India’s Grand Strategy: History, Theory, Cases (War and International Politics in South Asia)

Synopsis

Papers Presented At India's Grand Strategic Thought (conference), Held At Oslo, Norway From September 8-10, 2010. Foreword / By Arvind Gupta And Sven G. Holtsmark -- Introduction : India's Grand Strategic Thought And Practice / Kanti Bajpai, Saira Basit And V. Krishnappa -- Part I. Grand Strategy In Indian History. 'grand Strategic Thought' In The Ramayana And Mahabharata / Swarna Rajagopalan -- Strategy, Legitimacy And The Imperium : Framing The Mughal Strategic Discourse / Jayashree Vivekanandan -- Liberal Thought And Colonial Military Institutions / Srinath Raghavan -- Part Ii. Grand Strategy In Modern India. Indian Grand Strategy : Six Schools Of Thought / Kanti Bajpai -- Nehru's Advocacy Of Internationalism And Indian Foreign Policy / S. Kalyanaraman -- Economic Modernisation And The Growing Influence Of Neoliberalism In India's Strategic Thought / N.s. Sisodia -- An Elephant With A Small 'footprint' : The Realist Roots Of India's Strategic Thought And Policies / Bharat Karnad -- 'jiski Lathi, Uski Bhains' : The Hindu Nationalist View Of International Politics / Rahul Sagar -- Securing India : Gandhian Intuitions / Siddharth Mallavarapu -- Part Iii. Grand Strategy : Core Interests And Vital Peripheries. Indian Strategic Culture : The Pakistan Dimension / Ali Ahmed -- China, In Three Avatars / Tanvi Madan -- Aberrant Conversationalists : India And The United States Since 1947 / Rudra Chaudhuri -- India, Afghanistan And The 'end Game'? / Shanthie Mariet D'souza -- Collateral Damage : Iran In A Reconfigured Indian Grand Strategy / Sarang Shidore -- Redefining India's Grand Strategy? : The Evolving Nature Of India's Israel Policy / Nicolas Blarel -- The Institutional Origins And Determinants Of India's Africa Policy / Constantino Xavier. Editors, Kanti Bajpai, Saira Basit, V. Krishnappa. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.