The Rise of the Indian Navy Internal Vulnerabilities, External Challenges [Hardcover]

The Indian Navy has gradually emerged as an indispensable tool of Indian diplomacy in recent years, making it imperative for Indian policy-makers and naval thinkers to think anew the role of the nations naval forces in Indian strategy. There is a long tradition in India of viewing the maritime dimension of security as central to the nations strategic priorities. With India's economic rise, India is trying to bring that focus back, making its navy integral to national grand strategy. This volume is the first full-length examination of the myriad issues that have emerged out of the recent rise of Indian naval power.Contents: Preface; Introduction, Harsh V. Pant; Part I Internal Dimensions: Drivers of Indian naval expansion, Walter C. Ladwig III; The navy as an instrument of foreign policy: the Indian experience, C. Uday Bhaskar; Indias aspirational naval doctrine, Iskander Rehman; Technology and the Indian navy, K. Raja Menon. Part II External Dynamic: Sea dragon at the doorstep: PLA(N) modernization and the Indian navy, Probal Ghosh; India in the Indian Ocean: a mismatch between ambitions and capabilities?, Harsh V. Pant; The US-India naval cooperation: moving beyond rhetoric, James R. Holmes; Non-state threats to Indias maritime security: sailing deeper into an era of violent peace, Nitin Pai; Index.