The Book Also Addresses Two Other Core Issues: Contesting The Delhi-Centricity Of The Discipline And Acknowledging The Relevance Of Theory To Policy.
India Versus China
In this lucid, informative, and insightful book, a leading expert on the subject decodes the complex history of India-China relations and argues that the path ahead is a difficult one that could see more military confrontations, including violent border clashes.
India’s Grand Strategy
As India prepares to take its place in shaping the course of an ‘Asian century’, there are increasing debates about its ‘grand strategy’ and its role in a future world order. This timely and topical book presents a range of historical and contemporary interpretations and case studies on the theme. Drawing upon rich and diverse narratives that have informed India’s strategic discourse, security and foreign policy, it charts a new agenda for strategic thinking on postcolonial India from a non-Western perspective. Comprehensive and insightful, the work will prove indispensable to those in defence and strategic studies, foreign policy, political science, and modern Indian history. It will also interest policy-makers, think-tanks and diplomats.
India in the World
Collected articles written for The Times of India, 2010-2016.
International Relations in India: Theorising the region and nation
The Companion Volume To International Relations In India: Bringing Theory Back Home Deals With The Interplay Between Identities And Foreign Policy, Borders And Notions Of Territoriality And Critical Geopolitics. The Book Also Makes Room For New Interpretations Of Conventional Areas Of International Relations Such As Power And Violence, Thereby Creating The Conditions For A Sustained And Serious Theoretical Conversation Of The Discipline In India. Of Particular Relevance Are Contributions In The Field Of International Political Economy, An Area Of Traditional Neglect In The South Asian Setting.
Brasstacks and Beyond
Indo-Pakistan Relations Have Remained Crisis Prone Over The Last Decade--The Most Serious Emanating From The Brasstacks Exercise (1986-87), Which Carried Within It The Most Imminent Likelihood Of Another Indo-Pak War. This Study Is The First Systematic Attempt To Analyse The Indian, Pakistani And American Perceptions Of The Crisis By Scholars From These Countries.The Key Findings Are That The Crisis Probably Led Pakistan To Weaponise Its Nuclear Programme, That India Might Have Had Larger, Open Ended Goals, That Intelligence Available To All The Three Countries Was Substantial But Became Questionable At Critical Junctures; And That Hotline Communications Between India And Pakistan Were Not Used Due To Suspicion About Each Others Intentions. The Study Also Makes Prescriptive Suggestions To Avoid Such Confrontations In Future.
Roots of Terrorism
Second in the interrogating India series, this book examines India's two long decades experience with terrorism, especially in the border land of Kashmir, Punjab and the North-west. Bajpai seeks to present factors responsible for terrorism in this essay.
Engaged Democracies
This Book Takes Stock Of The Bilateral Relationship And Charts Course For The Future. The Book Is An Essential Intellectual Guide To A Cooperative Relationship That Is Critical For The Stability Of The International System.
Routledge Handbook of China–India Relations
The Routledge Handbook of China–India Relations provides a much-needed understanding of the important and complex relationship between India and China. Reflecting the consequential and multifaceted nature of the bilateral relationship, it brings together thirty-five original contributions by a wide range of experts in the field. The chapters show that China–India relations are more far-reaching and complicated than ever and marked by both conflict and cooperation. Following a thorough introduction by the Editors, the handbook is divided into seven parts which combine thematic and chronological principles: Historical overviews Culture and strategic culture: constructing the other Core bilateral conflicts Military relations Economy and development Relations with third parties China, India, and global order This handbook will be an essential reference work for scholars interested in International Relations, Asian Politics, Global Politics, and China–India relations.
