Sino-Indian Relations: A Study of Trade, Communication and Defence

The relationships between defence expenditure, trade and Governmental communications are examined for India and China during the period 1950-64. The defence expenditure of India is found to vary inversely with trade except during the period 1959-61. It also varies inversely with the communication ra...

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Published in:Journal of peace research 1964, Vol.1 (2), p.65-76
Main Author: Smoker, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arms races
Defense expenditures
Indian literature
International trade
Peacetime
Prime ministers
Trade
Trade agreements
War
War conflict
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Summary:The relationships between defence expenditure, trade and Governmental communications are examined for India and China during the period 1950-64. The defence expenditure of India is found to vary inversely with trade except during the period 1959-61. It also varies inversely with the communication rate during the whole period 1954-64. It is suggested that India pursued a non-violent defence policy during the period up to September 1962, as increased tension was met with decreasing defence expenditure and increasing communication. After this period India appears to have adopted the Western position of National Security through military strength. The power system including the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, China and Western Germany also appears to follow a pattern of trade relations which is inversely proportional to defence relations. It is suggested that communications of some sort might provide a functional alternative to military expenditure, although a number of problems arise when the volume of communications is very high.
ISSN:0022-3433
1460-3578
DOI:10.1177/002234336400100201