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SOUTH ASIAN SECURITY - A VANTAGE POINT

Preface and Acknowledgements

In this book compilation I have put together my book chapter contributions to various edited

publications in order to get the perspectives presented under one set of covers. Taken together,

they strengthen the liberal perspective in strategic studies. I have been in my writings that are

of shorter length, such as commentaries, opinion pieces and analysis, been a votary of the

liberal world view and have tried to make the liberal case when discussing issues in matters

of regional and national security. I have compiled the eight hundred and more such pieces in

eight other books. I have also put together my articles and essays published in peer reviewed

journals into a book. This book contains my chapter length works, tackling the same themes I

have engaged with consistently – nuclear and conventional doctrine; counter insurgency; India-

Pakistan equations; Kashmir etc.

I recommend these chapters be read alongside my other writings to gain a measure of why

and how the liberal position has advantages for a continental sized country like India and for

the South Asian region of which India is a major part. I trust the student community, academic

peers, fellow former practitioners, and interested readers in India and Pakistan, will find the

effort useful.

I thank the editors of various volumes in which these chapters were included for giving me an

opportunity to present my views. This shows they were already keen on the point of view finding

a place in their edited work, which is to their credit. It is befitting that the Asokan tradition stays

alive and well in India, that is otherwise inundated with writings drawing on and inspired by the

Chanakyan tradition.

I would like to thank the team at CinnamonTeal, lead by Queenie Fernandes, for her overseeing

the production into book for my many books with the publishing house.

I have dedicated this book to my son. I hope his generation benefits from any good coming out

of the book in terms of furthering peace and harmony in India and South Asia.

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements 7

Indian Army’s Flagship Doctrines: Need for Strategic Guidance in Harsh Pant (ed.),

Doctrine Handbook, Routledge, 2015, ISBN-978-1-138-93960-8

9

Does India think Strategically? Searching Military Doctrines for Answers in

Happymon Jacob (ed.), Does India think strategically?, Australia-India Institute,

2014, ISBN 9350980398

26

Indian Strategic Culture the Pakistan Dimension in Indian Strategic Culture: The

Pakistan dimension in Krishnappa, Bajpai et al. (eds.), India’s Grand Strategy:

History, Theory, Cases, Taylor and Francis, 2014, ISBN-978-0-415-73965-8

50

India’s Nuclear Doctrine: Stasis or Dynamism? in Brig. Naeem Salik (ed.)

(forthcoming), India’s Habituation With the Bomb - 1998-2018

71

The Nuclear Domain: In Irreverance in Mohammed BadrulAlam, Perspectives On

Nuclear Strategy Of India, And Pakistan, Kalpaz Publications, Delhi, India, 2013,

ISBN-9788178359632

93

Nuclear Doctrine and Conflict in Krishnappa and Princy George (eds.), India’s

Grand Strategy 2020 and Beyond, IDSA, Pentagon Security International, 2012,

ISBN-78-81-8274-657-2

112

AFSPA in Light of Humanitarian Law in Vivek Chadha, Armed Forces Special

Powers Act: The Debate, IDSA Monograph Series No. 7, 2012, ISBN-978-81-7095-

129-1

120

Countering Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir: Debates in the Indian Army in

Maroof Raza (ed.), Confronting Terrorism, New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2009, ISBN-

978-0-670-08369-5

131

Applicability of Sub-Conventional Operations Doctrine to Counterinsurgency in

Assam in Bhattacharya, R. and S. Pulipaka (eds.), Perilous Journey : Debates on

Security and Development in Assam, New Delhi: Manohar, 2011, ISBN-978-81-

7304-904-0

152

UN Peacekeeping Operations: Leveraging India’s Forte in IDSA Task Force, Net

Security Provider: India’s Out-of-Area Contingency Operations, 2012, ISBN-978-

93-82512-00-4

173

India 2030: With History as Guide in Lele, A. and N. Goswami (eds.), Asia 2030:The

Unfolding Future, New Delhi: Lancer 2011, ISBN-1-935501-22-4

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