The security fantasies of the Indian nation-state: Black cat commandos, gunmen, and other terrors

South Asia: Journal of South Asia Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-138

  Lal, Vinay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0040391591     PISSN: 00856401     EISSN: 14790270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00856409708723297     Document Type: Article

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