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This book is one of the first to offer an assessment of India’s strategic and political power since it became a declared nuclear weapons state in 1998 and fought the Kargil war in 1999. Stephen Cohen makes the case that India has become, with China and Japan, one of the three most important states in Asia. The author contends that India’s power is balanced and paradoxical. Its economy is thriving, yet it is likely to contain over half of the world’s poorest ...
Professor Cohen explores the origins of the Indian Army from its early exploitative role to its extraordinary performance in World War II. He examines the doctrine of civilian control in India, the evolution of the theory of so-called martial races, the relationship between the British officer and Indian sepoy, and ultimately, the Indianization of the officer corps that led to the formation of the Indian National Army. The updated edition of this classic book is ...