Military Strategy for India in the 21st Century is a comprehensive collection of high value essays defining multiple nuances of military strategy. Written by prominent military and civilian experts on essential aspects of national and military strategy, the book reflects on the need to deal with existing and potential security threats and challenges, as well as achievement of national goals and aspirations, in which the military has a role to play. The essays provide an intellectual inquisitiveness to enrich the evolving domain of strategic thinking in India. Quintessentially the collection is a value addition to the emerging field of professional military education in the Indian context. It has the potential to bring the town and gown together and therefore a must read for one and all who are not only in the profession of Arms but also their civilian counterparts in the academia, the private and public sector.

Contents: 1. Introduction/A K Singh. 2. The larger context: India’s grand strategy, national security strategy and military strategy/Philip Campose. 3. Changing nature of conflict in the 21st century/A K Singh and Raj Shukla. 4. Military strategy/A K Singh and Praveen Bakshi. 5. Indian response to internal conflicts/D S Hooda. 6. Maritime strategy/Anil Chopra. 7. Strategy for aerospace domain/Arup Raha. 8. Optimising the special forces/Prakash Katoch. 9. Out of area operations/Subrata Saha. 10. Cyber and space strategy for India/P K Mallick. 11. India’s nuclear doctrine and strategy/B S Nagal. 12. Shifting the nuclear security focus to China/Bharat Karnad. 13. Higher defence management: evolution and reform/Manoj Joshi. 14. Civil-military dynamic: making of military strategy/Rakesh Sharma. 15. Resource management to complement military strategy/Arun Sahni. 16. Defence cooperation as an emerging tool to complement military strategy/K J Singh. 17. Military leadership in the 21st century/A K Singh and V K Ahluwalia. 18. Conclusion/Balraj Nagal. Index.