The Effects of growing Indian military potential on South Asian stability

Abstract

India is emerging as an economic powerhouse and its national power is on the rise. India's regional and global ambitions are also growing correspondingly. It is enhancing its military potential constantly to cater for its ambitions. India justifies this enhancement as being necessary to act as a counterweight to China. A detailed examination of the capabilities and strategy formulation points towards a Pakistan focused intent. South Asia is already unstable due to territorial disputes, terrorism, and political shifts. India's growing military potential linked to its strategic thought is likely to exacerbate the existing instability in South Asia caused by a multitude of political, ideological, and security factors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 09, 2017
Accession Number
AD1038433

Entities

People

  • Hashim I. Bajwa

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Defense Systems
  • Employment
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • International Relations
  • Landing Craft
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • South Asia
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Economics