The presented work is an academic work of labour and untrammeled fun which zeroes in upon a perpetual theme in International Relations which amounts to the definition and the legality or the illegality of the American interventions in nations since the US Spanish war in 1890 till Syria, one of the biggest humanitarian disasters mankind has ever seen. The work refers to the International law dictum of just Cause and Preemption which has become a cornerstone of a strategy for the advancement of American national interest along with the homeland security aspect in the United States of America. The Book is the first of its kind from an Indian author premised upon a stout defense of the American war efforts and humanitarian strivings to sustain world security.

This book deals with the prospect and potential of development of India’s North-Eastern Region (NER)   through sub-regional cooperation with the neighbouring members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Although landlockedness has long stunted the economic growth of NER, with ASEAN-India as well as India-Bangladesh connectivity projects gathering pace, the silver lining is appearing on the horizon. The completion of India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway connecting Moreh (Manipur) with Mae Sot (Thailand) across Myanmar will land-link the region with the ASEAN countries. Further extension of the Highway till Vietnam and Cambodia, as is being envisaged, will take the north-eastern region even closer to the ASEAN. Likewise, India is extending railways to Manipur which will eventually be connected with the rail network of Myanmar as a part of the Asian Development Bank’s Trans-Asian Railway project. Besides, the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transportation Project (KMTTP) will open up maritime route for the north-eastern region by connecting India`s eastern ports with the Sittwe port in Myanmar. Again, Sittwe port will be connected with the riverine port of Paletwa on Kaladan river from where Lawngtlai in Mizoram will be connected by road.

The book Battle Ready for the 21st Century has endeavoured to postulate and define emerging areas of conflict, desired capabilities and doctrinal issues that need careful examination. The authors with hands on experience and domain specialisation have endeavoured to define and suggest the ways and means necessary to secure India from emerging security challenges on land, air, sea, space, cyber domain and even cognitive domain. The notion of victory in the 21st Century has undergone a profound change as highlighted in recent conflicts across the globe. The conventional land forces in Indian context still remain irreplaceable to capture, hold and deny ground to the adversaries, as a result focus remains on land forces especially while dealing with the threat from China and Pakistan. Notwithstanding this reality, domain specialists have identified maritime, air and space challenges along with capabilities required to fight and win multi domain conflicts. The essays have imaginatively covered grey zone conflict, urban warfare and mountain warfare, along with dynamic military strategies to secure India. The “Two Front” dilemma is no longer an illusion, but an ongoing reality. For too long the ISR domain has remained an Achilles heel for India, the author of this essay has identified the gaps and suggested pragmatic measures to overcome these. The important aspect of doctrinal innovation has rightly been linked to visionary leadership and aligned to  professional military education.

This compendium is an unforeseen but logical continuation to the `Victory India Trilogy` that was published in 2013, 2014 & 2016 and takes our noble collective endeavour of over 60 military veterans and academicians  ‘Beyond The Victory India Campaign’. The collective work of these four compendiums encapsulate 155 chapters of articles, essays, papers and debates. This fourth volume contains 34 articles and debates on multifarious military subjects relating to officer selection and training and the inherent lacunae and shortcomings of our 70 years old selection system and training methodology. These articles and debates basically cover the technicalities of the issues and show the way forward for addressing them. This volume (Victory India-4) also comprises several other articles and debates which have gone beyond the earlier objective of the campaign, covering even many complex subjects on sensitive and controversial issues that have plagued and agitated the military hierarchy and MOD for decades. Many of these articles and debates were published in `FAUJI INDIA`, (India`s most popular magazine for the military world) during past 18 months. All subjects were deeply analysed and seriously debated to reach practical conclusions and consensus. The subjects include Role & Preparedness of Armed Forces, Medical Boards, Promotion Policy & Armed Forces Tribunal, Military Academies & National Defence University, Combat Leadership, Military Doctrine & Art of War.