This special issue on the theme ‘National Security since Kargil’ has been put together to obtain a 360-degree perspective of where India is 20 years after the Kargil War. It features assessments of various aspects which arose from this operation by practitioners, both servicemen and diplomats.

Contents

Kargil and its Impact on India’s National Security
— Alok Deb

Focus

The Kargil War and India’s Security Environment
— Jayant Prasad

The Evolution of India’s National Security Architecture
— P.S. Raghavan

HQ Integrated Defence Staff in the National Security Structure
— Satish Dua

Land Warfare in the Indian Context: Time for a Transformative Shift?
— Vivek Chadha

Kargil to Balakot: The Tumultuous Journey of Indian Air Power
— Kishore Kumar Khera

Influence and Leverage of Indian Seapower: From Kargil to Future Readiness
— Sudarshan Shrikhande

India’s Nuclear Journey Post Kargil
— Prakash Menon

Book Review

The Line of Control: Travelling with Indian and Pakistani Armies, by Happymon Jacob
— Shrabana Barua

Line on Fire: Ceasefire Violations and India–Pakistan Escalation Dynamics, by Happymon Jacob
— Nazir Amhad Mir