This book gives readers an in-depth and up-to-date account of India's external and internal threats in a deteriorating global security environment. It assesses national security issues and makes policy projections showing that while partnerships with some countries have strengthened, anxieties persist with others.

Part 1: National Security Review 1. National Security Environment Satish Kumar 2. India's Neighbourhood (i) Sri Lanka: Post War Politics V. Suryanarayan (ii) Security Situation in Afghanistan Arun Sahgal (iii) Iran: A Strategic Profile K.C. Singh (iv) Myanmar and India's Security K. Yhome (v) Political Situation in Nepal Yubaraj Ghimire 3. Relations with Asia, Africa and Latin America INSAR Research Staff 4. Sino-Indian Relations: Recent Developments V.C. Khanna 5. Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Operations Wilson John 6. India's Strategic Partnership with Russia Kanwal Sibal 7. India's Defence and Security Initiatives INSAR Research Staff Part 2: National Security Threats and Challenges 8. India's Economic Security Chandrajit Banerjee 9. NPT, CTBT, FMCT and the Future Manpreet Sethi 10. Missile Capabilities of China, Pakistan and Iran S. Chandrashekar 11. Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Shalini Chawla 12. Evolving Groupings in East Asia Sudhir Devare 13. India and Climate Change Shyam Saran 14. Water Security Uttam Kumar Sinha 15. National Security System Evolution S.D. Pradhan Part 3: National Security Index Part 4: Basic Statistics Part 5: Chronology of Major Events 2009. Index