The rhetoric of armed social welfare has become prominent in military and
counterinsurgency circuits with profound consequences for the meanings of democracy …

This book examines Indian foreign policy and security relations in its eastern regional
neighbourhood. Indian Foreign and Security Policy in South Asia conducts an in-depth …

This new handbook provides a wide-ranging overview of the current state of academic
analysis and debate on insurgency and counterinsurgency, as well as an up-to-date survey …

India is the world's tenth largest economy and possesses the world's fourth largest military.
The subcontinent houses about one-fifth of the world's population and its inhabitants are …

Ground forces dominate Indian military strategy. Since its in de pen dence, India has fought
five wars along its unsettled northern land borders, and its most vexing security threats today …

Combining empirical examples from domestic counterinsurgency operations, with historical
and primary field data in longitudinal cases of peacekeeping participation by the Indian …

This edited volume focuses on India's experiences waging counterinsurgency campaigns
since its independence in 1947. Filling a clear gap in the literature, the book traces and …

This article focuses on India's relationship with Sri Lanka in examining why a regional power
failed to manage a conflict in its immediate neighborhood. Historical and domestic factors …

The balance of power in South Asia is tenuous. Neighbouring states with nuclear arsenal
pose a serious threat in times of conflict and the danger of escalation into a nuclear …

The paper provides an assessment of India's role in the final years of the civil war in Sri
Lanka (2003-2009). In particular, it looks for explanations for India's inability to act as a …