Contents Foreword Preface V VII 1 Vision, Mission Statement & Core Values 1 2 Air Power in the Indian Context 3 3 Principles of War and the Nature of Air Power 13 4 Air Power Doctrine and the IAF 25 5 Structure of Air Power 31 6 The Air Campaigns 39 7 Combat Enabling Air Campaigns 75 8 Sub-Conventional Warfare 105 9 Joint Operations 113 10 Nation Building, Aerial Diplomacy & Perception Management 117 11 The Air and Space Paradigm 125 III