Defence and Security of India 2008 September. Volume 1, Number 2

Media Transasia India Limited, New Delhi. - 74 p.Letter from the Editor
Interview “No one can predict he future of the ivilian-military elationship in Pakistan”. Political and strategic analyst Shuja Nawaz
Learning no Lessons. With General Pervez Musharraf’s resignation as President, another era of ilitary dictatorship has ome to an end in Pakistan. Amitabh Dubey xamines the role of the ilitary in Pakistan hrough the eyes of n insider
Summer of Hate. Understanding the Amarnath shrine land war in Jammu and Kashmir. Praveen Swami
Security Alarm. The bogey of ‘intelligence failure’ masks the deeper infirmities of India's counter-terrorism apparatus. There is a complete absence of strategic vision, of the capacity to assess and prepare for challenges at all levels. Ajai Sahni
A whole new Deal? Will the Indo-US nuclear deal really change the relationship between the United States and India forever? A look at the impact of the deal on the bilateral strategic relationship. Manohar Thyagraj
India Petroleum Inc. A secure oil supply is no longer enough to meet the energy challenges of the 21st century. India needs to step on the gas and rethink its energy security policy to avoid future catastrophe. Vikram S. Mehta
Bearding the Tiger. The government’s impending
military conquest of the LTTE may end the twenty-five-year-old war in Sri Lanka, but it will take more than that to bring peace to India’s troubled neighbour. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu
“The governments and the people are not ready for a final border solution”. China’s spectacular handling of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing only capped its meteoric rise on the world stage over the last few years. As India’s giant neighbour opens its doors and comes front and centre, both China’s and India’s foreign policy-makers must find ways of engaging with the issues that have long plagued bilateral relations between nations large enough and close enough to make them natural rivals. Ajai Shukla spoke with Rong Ying , vice president of the China Institute for International Relations, a government-run think tank in Beijing, just ahead of the crucial NSG meet in Vienna, where India was granted a historic waiver and gained admittance into the global club of nuclear-empowered nations
Policy Issues. As India prepares for some of its most expensive defence acquisitions, the government has released an updated defence procurement policy. Mrinal Suman examines the document that promises greater transparency in defence spending. Mrinal Suman
No more SCAMS. Offset Policy at a Glance
Defencetalk. An update on military policy. The sub total. Nuclear ‘war’ with US. IAF Buys Spyder Air-Defence. Submarinelaunched version of BrahMos missile. India tests multibarrel rocket launcher. Armed forces to fund DRDO projects. US troops train at Indian jungle war school. India bags $20 mn helicopter contract