Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Restraint and Affluence -- Struggling with Reform -- Army Modernization -- Air and Naval Modernization -- The Reluctant Nuclear Power -- Police Modernization -- Fighting Change -- America and Indian Rearmament
Summary
India has long been motivated to modernize its military, and in the twenty-first century, it now has the resources. But so far, the drive to rebuild has lacked a critical component - strategic military planning. India's approach of arming without strategic purpose remains viable, however, as it seeks great-power accommodation of its rise and does not want to appear threatening. What should we anticipate from this effort in the future, and what are the likely ramifications? The authors answer those crucial questions in a book so timely that it reached number two on the nonfiction bestseller list in India
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-212) and index
