Perspectives

• Military Diplomacy
  — K. A. Muthanna
• India-Republic of Korea Military Diplomacy: Past and Future Projections
  — Rajaram Panda
• Washington’s War & Diplomacy in Afghanistan
  — Chintamani Mahapatra

Focus

• India’s Defence Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
  — Pankaj Kumar Jha
• Defence Diplomacy in US-India Strategic Relationship
  — Saroj Bishoyi
• Preventive Diplomacy, Defence Cooperation & the Pursuit of Cooperative Security: The Indian Experience
  — Swapna Kona Nayudu
• Resolution 1325: Evolution of Gender Perspective in UN Peacekeeping Operations
  — Preeti Nalwa
• The US Defence Acquisition System
  — Peter Garretson
• The Human Element in Military Effectiveness: A Systems Approach
  — Suryakant Bal

Commentary

• India-Pakistan Relations: Military Diplomacy vs Strategic Engagement
  — Ali Ahmed
• Enhancing Soldiers’ Capability for Counter-Insurgency Operations
  — KC Dixit

Book Reviews

• Jagannath P. Panda, China’s Path to Power: Party, Military and the Politics of State Transition
  — Prashant Kumar Singh
• Naeem Salik, The Genesis of South Asian Nuclear Deterrence: Pakistan’s Perspective
  — Yogesh Joshi