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N. Dandekar

How N. Dandekar is discussed in this archive

Authored 2 works in the archive.

Subject of 1 profile piece — including N. Dandekar on the Role of the Indian Navy .

Referenced in 1 other work — including Concentration of Economic Power .

In Concentration of Economic Power : Pendse invokes Professor Dandekar's pioneering poverty study — finding that at least 60% of Indians fall below minimum per-capita consumption norms — to argue for urgency in economic growth over ideological anti-concentration posture.

By N. Dandekar (2)

About N. Dandekar (1)

Profile pieces (1)

  • N. Dandekar on the Role of the Indian Navy
    • "The weaknesses in this strategic thinking were exposed by Narayan Dandekar, a Member of Parliament representing the Swatantra Party in the Lok Sabha." — introduces Dandekar as the parliamentary voice who first challenged the post-1965 defensive naval doctrine
    • "Dandekar asserted that an appropriate posture for the armed forces would involve defence from strength. He described it as an aggressively defensive posture." — captures his signature doctrinal contribution: 'aggressive defence' as a reframing of non-aligned security policy

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Primary works (1)

  • Concentration of Economic Power · 1972
    • "Citing the Ruling Party's Garibi Hatao mandate and Professor Dandekar's recent pioneering study, which found that at least 60 per cent of Indians fall below the minimum per-capita consumption norms used by the Planning Commission" — Dandekar's data on mass poverty is deployed to redirect attention from concentration to growth