Book excerpt: Indian Defence Review (IDR) is India's best-known defense journal. Over the year the journal has attained the "most quoted" status by defense and security analysts worldwide. The journal offers an incisive analysis of defense and politico-security affairs focused on Asia. In This Volume: THE DANGER - Bharat Verma (Ed) SIACHEN: An Episode to Remember - Anand K Verma PRIVATE SECTOR IN DEFENCE PRODUCTION - Maj Gen Mrinal Suman INDIAN DEFENCE REVIEW INTERVIEW - Air Chief Marshal FH Major DEFENCE and TECHNOLOGY MONITOR MEN OF WAR - Commander Sunil Anand BOEING AWARDED FOR WORK IN INDIA F-35 NAVY VERSION READIES FOR PRODUCTION ASHWAMEDH FRENCH FORCES IN INDIAN OCEAN CLASSIFICATION OF WARSHIPS: The French Experience - Yves Le Gal and Vice Admiral Emmanuel Descle'ves SELF RELIANCE AND THE ARMED FORCES - Air Vice Marshal (Retd) HS Ahluwalia RECONCILING MANPOWER COSTS - Vice Adm Hiranandani RESTRUCTURING AERONAUTICS - SR Valluri THE GREAT GAME: 21st Century Version - Vikram Sood INDIA IN ASIAN GEOPOLITICS - Ashley J Tellis INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: A Perspective to Current Scenarios - Anand K Verma INDIA'S SOUTHERN SECURITY - Lt Gen (Retd) SC Sardeshpande SECURING INDIA'S ENERGY NEEDS - Brig (Retd) Gurmeet Kanwal PROBITY IN DEFENCE PROCUREMENTS - Maj Gen Mrinal Suman INDIAN AIR FORCE: The Strategic Force of Choice - Air Vice Marshal AK Tiwary KASHMIR: Lost Bearings - Lt Gen (Retd) Dr MC Bhandari AGRO TERRORISM - Wing Commander Ajey Lele THE MADHESIS OF NEPAL - K Yhome GUJJAR AGITATION: Internal Security Ramifications - RSN Singh LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT REVISITED - Vice Adm Hiranandani B Raman: TAWANG: Some Indian Plain-speaking USS NIMITZ: Chennai Visit CHINESE ANGER LET US SHED TEARS FOROURSELVES LAL MASJID OPERATION: The Aftermath