Frey, Karsten,

India's nuclear bomb and national security/ Karsten Frey. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2006. - xiv, 232 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-226) and index.

PART I: Nuclear Weapons and National Interests
1. Power, Interests, and India?s Nuclear Policy
2. Elite Perception and India?s Nuclear Course: Tracking the Empirical Evidence
3. Structure and Process of India?s Nuclear Policy Making

PART II: Nuclear Weapons and India?s Security
4. Structural Proliferation Incentives in the South Asian region
5. The ?Diabolic Enemy?: Elite Perception of Indo?Pakistan Relations
6. The China Factor in India?s Strategic Thinking

PART III: Beyond Security: Nuclear Weapons and National Prestige
7. India?s Self-Image as Emerging Power
8. The ?Colonialist? Image: Indo?US Relations
9. The Symbol of ?Injustice?: The International Non-proliferation Regime
Conclusion: Regional Ties and Global Aspirations
Appendix: List of Cited Newspaper Articles
Selected Bibliography

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Nuclear weapons--India.
National security--India.


India--Military policy.
India--Politics and government

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