IN THIS VOLUME:•Pakistan at War with Itself • The IAF at 79 - The Challenges Ahead • Developing Leadership in Arms • China"s Palace in the Skies • Are the Days of the Manned Combat Aircraft Numbered? • Defending Indian Skies against the PLAAF • Aerospace and Defense News • Battling the Dragon • Indo-Afghan Strategic Partnership • Preserving the Military Institution from Within • 1971: The Finest Hour for Indian Intelligence Agencies • Taking Nuclear War-Fighting Seriously •Coastal Security Paradox • Insurgency, Counterinsurgency and Peace • Critical Technologies and Self Reliance - The Road Ahead for India • Unfolding US foreign policy attempts to contain China