India's security and disarmament policies in the United Nations.
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Title
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India's security and disarmament policies in the United Nations.
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Identifier
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AAI9119624
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identifier
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9119624
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Creator
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Dayanidhi, Perumala.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Abraham Bargman
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Date
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1991
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Political Science, International Law and Relations | Political Science, General
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Abstract
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This dissertation examines India's security and disarmament policies as reflected especially in the context of United Nations multilateral diplomacy. I have selected this topic because the UN represents one of the principal forums through which India has sought to promote its political objectives. Its geostrategic situation, as well as the aspiration to be a major power, have been served by the kind of multilateral diplomacy usually discerned by realistic observers. The basic Indian objective is to manage regional developments in which the superpowers have a hand, because it sees itself as a hegemonic power with responsibilities for regional security. Hence, it has steadfastly opposed a role for the external powers in South Asian security management that might be carved out of arms control measures.;In attempting to understand India's security problems and its perceptions of them, this study examines a number of variables. It probes the main sources of perceived dangers and Indian leaders' notions regarding the security environment within and beyond their region, focusing on the role of Pakistan, China, the U.S. and the Soviet Union. It will also identify their nuclear policies and strategies, the problems they pose and the dependency relationships they imply.;Finally, the study identifies some of the arms control agreements and proposals that India has endorsed, as well as those that it has opposed, advancing security reasons in each instance. In this context, it seeks to focus on the current tendencies and their probable impact on India's future national security policy, as well as Indian arms control policies that might advance or retard progress toward global disarmament.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
