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The Constitution of India provides that it shall be the duty of the Union to protect the states against internal disturbance and external aggression, and the states shall be responsible for maintaining police forces and securing public order. A large country, with nearly 23,000 km. of land and sea borders, India faces a host of internal, external and varied other serious security challenges. The contributors to this volume, almost all of whom are respected veterans of our three Defence Services have, on the basis of their long experiences, highlighted their concerns and pointed to the way forward. A crucial issue emerges from the writings in this book: there is an urgent need for the enunciation of a holistic National Security Policy which will provide the doctrinal basis for determining the nature, scale, and management architecture of the civil and military armed forces, intelligence services, and the growing number of agencies which are engaged in strengthening and safeguarding India's security.

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N.N. Vohra, N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee (and past President) of the India International Centre, Delhi, is a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan. During his service in the IAS (1959-94) he held various important positions in the Government of India, including as Defence and Home Secretary and after retirement, as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister. He has long years of experience in the security management arena. After the India-China conflict, he joined the Special Services Bureau, received training with the SAS of UK, and served in the Western Himalaya theatre. Later, he served as Home Secretary Punjab during the turbulent period after Operation Blue Star. He also served as Governor of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir during 2008-18. Author of Safeguarding India (2016), he has edited over a dozen books on varied themes.

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