India\'s National Security : Annual Review 2005 (With CD)
Contents: I. National security review: 1. National security environment/Satish Kumar. 2. India\'s strategic neighbourhood: i. Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia/V.K. Kapoor. ii. Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar and Maldives/K.V. Rajan. iii. Pakistan-occupied Kashmir/Bhashyam Kasturi. 3. The dialogue with Pakistan/G. Parthasarathy. 4. China\'s strategic thinking: white paper 2004/M.V. Rappai. 5. India\'s energy security initiatives/Sudha Mahalingam. 6. Economics security: some facts/Surajit Das. 7. Arms and military technology inductions in India\'s immediate and extended neighbourhood/Deba R. Mohanty. 8. Defence postures of major powers/S. Samuel C. Rajiv. II. Perspectives on national security: 9. National security system and reform/Satish Chandra. 10. Nuclear power: the third wave and India\'s interests/Jasjit Singh. 11. The strategic value of public-private partnership in Indian aerospace/Roddam Narasimha. 12. China\'s military space programme: security implications for India/K.K. Nair. 13. Future wars and their impact on the Indian military/V.K. Kapoor. 14. Water: the enemy within/P.V. Indiresan. 15. Map of India\'s strategic neighbourhood. III. Basic statistics: 1. India\'s selected socio-economic indicators. 2. Area, population and electorate by States in India. 3. India\'s GDP: total and growth rates. 4. Percentage change in value addition in India\'s economy. 5. India\'s agricultural production. 6. Industrial production in India. 7. Production and import of energy in India. 8. Finances of Central Government in India. 9. India\'s external transactions. 10. Employment in organized sector. 11. Private final consumption expenditure in domestic market. 12. Achievements of selected countries in science and technology. 13. GDP and defence expenditures of major powers. 14. Manpower, weapons and equipment of major military powers. 15. Operational nuclear warheads. 16. Operational offensive nuclear delivery systems of major military powers. Index. IV. Reference section.
"India\'s National Security Annual Review 2005 is the fifth volume in the series. The series is widely consulted in the universities, think tanks and in military establishments, war colleges, and national security related institutions throughout the country. It is looked upon as an authentic and authoritative compendium of views and data on India\'s national security by major countries of the world.
The publication continues to provide an integrated view of the national security of India by examining the relevant political, military, economic, technological and non-traditional security issues pertaining to India and the world.
In the first section of the book, i.e. National Security Review, this volume carries an in depth analysis of strategic developments in India\'s neighbourhood. Besides, there is the regular feature on National Security Environment, examining the global security, external security and internal security aspects. Other articles in the review section include studies on China, Pakistan, economic security, energy security and arms and military technology inductions in the neighbourhood. A new feature has been added in this volume on "Defence Postures of Major Powers."
The "Perspectives" section for the first time carries an authoritative account of the national security system of the country and reforms made in it in recent years. Other challenging themes dealt with include India\'s nuclear power imperatives, scope for private sector\'s role in aerospace industry, China\'s space programme, a study of future wars, and a study of water security in India. A map defining India\'s strategic neighbourhood constitutes a new feature in this section." (jacket)
