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Since the economic liberalization of the early 1990s, India has been, on several occasions and at different forums, feted as a great power. This subject has been discussed in numerous books, but mostly in terms of rapid economic growth and immense potential in the emerging market. There is also a vast collection of literature on India's 'soft power '- culture, tourism, frugal engineering, and knowledge economy. However, there has been no serious exploration of the alternative path India can take to achieving great power status - a combination of hard power, geostrategics, and realpolitik.

In this book, Bharat Karnad delves exclusively into these hard power aspects of India's rise and the problems associated with them. He offers an incisive analysis of the deficits in the country's military capabilities and in the 'software' related to hard power--absence of political vision and will, insensitivity to strategic geography, and unimaginative foreign and military policies--and arrives at powerful arguments on why these shortfalls have prevented the country from achieving the great power status.
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    Oxford University Press
  5. Publication date
    October 29, 2015
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    10 x 1.5 x 5.8 inches
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The alternative path India can take combining hard power and realpolitik policies that will allow India to achieve great power status and standing

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Bharat Karnad is Professor of National Security Studies, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, India. One of the foremost national security strategists of India, he has been a member of the National Security Advisory Board, the Nuclear Doctrine Drafting Group, and Adviser, Defence Expenditure, (10th) Finance Commission, India.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; First Edition (October 29, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 568 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199459223
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199459223
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 1.5 x 5.8 inches
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Ramana Murthy
5.0 out of 5 stars Op-ed Page Articles + Talks
Reviewed in India on February 13, 2019
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This can be regarded as a bunch of op-ed page articles and talks given by the author. Sections run into pages and pages without any breaks or intervals. The author's whole labour is to state why India is not a great power yet and he amasses many points in favour of that. Very good effort, hats off. But the whole book can be reduced to 3/4 of it with good editing and flab-cutting.

And for a publication of Oxford University Press, the book is badly edited and proofread. No wonder Indian publishing standards are falling so much.
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Vivek k
5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal book to start basic understanding about "ideal Indian foreign policy "
Reviewed in India on February 6, 2017
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This book is must read before you read anything on india's foreign policy. Hard power is not relic of past but a common sense in realpolitik. Wishing away the hard power, refusing to leverage it will only bring doom.

This examines the existing lacunae in strategic thinking among political, bureaucratic as well as military circles with cogent argument. This book read along with Rajiv Malhotra 's " Breaking India" gives comprehensive understanding of challenges India is facing today.
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3.0 out of 5 stars 40-60!
Reviewed in India on September 17, 2016
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The book is written with a nice intent of exploiting the flaws of the Indian Foreign Policy since the Independence and what should be done in particularly ahead. But I think many a times language becomes so hard to understand that you have to read the entire paragraph or sentence again and again to understand.
Apart from that the Bibliography has taken a massive space i don't understand what are we paying for?

But whatever the content is given one can understand the position of our nation relative to other nations and can judge our capabilities and infirmities.

Also I received a damage cover.
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Kushagra Dixit
5.0 out of 5 stars A must book for anyone with interest in National affairs ...
Reviewed in India on December 9, 2015
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A must book for anyone with interest in National affairs, foreign policy and the world in context of India. This is the right book to understand India's mistakes/ shortcomings, anomalies and redundancies in its policies so far, mistakes of our leaders and what Indian had lost and gained by missing chances, avoiding risks and taking some silent initiatives. The book also offers way to revert and mend the path to divert Indian policies in the right course.
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Rajiv Kumar Upadhyay
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book giving a unique perspective
Reviewed in India on March 3, 2017
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excellent book giving a unique perspective . Even if you do not agree it forces you to think . but a heavy book to read .
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