India in the World Order: Searching for Major-Power Status (Contemporary South Asia, Series Number 9) - Softcover

Nayar, Baldev Raj

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521528755 ISBN 13: 9780521528757

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Two highly regarded scholars come together to examine India's relationship with the world's major powers and its own search for a significant role in the international system. Central to the argument is Indiaas belief that the acquisition of an independent nuclear capability is key to obtaining such status. The book details the major constraints at the international, domestic and perceptual levels that India has faced in this endeavor. It concludes, through a detailed comparison of India's power capabilities, that India is indeed a rising power, but that significant systemic and domestic changes will be necessary before it can achieve its goal. The book examines the prospects and implications of India's integration into the major-power system in the twenty-first century. Given recent developments, the book is extremely timely. Its incisive analysis will be illuminating for students, policy makers, and for anyone wishing to understand the region in greater depth.

About this title

Book Description

The authors examine India's relationship with the world's superpowers and its search for superpower status since independence in 1947. Central to their argument is India's belief that the acquisition of an independent nuclear capability is a key factor in acquiring such status. The introductory chapters explore the early years of India's independence, and the book concludes with a penetrating analysis of the post-Cold War period and recent developments in the region. The book makes an important contribution to the understanding of the region for students, policymakers and journalists.

About the Author

Baldev Raj Nayar is currently Emeritus Professor of Political Science at McGill University in Montreal. He is the author of over a dozen scholarly books dealing with international relations, political economy, comparative politics and South Asia.

T.V. Paul is Professor of Political Science at McGill University. He also serves as the Director of the University of Montreal-McGill Research Group in International Security (REGIS). His publications include International Order and the Future of World Politics (with John A. Hall, 1999) and the Absolute Weapon Revisited: Nuclear Arms and the Emerging International Order (1998).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521528755
• ISBN 13: 9780521528757
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 304