India and the nuclear non-proliferation regime : the perennial outlier / A. Vinod Kumar

By: Language: English Publication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014Description: xvii, 233 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781107056626 (hardback)
  • 1107056624 (hardback)
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Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. From non-proliferation to counterproliferation: the regime's conceptual crisis -- 3. The state and the regime: the complex interplay of actors, norms and interests -- 4. India, NPT and the non-proliferation regime -- 5. The routes to nuclear disarmament: an Indian perspective -- 6. Counterproliferation: the quest for an Indian strategy -- 7. India's participation in the proliferation security initiative: the counterproliferation case study -- 8. India's role in global anti-proliferation: the post nuclear deal agenda.
Summary: "The book is a comprehensive study of India's relationship with the non-proliferation regime, and its transformative evolution from a perennial outlier to one seeking greater integration with the regime and its normative structures. The highlight of this study is its incisive conceptual analysis of the regime as a functional system and its structural complexities, which brings forth new insights on the regime's core ideas like non-proliferation and counter-proliferation. The book also provides an extensive non-Western narrative on the concept of counter-proliferation and its conceivable role and influence in the regime. It breaks new ground in explaining India's quest for an anti-proliferation strategy, which could determine its status and future in the emerging global nuclear order. It will be a substantial contribution to the literature on India's approach towards non-proliferation, counter-proliferation and disarmament, and will enhance the understanding of the impact of the regime's normative structures on India's nuclear decisions"--
Item type: monograph
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. From non-proliferation to counterproliferation: the regime's conceptual crisis -- 3. The state and the regime: the complex interplay of actors, norms and interests -- 4. India, NPT and the non-proliferation regime -- 5. The routes to nuclear disarmament: an Indian perspective -- 6. Counterproliferation: the quest for an Indian strategy -- 7. India's participation in the proliferation security initiative: the counterproliferation case study -- 8. India's role in global anti-proliferation: the post nuclear deal agenda.

"The book is a comprehensive study of India's relationship with the non-proliferation regime, and its transformative evolution from a perennial outlier to one seeking greater integration with the regime and its normative structures. The highlight of this study is its incisive conceptual analysis of the regime as a functional system and its structural complexities, which brings forth new insights on the regime's core ideas like non-proliferation and counter-proliferation. The book also provides an extensive non-Western narrative on the concept of counter-proliferation and its conceivable role and influence in the regime. It breaks new ground in explaining India's quest for an anti-proliferation strategy, which could determine its status and future in the emerging global nuclear order. It will be a substantial contribution to the literature on India's approach towards non-proliferation, counter-proliferation and disarmament, and will enhance the understanding of the impact of the regime's normative structures on India's nuclear decisions"--

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