The defence makeover : 10 myths that shape India's image / Pravin Sawhney.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Sawhney, Pravin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• India--Politics and government--1977-.
• India.
• Politics and government.
• Jammu and Kashmir (India)--Politics and government.
• India--Foreign relations--Pakistan.
• International relations.
• Pakistan.
• Pakistan--Foreign relations--India.
• India--Foreign relations--China.
• China.
• China--Foreign relations--India.

Physical Description:

458 pages, 1 folded leaf : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2002.

Summary:

This unusual and timely book examines ten questions that are most frequently asked and debated in the context of India's national security. Referring to each of these questions as "myths, " the author, once a serving officer in the Indian army, proceeds to systematically shatter them, thus challenging conventional wisdom.

Contents:

• India-China Relations
• Myth 1 China is Not a Military Threat to India 19
• Myth 2 India Matches China in Defence Planning 65
• Kashmir Tangle
• Myth 3 The Simla Agreement can Resolve the Kashmir Issue 99
• Myth 4 The Army has Frustrated Pakistan's Proxy War in Kashmir 139
• Nuclear and Conventional War Paradigm
• Myth 5 South Asia is a Nuclear Flashpoint 173
• Myth 6 India and Pakistan are Locked in a Missile Race 217
• Limited Wars
• Myth 7 India has Scored over Pakistan by Occupying Siachen 267
• Myth 8 India Won a Decisive Victory in Kargil 305
• Strategic Autonomy
• Myth 9 Nuclear Deterrence has Facilitated Confidence-building Measures 339
• Myth 10 Nuclear Tests have Enhanced India's Security 379.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

• 0761996125
• 0761996133
• 8178291002
• 8178291010

OCLC:

48551012