Mandeep Singh has held several important command and staff appointments during his military service including instructional assignments in the prestigious Army War College, India. He has served in strife torn areas in Africa as a Military Observer with the United Nations where he interacted with personnel from several armies under the UN umbrella. Taking a keen interest in strategic affairs, international relations, and military diplomacy, he has put across his ideas in several professional journals. After retirement from the Army in 2018, he has also held important key assignments in the corporate world.

• Tables, Figures and MapsAbbreviationsIntroductionDefence Cooperation Defined Why Defence Cooperation with South Asian Countries? Present Mode of Defence Cooperation and its Shortcomings Defence Cooperation Models in USA and China Suggested Model Suggested Mechanisms for India NotesIndex

Mandeep Singh has held several important command and staff appointments during his military service including instructional assignments in the prestigious Army War College, India. He has served in strife torn areas in Africa as a Military Observer with the United Nations where he interacted with personnel from several armies under the UN umbrella. Taking a keen interest in strategic affairs, international relations, and military diplomacy, he has put across his ideas in several professional journals. After retirement from the Army in 2018, he has also held important key assignments in the corporate world.

• Tables, Figures and MapsAbbreviationsIntroductionDefence Cooperation Defined Why Defence Cooperation with South Asian Countries? Present Mode of Defence Cooperation and its Shortcomings Defence Cooperation Models in USA and China Suggested Model Suggested Mechanisms for India NotesIndex

Mandeep Singh has held several important command and staff appointments during his military service including instructional assignments in the prestigious Army War College, India. He has served in strife torn areas in Africa as a Military Observer with the United Nations where he interacted with personnel from several armies under the UN umbrella. Taking a keen interest in strategic affairs, international relations, and military diplomacy, he has put across his ideas in several professional journals. After retirement from the Army in 2018, he has also held important key assignments in the corporate world.

• Tables, Figures and MapsAbbreviationsIntroductionDefence Cooperation Defined Why Defence Cooperation with South Asian Countries? Present Mode of Defence Cooperation and its Shortcomings Defence Cooperation Models in USA and China Suggested Model Suggested Mechanisms for India NotesIndex