Military strategy is the essence of soldiering. This book collates the experience and intellect of veterans on how India?s military strategy evolved from 1947 till today. Each officer, deeply involved in developing and executing military strategies, writes with first-hand experience. With opening essays by two former Chiefs: Gen V.P. Malik, on strategic perspectives in the Kargil War and Admiral Sunil Lanba, on the evolution of Indian naval strategies since independence, Air Marshal Anil Khosla presents a similar grand sweep of the Air Force. Analyses of Surgical Strikes, Operation Parakaram, Cold Start, Gray Zone Warfare, Theaterisation, China, Pakistan, Emerging World Order, R&D, and other topics of current interest follow.