This book examines whether India is successfully integrating and adapting to the global strategic management system. It offers essential insights into the evolution of export controls for goods, which may have implications for the development of Weapons of Mass Destruction – an aspect that is especially relevant given India’s robust biotechnological, chemical and nuclear industrial base. In security studies, the phrase “strategic trade management” is now slowly replacing the phrase “export control”. However, for the policymaking community, export control remains popular, at least for the sake of reference.
The book also describes the mechanisms India is adopting in this regard. It demonstrates the shift in the Indian approach to strategic trade management, from an outspoken critic to a supporter. Politically, the country was initially skeptical of the idea of export controls because it was a target of such systems. The book also explains the tools, forces and incentives that moved India to adapt its policy on export controls or strategic trade management.Provides a detailed study on export controls for sensitive items in India
Discusses India’s bilateral and multilateral cooperation regarding export controls
Focuses on the evolution of Indian control systems, examining them from the perspective of global best practices for strategic trade management
Rajiv Nayan
Directorate General of Foreign Trade Export Controls India SCOMET Strategic Trade Management Weapons of Mass Destruction