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India's Rise to Power in the Twentieth Century and Beyond

Palgrave Macmillan

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  1. Sandy Gordon

    1. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-16

  3. The Means to Power

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    3. Arming India

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      Pages 55-116

    4. The Economy and Defence

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      Pages 117-142

    5. Performance and Prospects

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      Pages 143-151

  4. The Limits to Power

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Instability and power

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      Pages 155-162

    3. The Roots of Instability

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      Pages 163-199

    5. Consequences of Instability

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      Pages 220-239

    6. Breaking the Vicious Circle

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      Pages 240-244

  5. The Context of Power

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 245-245
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    2. South Asia and the End of the Cold War

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      Pages 247-267

    3. India and South Asia

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      Pages 268-281

    4. The Southwest Asia Nexus

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      Pages 282-289

    5. India ‘ looks East’

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      Pages 290-317

    6. India as an Indian Ocean Power

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      Pages 318-334

  6. Conclusion

    1. Conclusion

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      Pages 335-356
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About this book

`...sober and extremely well-researched book.' - Inder Malhotra, Business World `...very detailed and up-to-date account.' - Richard Newman, Times Higher Education Supplement This book examines the economic and technological basis for India's rise to power and the political factors that shape the nature of the power it will develop into. It shows that while India has concentrated on many of the scientific and technical capabilities that serve the needs of a rising power, it has not been able to achieve a balanced process of development. This imbalance feeds sub-national political discontent and undercuts the very power that India has sought to acquire, thus delaying her rise to power.
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  • Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    Sandy Gordon

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