The handbook of Indian defence policy
Themes, structures, and doctrines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9906868 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shashank Joshi (0000-0002-0990-5821, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 234-235 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-5850 • E-ISSN: 1468-2346 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ia/iiw042 |
| OpenAlex | W2602281207 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The handbook of Indian defence policy is a broad and creditable survey of an increasingly important field. At £95.00, it is also outlandishly expensive, reflecting a lamentable publishing model that relies wholly on the free, or underpriced, work of academics and the procurement budget of university libraries. For readers without access to the latter, the handbook cannot be recommended at this price, not least because it is most useful to dip into individual chapters rather than to read cover to cover. In fairness, this warning applies to virtually all such hardbacks. Putting this issue aside, there is much of value in the book's two dozen chapters. These cover the Indian military, its three services and its relationship to state and society (pp. 15–232); defence spending and procurement (pp. 233–68); internal security (pp. 269–320); the broader security apparatus (pp. 231–384); and nuclear weapons, missile defence and space security (pp. 385–414). The contributions come from a mix of academics, practitioners and journalists
Aside · Cover (algebra · Dozen · Economics · Law and economics · Management · Political science · Procurement · Publishing · Sociology · Engineering · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
Migration, Borders, and Security Discourses in the time of Covid-19
India’s Military Modernisation
The nation versus the ‘not‐quite‐nation’
Imagining an Indian National Security Strategy
India’s democratic political system, economic growth and domestic security challenges, and China’s dismissiveness of India’s great power ambitions
| Citations per year | 0.56 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |