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The Absent Dialogue: Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Military in India (Modern South Asia) by Anit Mukherjee is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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"Civilian control over the military is widely hailed as among the biggest successes of India's democracy. This is a rarity, especially among post-colonial states, and is rightfully celebrated. But has this come at a cost? In The Absent Dialogue, Anit Mukherjee argues that the pattern of civil-military relations in India has hampered its military effectiveness. Indian politicians and bureaucrats have long been content with the formal and ritualistic exercise of civilian control, while the militar
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Anit Mukherjee
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780190905910
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Political Science, Social Science, Social_sciences
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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