Publication

This brief examines India’s potential role as a “Net Security Provider”. After defining what is meant by the term, it outlines four activities my means of which India can become a net provider of security: capacity building, military diplomacy, military assistance and direct deployment of forces. The author then reviews these activities and argues that there are significant structural and institutional impediments that inhibit India's capacity to fulfill the said role. The brief concludes with a discussion of future prospects and policy changes, especially in the context of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that India should become a net exporter of weapons.