India's Military Buildup -- Is It Justified by Security Needs in the Coming Decades

Abstract

India's military buildup, which has of late, attracted the attention of the world's elites is in keeping with her security implications in the coming decades. Since her independence in 1947, India'a military potential has not been strong enough to deter her adversaries against dragging her into wars on several occasions. India is geographically a big country, surrounded by sea on all sides, and has a vast coastline and remote island territories to defend. India has a large population of varied religions and cultures. As India strives for unity in this diversity and struggles to grow economically stronger, she needs to be insulated from external pressures. Security is a prerequisite for development. Keywords: India, Military force levels, Foreign policy, Pakistan, China, United States, Australia, USSR, Nuclear weapons, Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229990

Entities

People

  • Sunil K. Malik

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics