Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military Buildup

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute Of Science And Technology

Department of Management Science

[pic]

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...