A. Vinod Kumar is Associate Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, where he specializes in nuclear policy issues, including counter-proliferation, missile defence and nuclear energy. Earlier, he worked with the Indian Pugwash Society for a Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) project on India's Role in the Emerging Global Nuclear Order. He has published extensively and writes regularly for acclaimed publications including The National Interest, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Strategic Analysis, The Nonproliferation Review, and the Asia Times, among others. Kumar coordinates the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project (NPIHP) at IDSA and has spearheaded an unprecedented archival mining campaign as part of research on India's nuclear history.

Klappentext

This book provides a holistic examination of India's relationship with the non-proliferation regime and its dominant structures.

Zusammenfassung
The study explores the complexities of the regime as a functional system, and applies the Indian case study to understand the dynamics of state-regime interplays. The author highlights here the conceptual opacities that drive the structural crises of the regime, and the paradigm shifts that characterize its current churning.

Inhalt

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. From non-proliferation to counter-proliferation: the regime's conceptual crisis; 3. The state and the regime: the complex interplay of actors, norms and interests; 4. India, NPT and the non-proliferation regime; 5. The routes to nuclear disarmament: an Indian perspective; 6. Counter-proliferation: the quest for an Indian strategy; 7. India's participation in the proliferation security initiative: the counter-proliferation case study; 8. India's role in global anti-proliferation: the post nuclear deal agenda; 9. Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.