Indian surface combatants
Subtitle: sea power for the 1990s
By: by Evan R. Pilling
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from the National Technical Information Service
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Description: This thesis examines the developing capabilities of the Indian surface combatant force. The emergence of a powerful Indian Navy is of concern to the United States in view of the strategic importance of the Indian Ocean region and its potentially related effects on Western Pacific maritime security. This study examines the history, current and future capabilities of, and the political and industrial support for the Indian surface combatant fleet. Current and future Indian naval strategy is examined and intelligence indicators are presented to assist in determining the intent behind India's naval expansion. Finally, the implications of a capable Indian surface force for U.S. policy are examined and policy recommendations postulated.
Notes: Thesis advisor: R. Mitchell Brown.

ADA246185.

"September 1991"

Thesis (M.S. National Security Affairs) Naval Postgraduate School, September 1991.

Includes bibliographical references (p.137-142)

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US Navy (USN) author.

Degree received should read: M.A. in National Security Affairs.  Error on title page.