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BOOK REVIEW
“PAKISTAN’S ARMS PROCUREMENT AND MILITARY BUILDUP”
BY :
Mohammad Romaan Qamar
Title of the book :
The title of the book is “PAKISTAN’S ARMS PROCUREMENT AND MILITARY BUILDUP”
Author of the book :
This book is written by Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha.
Publish year :
This book was published in 2001 by palgrave macmillan.
About Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa-Agha :
AYESHA SIDDIQA-AGHA is a freelance researcher and a civil servant. In recognition of her research she was appointed as the Director of Naval Research in the Pakistan Navy, a distinction enjoyed by no other Pakistani academic. Also a Ford Fellow, she has contributed numerous articles and papers in international journals and other publications. Her previous work includes Management of Light Weapons Production in Public and Private Sectors: A View from Pakistan and Curbing the Weapons of Civilian Destruction.
Structure of the book:
This book Pakistan’s Arms Procurement and Military Buildup is divided into two parts, and each part is further divided into chapters, which are as follows :
➢ Part I
Chapter 1 : Development of Threat Perception
Chapter 2 : The Official Decision-Making System
Chapter 3 : Pakistan’s Power Politics and Defense
Decision-Making
Chapter 4 : The Cost of Military Buildup
Chapter 5 : Pakistan’s Arms Suppliers
Chapter 6 : Military Industrial Complex
➢ Part II
Chapter 7 : Military Buildup Decisions, 1979–90
Chapter 8 : Military Buildup Decisions, 1990–99
Chapter 9 : Mutually Assured Deterrence: the Nuclear Option
Chapter 10 : Looking Ahead
Theme Of The Book :
The decisions taken for arms procurement by any country are a reflection of a multitude of factors, such as threat perceptions, economics, availability of...