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Pokhran and beyond : India's nuclear behaviour.

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Examines India's nuclear policy in the context of the challenges of war, terrorism, the country's domestic politics, its regional environment, and its national interests and values. Tracing the origins and trajectory of India's nuclear diplomacy, this book generates interest among Ind...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kapur, Ashok
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > India.
India > Foreign relations.
India > Military policy.
Armes nucléaires > Politique gouvernementale > Inde.
Inde > Relations extérieures.
Diplomatic relations
Military policy
Nuclear weapons > Government policy
India
Kernwaffe
Rüstungspolitik
Indien
Geschichte 1930-1998.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Early history (1930s-1947) and the structure of nuclear science, state, and society
  • The Nehru-Bhabha years, 1947-64
  • The diplomatic base of India's nuclear strategy
  • The Shastri-Gandhi years, 1964-74: the external dynamics
  • The Shastri-Gandhi years, 1964-74: the internal dynamics
  • Factors and issues in the development of Indian strategic independence with nuclear explosives, 1974-98
  • Pokhran II and after: the reactions, debates, and consequences.