Militarism in India
Subtitle: the army and civil society in consensus
By: Apurba Kundu.
Publisher: Tauris Academic Studies
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Great Britain. -- Army -- Colonial forces -- India.; India -- History, Military.; India -- Politics and government.
Description: "In many states in the developing world, tensions between the armed forces and a civilian government have sometimes led to the extreme sanction of a military coup d'etat. India remains one of the exceptions. Despite great ethnic, religious, regional and economic challenges to the existing order, her military officers have remained loyal to the legitimate government of the day. Based on extensive work with senior military figures, this book examines the remarkable consensus of purpose between Indian officers and their civil counterparts in the construction and maintenance of civil supremacy-of-rule."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-218) and index.