The panel members: From left to right: Professor Harsh V. Pant, Director, Studies and Head of the Strategic Studies Programme, Observer Research Foundation; Shakti Sinha, head of Policy Research Group, the Bureau of Research in Industry and Economic Fundamentals; Professor T. V. Paul, author of the book; Cmde (Retd) C. Uday Bhaskar VSM, Director, Society for Political Studies, New Delhi; Professor Madhu Bhalla, formerly Professor, Chinese Studies, Delhi University, Editor, India Quarterly, Indian Council of World Affairs; Lt Gen. (Retd) S. L. Narasimhan, Member, National Security Advisory Board, Government of India.