India's Military Modernization

Rajesh Basrur is Professor of International Relations and Coordinator of the South Asia Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Bharath Gopalaswamy is Deputy Director of the South Asia Center, Atlantic Council, USA.

List of Tables and Figures ; List of Abbreviations ; Introduction ; Rajesh Basrur and Bharath Gopalaswamy ; Innovation in Strategic Technologies: India's Experience in a Conceptual and Historical Context ; Kartik Bommakanti ; 2. The Skewed Balance: Technologists' Dominance in India's Military Modernization ; Bibhu Prasad Routray ; 3. India's Nuclear Weaponization: Warheads, Delivery Systems, and Doctrinal Compatibility ; T.S. Gopi Rethinaraj ; 4. India's Operational Nuclear Policy: The Gap between Theory, Practice, and Credibility ; Gaurav Kampani ; 5. Changing Priorities for the Indian Military in Space ; Victoria Samson ; 6. India and Space Security ; Bharath Gopalaswamy ; 7. Indian Options for an Eff ective Ballistic Missile Defence System ; Probal Kumar Ghosh ; 8. Cruise Missiles in India: Key Operational and Technological Issues ; Kalyan M. Kemburi and Richard A. Bitzinger ; 9. Adaptation of Information Superiority in the Indian Armed Forces ; Jaganath Sankaran ; Index ; Notes on Editors and Contributors