Kashmir Militancy After 370: an Assessment of Pakistan's Proxy War

india's peaceful abrogation of article 370 was a major geopolitical setback and an intelligence failure for pakistan. in one stroke, india severely dented pakistan's complex and layered infrastructure...

Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Implications for India

armenia-azerbaijan conflict in september-november 2020, was followed keenly by military strategists across the world. it was the firsttime a nation had been comprehensively defeated by the use of dron...

The Future of Artillery in 21st Century Warfare

the article visualises the future of artillery in the 21st century. it brings out the requirement of artillery in the nine conflicts till datein the 21st century. it is observed that artillery is requ...

Note From the Editor: Summer 2021

with 2021 marking the commencement of the third decade of the 21st century, the world has been in a state of flux defined by the rapidly changing security environment. with the envelope of geopolitica...

India Needs Smart Frontiers: an Assessment

in the era of fourth industrial revolution, technology has transformed the ways of doing any business, including warfare. thehuman element is slowly giving way to machines who would perform major func...

India's China Challenge: A Journey Through China's Rise and What IT Means for India Ananth Krishnan: HarperCollins Publishers, Noida, 2020, ISBN 9789390327683, 435 Pp, RS 599

in rhetorics, india-china relations are largely perceived to be pivoted in the bedrock principle of panchsheel—the vision of “peaceful coexistence”. with the 1962 war resulting in the departure from

India Versus China: Why They Are Not Friends: Juggernaut Books, New Delhi (2021) ISBN 978-93-9116-508-6, 284 Pp.

taking the eastern ladakh crisis as the backdrop, kanti bajpai, a renowned scholar of international affairs with a special interest in india-china relations, in his book india versus china: why they a...

Kashmir: Lest We Forget

from a time when kashmir was regarded as the epitome of communal amity and the unequivocal support that the people of the state gave to the idea of india, to the past three decades of relative inversi...

Face Off: Analysis of India's Capability to Fight A Two Front War : KW Publishers, New Delhi (2021) ISBN 978-93-89137-92-7, 616 Pp.

the book face-off: analysis of india's capability to fight a two-front war by ravi rikhye, a distinguished author with 35 books to his credit and expertise in military matters offers a detailed narrat...

Internal Security and Economic Cost of Violence: an Analysis

south asia is one of the most unstable and volatile regions of the world and stands second least peaceful region out of nine regions that were evaluated by the institute for economics and peace (iep)....

The Design in China's Actions and Behaviour: an Assessment

on its foundation in 1949, securing its strategic periphery and annexation of tibet and xinjiang was one of the primary goals of thepeople's republic of china (prc). with the multiple aims of achievin...

Non-Contact Warfare: Lessons From the US National Defence Strategy

the 2018 national defence strategy (nds) unveiled by the pentagon can be encapsulated in three words ‘compete, deter and win'. keyquestions that arise are: what does it mean and how it gets manifested...

Biological Warfare: an Emerging Threat of the Future

we are living in a geo-politically transforming world, forcing nations to persistently engage in cooperation, competition, cooperation, and even conflict. while the potential global threat and disastr...

India's Atmanirbhar Bharat and Defence Outreach: Leveraging the Gulf Strategic Partnerships

in may 2020 when prime minister narendra modi gave the clarion call for atmanirbhar bharat or ‘self reliant india'; the initiative, atleast until then referred to economic stimulus packages intended f...

Is China Preparing to Establish Indian Ocean Theatre Command at Gwadar?

china is conscious of the fact that projection of power requires dynamic maritime strategy and robust naval capabilities. china knows that unless it is able to secure its interests in the indian ocean...

AI in the Indian Armed Services: an Assessment

this article surveys the extent to which service doctrines as well as the joint doctrine of the indian armed forces (jdias) capture anddefine the role of artificial intelligence (ai) in the indian mil...

India-Iran Relations and the Afghanistan Factor

post-america's chaotic withdrawal and the resurgence of taliban in afghanistan, india's development and assistance prospects in the country demand stability under the interim regime. likewise, new del...

India's Internal Security: Threat Perception and Way Forward

contrary to popular discourse, the threats emanating from the internal security issues pose serious security threats to the indian stateand its people. faced with numerous internal security challenges...

Restructuring for India's Disputed Borders: an Appraisal

in the present geopolitical melee, the tools of strategic coercion and conflicts are finding new ways to achieve the desired end. the need today is to restructure and reshape a ‘big war military with ...

Military Diplomacy: an Appraisal in the Indian Context

defence diplomacy is an integral part of foreign policy and state security, it helps in increasing military cooperation between thecountries and strengthening relations between the states. india's gro...