Evolution of India's Agni-V Missile Bureaucratic Politics and Nuclear Ambiguity

Frank O'Donnell; Harsh V. Pant

doi:10.1525/AS.2014.54.3.584

Evolution of India's Agni-V Missile Bureaucratic Politics and Nuclear Ambiguity

Frank O'Donnell^*, Harsh V. Pant

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Abstract

India's Agni-V missile test of April 2012 opens new questions as to India's intentions. This article investigates three principal bureaucratic determinants of Indian military nuclear policy. Greater control over policymaking is required from the Prime Minister's Office to resolve governance questions surrounding India's nuclear policy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	584-610
Number of pages	27
Journal	Asian Survey
Volume	54
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1525/AS.2014.54.3.584
Publication status	Published - May 2014

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India
nuclear weapons
bureaucratic politics
Asian security

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