Contents National Security Review National Security Environment Global External Internal Satish Kumar India's Strategic Neighbourhood Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia R.K. Sawhney Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Maldives Ashok K. Behuria Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and Gilgit/Baltistan Vikram Sood Xinjiang Debashish Chaudhuri West Asia, East Asia and South-East Asia INSAR Research Staff From Coercion to Cooperation: Interpreting the Indo-US Nuclear Agreement Jasjit Singh The Indo-US Nuclear Agreement: A Way Out of the Technology Trap G. Balachandran India’s Economic Security Mohan Guruswamy Technology Review 2005 Srinivas Bhogle Pakistan: Internal Security and Strategic Issues Satish Kumar China: Internal Security and Strategic Issues Joseph Kuba Defence Postures and Acquisitions of Major Powers S. Samuel C. Rajiv Perspectives on National Security Manufacturing Sector: Key Role in National Economic Security S. S. Mehta and Y. S. Rajan India’s New Military Doctrines: An Analysis Vijay Oberoi Strategic Implications of China’s Rise G.S. Iyer Pakistan’s Ballistic Missile Programme: An Assessment S. Chandrashekar, Arvind Kumar, Rajaram Nagappa The Pakistan Military’s Mindset Satish Nambiar The Bangladesh Challenge Deb Mukharji The Insurgent North-East: The Way Forward E.S. Rammohan Left Wing Extremism: An Underestimated Threat? Ajit Doval KC National Security Index Satish Kumar (This section includes indices of Non-Traditional Security Issues) Basic Statistics INSAR Research Staff Chronology of Major Events 2005 INSAR Research Staff United States Europe Russia Japan China Pakistan Nepal Bangladesh Sri Lanka Bhutan Maldives Major Global Developments Major Regional Developments SAARC Africa Latin America Editorial Board Chairman Amb. M. Rasgotra, Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India Members Dr. Sanjaya Baru, Editor, The Financial Express, New Delhi Sh. Tarun Das, Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry, New Delhi Prof. P. V. Indiresan, Former Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai Lt. Gen. Satish Nambiar, Director, United Service Institution of India, New Delhi Dr. Roddam Narasimha, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore Sh. Y. S. Rajan, Scientific Advisor to the Chief Minister of Punjab, and Vice Chancellor, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar Dr. V. Siddhartha, Advisor, Secretariat of the Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri, DRDO, New Delhi Air Cmde. Jasjit Singh, Former Director, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi Sh. B. G. Verghese, Former Editor, The Hindustan Times, New Delhi Editor-in-Chief Prof. Satish Kumar Former Professor of Diplomacy Jawaharlal  Nehru University New Delhi Research Assistants Peter Ki Raja Simman Saroj Bishoyi Web Designer Nandkishore Editorial Office Z-24 (GF), Hauz Khas New Delhi-110016 Tel.: 91-11-41656842 Fax: 91-11-26531538 Email: kautilya33@yahoo.com   For details, see Satish Kumar, (ed.), India's National Security Annual Review 2006 , Knowledge World, 2006, New Delhi US$ 40 , Rs. 990/-.