India's rise to power: in the twentieth century and beyond

Acronyms - List of Figures, Tables, Maps - Preface - Introduction - PART 1: THE MEANS TO POWER - Indian Science and Technology and the Defence Industries - Arming India - The Economy and Defence - Performance and Prospects - PART 2: LIMITS TO POWER - Instability and Power - The Roots of Instability - Politics, Instability and the South Asian Setting - Consequences of Instability - Breaking the Vicious Circle - PART 3: THE CONTEXT OF POWER - South Asia and the End of the Cold War - India and South Asia - The Southwest Asian Nexus - India 'looks East' - India as an Indian Ocean Power - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index