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About The Book: The book details the linkages between defence, development and national security in the Indian context. The topics discussed are—nature of the debate, conceptual clarifications, understanding security, security in the Indian context, India’s security policy, conventional capabilities and national security, economic profiles of India, defence development, macro economic indicators, and defence expenditure, aggregate defence spending etc. About The Author: Captain Sujeet Samaddar graduated in Industrial engineering from the University of roorkee in 1978. After a short stint with Tata Consulting Engineers, Samaddar joined the India Navy and was commissioned into the Executive Branch in 1980. Samddar graduated from the Defence Services staff College, Wellington and obtained a Masters Degree in Defence Studies in 1995. He later earned a M Phil in strategic Studies from the University of Madras in 1999 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IGNU in 2000. Samaddar is a graduate of the National Institute for Defence studies. Tokyo and also has completed an international Course on armed conflict and Peackekeeping from the United Nations University, Tokyo. Samaddar has held three presently posted to the College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai. He was awarded the Admiral r.D. Katari fellowship by the USI Centre for Research, for the year 200001, to carry out research on "Defence, Developm,ent and National and National Security in the India Context." CONTENTS: List of Appendices • List of figures/Charts • The Nature of the Debate • Conceptual Clarifications • Understanding Security • Security in the Indian Context • India's Security Policy: Desperately Seeking Definition • Conventional Capabilities and National Security • Economic Profile of India • The DefenceDevelopment Conundrum A Review of Literature • Macroeconomic Indicators and Defence Expenditure • Aggregate Defence Spending • Desegregated Defence Expenditure • Leveraging Defence Expenditure • Concludin