Rajesh Isser was commissioned into the Indian Air Force in 1982. An ex-NDA, he went on to fly helicopters in the IAF gathering more than 7,500 hours across the length and breadth of India. He has experienced combat in the Siachen Glacier, Sri Lanka (IPKF), the Kargil War (1999) and in the Congo. The author has a wide experience of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief all over India, as well as in countries like Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh and DRC. He has authored many articles in various professional journals, and presented papers in many national and international seminars on diverse issues such as military diplomacy, net assessment, energy security, peacekeeping, Special Forces and operations, employment of air power, etc.