Indian Defence Review (IDR) is India"s best-known defense journal. Over the year the journal has attained the "most quoted" status by defense and security analysts worldwide. The journal offers an incisive analysis of defense and politico-security affairs focused on Asia."India"s best known military publication."- India Today"Indian Defence Review prides itself on being a sober, pragmatic, mainstream journal."- Professor John W. Garver, in the book entitled, "India As An Emerging Power"In This Volume:THREAT FROM CHINA - Bharat Verma (Ed) • INDIAN DEFENCE REVIEW COMMENT • THE TIBETAN FACTOR - Claude Arpi • THE NEPAL MILITARY MUST TAKE OVER - B Raman • SHORTAGE OF OFFICERS IN THE SERVICES - Maj Gen Mrinal SumanDEFENCE and TECHNOLOGY MONITOR:• NORTHTHROP GRUMMAN IN INDIA - Commodore G Sharma• RHEINMETALL • ELETTRONICA • ULTRA ELECTORNICS• MARITIME COOPERATION: Emerging Initiatives - Vice Adm GM Hiranandani • CAG AND THE US WARSHIP DEAL - Maj Gen Mrinal Suman • TECHNICAL APPRAISAL OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT - Maj Gen Mrinal Suman • SECURITY THREATS FACING INDIA - AK Verma • HIMALAYAN RIVERS:Geopolitics and Strategic Perspectives -Claude Arpi • THE JIHADI WAR - Col Harjeet Singh • USE OF IRREGULARS: Bane for the Pakistan Army - RSN Singh • RATTLE AND HUM IN NAGALAND - VK Shashikumar • INDIAN COAST GUARD: 2020 - Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh • INDIA AND WEST ASIA - Dr Harinder Sekhon • MILITARIZATION OF SPACE - Ajey Lele • PAY PACKET PHILOSOPHY - Lt Gen SC Sardeshpande • TERRORISM AND INDIAN AMBIVALENCE - Raunaq Rathore • RUSSIA"S NUCLEAR WEAPONS - Dr Bhashyam Kasturi • B Raman: • PRACHANDA: From A Radical Maoist to A Lovable Mascot • ATTACK ON KARZAI • AHMEDINEJAD"S VISIT