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The Nuclear Shadow over South Asia, 1947 to the Present
This collection of seminal articles illustrates the reasons for the spiraling nuclear race in the Asian subcontinent and introduces the principal debates in the field. Authors discuss whether the acquisition of nuclear weapons by the South Asian powers has raised the likelihood of a nuclear war in the subcontinent or reduced the chance of a conventional war breaking out. They examine whether a small nuclear arsenal or a nuclear triad, as declared by India, is suitable for bringing stability to the region, as well as the risk of an accidental nuclear conflagration. The first section charts the evolution of nuclear programmes on the basis of realpolitik, and the second section analyses nuclear policies on the basis of religious and cultural ethos. A few essays turn the spotlight on the role of external powers in accelerating, decelerating and mediating the ongoing nuclear tension between India and Pakistan.
Nuclear Deterrence in Southern Asia
This important and topical book examines the triangular relationship of China, India and Pakistan through the prism of nuclear deterrence. The author highlights the interplay and role of strategic culture, nuclear weaponisation and deployment, command and control, arms control, non-state actors and foreign policy issues which affect relations between the three countries. With two main purposes—a conceptual investigation into the notion of deterrence, and a study of the theory and practice of limited war—this book: - addresses the strategic, political and military dimensions of the role of nuclear weapons through examples of the only cases of nuclear weapon states having gone into armed c...
Agricultural Land Conversion And Food Security
The book delves into the critical issue of agricultural land conversion to non-agricultural purposes, a trend that has significant implications for global economic development, food security, and sustainable land use. Focusing on the case study of three villages in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu—Kallikkampatti, Chettiyapatti, and Pillayar Natham—the book meticulously examines the extent, causes, and consequences of this conversion. The primary objectives are to analyze land use dynamics at various levels, investigate the determinants of land conversion, and estimate the resultant loss in food production and its impact on food security. The study offers a comprehensive analysis of th...
South Asia in Transition
Combining theoretical and empirical insights, this book provides an in-depth analysis of South Asia's transition in the areas of democracy, political economy and security since the end of the Cold War. It provides a close scrutiny to the state of democracy and political economy in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Global Politics of Defense Reform
This volume analyzes the impact of key global trends on civil-military relations by examining defense reform processes since the end of the Cold War. Civil - military relations are reconceptualized to emphasize three dimensions: civilian control of the armed forces, effectiveness in carrying out roles and missions, and efficiency in use of resources. The key global trends that affect these dimensions are the globalization of new norms and ideas, the democratization of governance, technological innovation, and economic liberalization. By focusing on defense reform processes, this book examines cases where civil-military relations can potentially alter quite rapidly under the impact of global trends. By comparing cases across Europe, Asia, North and South America, this book argues that democratization and globalization have had an outsized role in determining the timing and sequence of defense reform and the consequent impact on civil-military relations.
Iraq War and the Future of World Order
Papers presented at a seminar held at Thiruvananthapuram in 2004.
The Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics
Vols. include Proceedings of the conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics.
Order in Chaos
Papers presented at the Dialogue: Road to Peace and Progress in South Asia : Learning from the Neighbourhood, held at Guwahati during 19-21 December 2005.
Translating Development
According to this book, sustainable development which must attend to economy, environment, and society, is achievable even in a country like Nepal, which has a very weak socio-economic framework. Eighteen papers based on grassroots experience provide information on how this can be done.
Resistance and the State
The contributors to this volume, illuminate the complex relationship - sometimes wary, sometimes accommodative, sometimes violent - between a modernizing, developmentalist state, and the people it professes to represent and benefit.This book covers subjects such as, state, development and local politics, state and ethnic activism, and state and Maoist insurgency. It also contains an important introductory paper on the transformation of the Nepalese State by David N.Gellner.
