Indian Nuclear Policy: Oxford India Short Introductions

by Harsh V Pant, Yogesh Joshi, Harsh V. Pant

India's first Prime, Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, laid the foundations of an elaborate atomic energy program in 1948, just a year after India's independence. Yet, it took Indian decision-makers more than 50 years to declare the country a nuclear-weapon state in May 1998. Once India crossed the nuclear rubicon, it has managed to transform itself into a major nuclear power. This short introduction provides a clear and succinct account of the evolution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199489025
• ISBN13: 9780199489022
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.9" x 7.2"