C O N T E N T S - FEBRUARY 2003
From the Desk of the Publisher and Managing Editor
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Air Commodore (Retd) Jamal Hussain
David L. Yarkony
Lt Col (Retd) Mukhtar Ahmad Jilani
A H Amin
Edward N Luttwak
OPINION
Let’s keep the nerve steady
India’s vision 2020 and the reality
Forbidden Fruit - Military & Politics
Role of Bangladesh and Pakistan in promoting security environment in South Asia
Mega Military Purchases & Preparations of India
Pakistan-Russia detente?
Looking ahead
Panoramic analysis senior and junior leaders Aug 1947 to Dec 1971
In the interest of service, whether or not
Israeli Nuclear Forces-2002
How to root out corruption
Economy of Pakistan and recent geo-strategic trends in the region and around the globe
Our moment of truth
Accountability syndrome
Ugliest form of profiling
The fallacy of being a frontline state
Pakistan’s Jihad Culture
DEFENCE NOTES
Comilla-Chittagong Axis (1971 war)
Some incidents and lessons from 1971 and 1973 Wars
Anti-Ship missiles: India and Pakistan
Unmanned Aircraft Past, Present and Future
GEO-POLITICAL AFFAIRS
North-east Asian crisis
The Gas Pipe Dreams Forging Reality?
BOOK REVIEWS by Lt Col (Retd) Harold E. Raugh, Jr
Fort Lancaster: Texas Frontier Sentinel
The Butchers, The Baker: The World War II
ARTICLES BY THE MANAGING EDITOR
Return to davos
Keep your powder dry
Crime, War and Punishment