The Indian Army Its Contribution to the Development of a Nation

by Cohen, Stephen P.

• ISBN13: 9780195653168
• ISBN10: 0195653165
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-27
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book explores the origins of the Indian army from its early exploitative role, to its performance in World War II when it confronted extreme political and military challenges. Cohen examines the doctrine of civilian control in India and the evolution of the theory of so-called martial races. The book serves as an interpretation of the history of the Indian Army in the light of contemporary approaches to nation-building and development theory.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction to the Paperback Edition	xi
Introduction to the Revised Indian Edition, 1990	xvii
Introduction to the First Edition, 1971	1	(3)
British Indian Military Organization	4	(28)
From Company to Raj	4	(10)
Steps toward Reform	14	(6)
Reform and the Modern Indian Army	20
The White Mutiny	18	(4)
The Kitchener-Curzor Dispute	22	(7)
The Legacy	29	(3)
Recruttment and Ideology	32	(25)
The Mutiny and the Reorganization of the Indian Army	35	(10)
The ``Martial'' Races	45	(12)
The Military Enters Indian Thought	57	(31)
Traditional Militarism	58	(7)
Gradualism	65	(3)
World War I	68	(8)
Postwar Retrenchment	76	(2)
The Sivaswamy Aiyer Resolutions	78	(10)
Defense Problems and the Nationalist Movement	88	(26)
Tilak and the Intensification of Attitudes	91	(8)
Subhas Chandra Bose and the Legitimation of Militarism	99	(3)
Mahatma Gandhi	102	(2)
Jawaharlal Nehru and the Rejection of the Military	104	(3)
The Development of Defense Expertise	107	(7)
The Professional Officer in India	114	(24)
The Military Setting	115	(4)
Opportunities and Obstacles	119	(5)
Attitudes and Outlook	124	(14)
The Test of War	138	(31)
The Expansion of the Indian Army: 1939-1945	138	(11)
The Challenge of the Indian National Army	149	(12)
The Search for a New Ethos	161	(8)
The Indian Army After Independence	169	(32)
Civilian-Military Relations and the Higher Direction of War	170	(10)
Recruitment and Representativeness	180	(14)
The Army, Its Legacy, and the Future of India	194	(7)
New Epilogue to the 1990 Edition	201	(34)
Appendix: A Note on the Indian States Forces	235	(4)
Bibliographical Note	239	(6)
1990 Supplement to Bibliographical Note	245	(4)
Index	249