Strategic Materials
A Resource Challenge for India
Seiten
2014
Pentagon Press (Verlag)
978-81-8274-786-9 (ISBN)
Pentagon Press (Verlag)
978-81-8274-786-9 (ISBN)
Debates the issues of strategic materials and their importance for nation-states. The book contextualizes the importance of strategic materials from a national security perspective. This study presents a macro view with regard to India's strategic minerals architecture and undertakes analysis to understand current and future challenges and opportunities in this sector.
The scramble for natural resources is not a new phenomenon. Every state, either developed or developing, is always found busy 'managing' resources for its sustenance and growth. Minerals (also called materials) is one crucial natural resource which plays a significant part in the development of both civilian and military industrial complexes of nation-states. There are a few minerals which are categorized as 'strategic' because of their importance for the industries and owing to natural and man-made difficulties in their procurement. This work debates the issues of strategic materials and their importance for nation-states. There has been an attempt here to contextualize the importance of strategic materials from a national security perspective. This study presents a macro view with regard to India's strategic minerals architecture and undertakes analysis to understand current and futuristic challenges and opportunities in this sector, and offers a few recommendations based on the assessment undertaken. Issues related to Rare Earth and New Materials are also discussed.
The scramble for natural resources is not a new phenomenon. Every state, either developed or developing, is always found busy 'managing' resources for its sustenance and growth. Minerals (also called materials) is one crucial natural resource which plays a significant part in the development of both civilian and military industrial complexes of nation-states. There are a few minerals which are categorized as 'strategic' because of their importance for the industries and owing to natural and man-made difficulties in their procurement. This work debates the issues of strategic materials and their importance for nation-states. There has been an attempt here to contextualize the importance of strategic materials from a national security perspective. This study presents a macro view with regard to India's strategic minerals architecture and undertakes analysis to understand current and futuristic challenges and opportunities in this sector, and offers a few recommendations based on the assessment undertaken. Issues related to Rare Earth and New Materials are also discussed.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.5.2014 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New Delhi |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 600 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Technik ► Bergbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 81-8274-786-4 / 8182747864 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-81-8274-786-9 / 9788182747869 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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