A Letter From The Publisher: Sep. 17, 1965

THE task of covering the new war in Asia has, for U.S. publications, an uncommon advantage: it is possible to cover both sides. Yet that advantage carries with it a particular problem—melding the reports into a clear story that gives the whole picture. It is for just such a situation that TIME'S way of handling the news is particularly suited.

On the Indian side, New Delhi Bureau Chief Marvin Zim moved through the tense capital to keep in close touch with the government's moves at the top. Correspondent James Shepherd, for whom the conflict brought...

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