{"product_id":"crunch-time-shreeman-chaulia-9789355202567","title":"Crunch Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e Is India too defensive and tolerant when its core national security is \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e threatened? Has it been a 'soft state' in responding to terrorist provocations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e from Pakistan and territorial encroachments from China? Does India lack \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e a strategic culture of raising the costs of aggression by its two principal \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e adversaries? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The past record of the Indian state has been questioned on such grounds. But \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e this changed during the prime ministership of Narendra Modi. Guided by a \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'security first' vision and the doctrine of 'offensive defense', his government \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e sought to alter the strategic calculus of India's opponents by credibly \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e demonstrating a willingness to use commensurate military force and apply \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e diplomatic and economic pressure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Crunch Time: Narendra Modi's National Security Crises offers a comprehensive \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e analysis of how 'new India' conducted itself during episodes of major national \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e security crises. It is a testament to how a strong-willed political leadership \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e with mass social support can transform a country's strategic culture and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e deter its foes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shreeman Chaulia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9355202563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789355202567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rupa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Shreeman Chaulia","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059188035839,"sku":"9789355202567","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29c5ef2f-da25-4aaa-8ee4-3ff2b2c71032.jpg?v=1685056731","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crunch-time-shreeman-chaulia-9789355202567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}