Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 11/2010

The Drag on India's Military Growth

September 2010

The Brookings Institution

Abstract

India's remarkable economic growth and newfound access to arms from abroad have raised the prospect of a major rearmament of the country, but without several policy and organizational changes, India's efforts to modernize its armed forces will not alter the country's ability to deal with critical security threats. Stephen Cohen and Sunil Dasgupta offer recommendations on India's military modernization.