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Indian Nuclear Policy

By Joshi , Yogeśa;Pant , Harsh V

Book information

Publisher
OUP India;Oxford University Press
Year
2018
ISBN
0199489025, 0199093830, 9780199489022
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
179 kB (183579 bytes)
Series
Oxford India short introductions
Edition
First edition
Pages
xi, 193 pages ; 19 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Energiepolitik;Kernenergie;Nuclear energy--Governm

Description

This short introduction provides a clear and succinct account of the evolution of Indian nuclear policy over six decades since Independence. Situating India's nuclear behaviour in its quest for global status, demands of national security, vagaries of domestic politics and the idiosyncrasies of the individuals who led its nuclear program, it explains how India's engagement with the atom is unique in international nuclear history and politics.;Introduction -- The promise of the atomic age -- Perils of a nuclear neighbour -- The failed policy of nuclear refrain -- Pathway to a nuclear weapon state -- A major nuclear power -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the authors. Introduction -- The promise of the atomic age -- Perils of a nuclear neighbour -- The failed policy of nuclear refrain -- Pathway to a nuclear weapon state -- A major nuclear power -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the authors.

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