Synopsis The book covers seventeen important issues of vital national and international important such as defence, foreign affairs, insurgency, militancy etc., based on the author’s personal involvement in military as well as civil capacities right from the Second World War till date. The first four chapters on Secessionist Threats in India, Indo-Nepal relations, Insurgency in Assam and Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, are based on the author’s experience as India’s Ambassador to Nepal, Governor in Assam and presently Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He put across India’s stand on Kashmir in a convincing manner in his address at RAND Corporation, Los Angeles (the leading security think tank in the USA). His strategic perceptions presented to Members of Parliament on Threats to National Security, as they existed in 1984, are relevant even today. The other important topics covered in the book are Role of Military in a Democracy, Management of War, Leadership in the Army, Army-Police Cooperation etc., are of great interest for both professionals and others. A useful reference material for research scholars, bureaucrats, politicians and the like, the book is eminently readable for uniformed personnel as well as percipient civilians, all over the world.