Satish Kumar is former Professor of Diplomacy at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Amongst several distinguished positions, he was most recently Counsellor of International Relations, Academy for World Watch, Shanghai. He has written extensively with over twenty books and several journal articles to his name.

• I: National Security Environment; 1: National Security Environment; i: Global Security Trends; ii: External Security Situation; iii: Internal Security Developments; 2: India's Neighbourhood; i: In Search of Solutions in Afghanistan (Af-Pak); ii: Political Dynamics in Nepal and Security Implications; iii: Bangladesh 2009: The Elections and Beyond; iv: Decline and Fall of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam; 3: India's Engagement with Asia, Africa and Latin America *; 4: Talibanisation of Pakistan and the Growth of Jihadi Culture; 5: China's Strategic Interests in South and South East Asia; 6: India's Defence Cooperation with Other Countries; 7: India's Defence and Security Initiatives *; 8: Challenges in Space: The Significance of Chandrayaan-1; 9: India's Economic Security: Global Crisis Context; II: National Security Threats and Challenges; 10: Internal Security Administration in India: The Reform Process; 11: India's Maoist Movement; 12: The Transnational Terror Threat to India: Lashkar-e-Taiba as the Key Actor; 13: India's Maritime Challenges and Responses: From the Gulf of Aden to Malacca Straits; 14: Rebuilding the Foundations of Defence Industry; 15: India's Security and Cyber Warfare *; 16: Technology Challenges in National Security; III: Military Profile of Countries in the Neighbourhood; Military Profile of Countries in the Neighbourhood; IV: Chronology of Major Events 2008; Chronology of Major Events 2008