This analysis of modern India looks behind the curtain of this rising Asian power and exposes a wide variety of internal and external historical, political and economic conflicts that threaten its security and stability. The security environment surrounding India is characterized by a unique mixture of religious extremism, ethnic secessionism as well as attempts of social-revolutionary coupe d'etats. This book reveals in remarkable manner the multifaceted causes of these conflicts for the nuclear power and puts them into a historic and strategic perspective. It also draws the interlinkages between the conflicts and creates an extensive understanding of India's security environment by showing the involvement of India's neighboring countries like Pakistan and China.