Cupping the Pacific - China's Rising Influence

Abstract: Arms sales are always for enhancement of self-interest of the seller country, they are primarily for the furtherance of own strategic and commercial interests. The strategic reasons include widening of areas of influence vis-a-vis a perceived adversary, a projection of power in the desired region, quid pro quo proposition in times of hostilities through utilization of recipient’s military facilities and resources or for gaining political upper hand in international bodies. Arms sales are invariably never without a hidden agenda on the part of the seller. The sales are justified under the garb of strengthening self-defense capabilities of the recipient or providing support against an adversary. The commercial interests include furtherance of own defense manufacturing capabilities, enhancement of the profits accrued to its own defense industries or as a quid pro quo for other products of interest from the recipient. This article takes in to account only the certified arms sales as re

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: IndraStra Global ; 4 (2018) 3 ; 1-16

Classification
Politik

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2018
Creator
Kulshrestha, Sanatan

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56639-3
Rights
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Kulshrestha, Sanatan

Time of origin

  • 2018

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