Lt Gen (Retd) V R Raghavan is President, Centre for Security Analysis, Chennai, India. He was member of India's National Security Advisory Board. He was also a member of the Task Force set up by the Government of India to Review Defense Preparedness. The General was an elected member of the Council of United Services Institution of India and was Council Member, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London.

• Introduction Nepal as a Federal State: Lessons from Indian ExperienceAmbassador Jayant Prasad Federalism: The Indian ExperienceGopal K Pillai Indian Federalism: That which was not ConstitutionallyIntendedManeka Guruswamy Nepal as a Federal State: Lessons from India's ExperiencesLok Raj Baral Federalism, Foreign Policy and National Security in NepalMadhu Raman Acharya Federalism: Perspectives on a Nepali ModelShambhu Ram Simkhada Right to Self Determination - Concepts and LimitationsLalit Bahadur Basnet Perils and Possibilities of Nepal's Advent as a Federal State:From the Perspective of Water ResourcesRatna Sansar Shrestha Engendering Human Rights in the Federal Scheme:Reflections on Proposals for New ConstitutionRaju Prasad Chapagain Security Provisions in a Federal FutureChiran Jung Thapa Conflict and its Economic Consequences in NepalHari Bansh Jha