22 Indian Strategic Culture A Review Essay

Muhammad Shoaib Pervez1

DOI: 10.4324/9781003010302-25

Introduction

Strategic culture is an essentially contested concept and has presented a conceptual conundrum due to an intense debate between its advocates and detractors regarding its potential usage in international politics. Without delving into this conceptual maze, as it is beyond the scope of this review essay on Indian strategic culture, this chapter will focus on just one working definition given by Ashley Tellis, who paraphrased Jeannie L. Johnson2:

Strategic culture refers to those inherited conceptions and shared beliefs that shape a nation’s collective identity, the values that color how a country evaluates its interests, and the norms ...

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