The fortnightly journal titled Indian Libertarian was founded in 1954 by Indian liberal, Ranchhoddas Bhuvan Lotwala, and edited by his daughter Kusum R Lotwala. The first February ’63 edition was published amid the time when the Colombo proposals caused instant disregard to India’s threatened peaceful stand. M.A.Venkata Rao in the article, “Re-thinking defense strategy,” highlighted the need for a re-appraisal of the strategy of Indian defense after the NEFA catastrophe. M.N Tholal in the piece titled, “The nuances of non-alignment,” emphasized the retaining of independence through the failure of the policy of non-alignment. Susan Hunt in, “Under the red flag,” focused on the escape mechanism used by refugees to flee to Hong Kong from the shackles of communist China. The article, “Kashmir Background,” focused on the needed coalition between Indo-Pak on the issue of Kashmir. The edition also covered op-eds that orated the various scenarios in India then. The issue further captured important news headlines covering both national and worldly stands. Lastly, it concluded with a book review on the issue of State power.