Not only did Brajesh Mishra help set up the National Security Council and its associated structures, but he also handled complicated and complex diplomatic assignments during his five year tenure.

It was  year   1999.   A young  army officer from one of the  North Eastern states   lay on a bed in one of the wards of the army hospital  in Delhi.  His   leg had  been  amputated  after he hit a land  mine during the  Kargil   conflict.

Just like the United States, India too has a host of enemies who have taken shelter or been given sanctuary deep inside Pakistan.  So how likely is it that New Delhi could pull off a daring commando assault against them?

New Delhi is proud of its indigenous development of ballistic missiles, but the reality is that massive investments in this area have yielded little real return and languid state-owned labs continue to dominate the military R&D sector.