The Soldier and the State in India: Nuclear Weapons, Counterinsurgency, and the Transformation of Indian Civil-Military Relations
About this ebook
The book uses Samuel Huntington′s ideas on military professionalism and Peter Feaver′s discussion of military expertise in the American context as the theoretical framework for addressing similar issues that have emerged in debates on Indian civil-military relations. Moreover, it also includes a serious focus on the role of the Indian military in counterinsurgency operations and the impact of Indian nuclear strategy on the relationship between civilians and the military in India. Most books on the subject have failed to address issues that emerge when there is a contestation in civil-military functions; this book seeks to fill that gap.
About the author
Ayesha Ray is currently Assistant Professor of Political Science at King’s College, Pennsylvania, USA (2008–current). Prior to joining King’s College, she received a PhD in Political Science from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008. While pursuing her doctoral degree, she received a fellowship from the South Asia Institute at the University of Texas at Austin to complete her doctoral fieldwork in India. She received her Master’s in International Relations and her MPhil in Disarmament Studies from the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, in 1999 and 2001 respectively. Her research interests focus on civil–military relations, nuclear strategy, and security issues in South Asia. She has published book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals and her work has been quoted in the Guardian. She also serves on the Executive Council of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association.