The twelfth volume in the series India's National Security: Annual
Review offers a detailed analysis of India's complex security
environment: persistence of major threats, alongside a constructive
engagement with major powers based on its economic growth, military
power and political stability. Topping the list of India's external
security concerns is China's veiled hostility, manifest in its
strategic nexus with Pakistan, incursions into India's borders and
enhanced military deployment in India's immediate neighbourhood.
Added to these are the intractable boundary dispute and uncertain
implications of the recent leadership change in China. India,
nevertheless, is attempting to cope with China's pressures by
engaging with it at a diplomatic level and improving its own
defence capability. Pakistan remains another major threat, because
of its refusal to take action against militants responsible for the
2008 Mumbai terror attacks, its efforts at expanding its nuclear
arsenal, and the increasing sway of right-wing elements on its
society, politics and security forces. India further faces the
challenges of facilitating Nepal's difficult transition to
democracy, safeguarding its strategic interests in Afghanistan,
stabilising Maldives' fledgling democracy, and tackling ethnic
insurgencies along its borders with Myanmar. On the other hand,
there are positives like India's strategic partnerships with
Russia, US, France, Britain, Germany, and Japan, as well as a
flowering relationship with Bangladesh. India's internal security
situation is less alarming, with progress in talks with some
North-Eastern insurgent outfits; a sharp fall in casualties due to
left-wing extremism (LWE); and a gradual reduction in
terrorist-related incidents in Kashmir. But sporadic cross-border
infiltrations in Kashmir and spread of LWE to urban areas still
pose challenges. Addressing such and other issues, this book will
be indispensable for policymakers and governmental organisations;
those in defence and strategic sectors; and students of defence
studies, foreign policy, international relations, and political
science.
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