Kapil Kak AVSM VSM (Retd), a veteran of two wars – 1965 and 1971 – has, post-retirement, served as Deputy Director, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, and Adviser (Strategic Studies), University of Jammu, apart from representing India in a number of Track II conferences on international security issues. A regular commentator on security issues in the electronic media and a prolific contributor of articles to a variety of journals, he co-edited the book India and Pakistan: Pathways Ahead. Air Vice Marshal Kapil Kak is currently Additional Director, Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi.