HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 1999-2000 ISSUE

Part I - Special Focus
India's Nuclear Programme
India Goes Nuclear
Technical Aspects of Nuclear Tests
How the Test were Kept Secret
Why India Went Nuclear
Were the Tests Necessary?

International Reaction and Diplomatic Initiatives
Sanctions and Their Impact
A Nuclear Doctrine for India
CTBT, NPT and Control Regimes
The Costs of Nuclear Weaponisation
Restructuring for Nuclear Warfare

Part II - Pakistan's Nuclear Tests
Pakistan's Nuclear Tests
Pakistan's Clandestine Nuclear Weapons Programme
The Prospects of an Islamic Bomb
The Impact of Sanctions on Pakistan
Documents on Nuclear Related Developments

Part III - National Security and Foreign Relations
Taliban and India's Strategic Security Concerns
Indo-US Parleys on Nuclear Issues
Post Pokhran-II Indo-Pak Talks

Part IV - Global Military Cooperation
Closer Indo-Israeli Defence Cooperation
Increased Scope for Defence Relations with South Africa
Russian Weapon Systems in the Indian Army

Part V - Force Profiles and Modernisation
The Military Balance - China, India and Pakistan
The Defence Budget 1998-99
Modernisation of the Indian Armed Forces

Part VI - Organisation of the Armed Forces
Part VII - Weapon Systems and Equipment
Part VIII - Defence Research & Development, Production and Supplies

Part IX - Higher Defence Organisation and Restructuring
The National Security Council
Higher Defence Organisation in the United Kingdom
Strategic Defence Review in the United Kingdom

Part X - Administrative Matters and Miscellaneous
Book Extract - India 2020 A Vision for a New Millenium
Who's Who in Defence
Calendar of Defence Events