Journal of Defence Studies

Mind Wars: The New Battlefield of Information Warfare, by Maj Gen P. K. Mallick, VSM (Retd), Pentagon Press, New Delhi, 2026, pp. 290, Rs 1,250.00

Mind Wars: The New Battlefield of Information Warfare is an ambitious, wideranging and intellectually serious work that seeks to draw attention to what Maj Gen P. K. Mallick identifies as...

Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae, by Steven Pressfield, Bantam Books, 1999, pp. 386

It is safe to say that most of us have enjoyed the Hollywood movie ‘300’ for its cinematic portrayal, adrenaline-pumping fight scenes, and the passion and boldness of the Spartans....

Defence Technology Security Architecture in India: Comparative Analysis and Strategic Roadmap

Three convergent trends, that is, the weaponisation of technology, the escalating great power competition and the ongoing necessity for nations to attain strategic autonomy through ‘self-reliance’, have resulted in the...

Iran–Israel Twelve-Day War: From Missile Precision to Defence Saturation

On 13 June 2025, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a military campaign targeting key Iranian military sites, nuclear facilities, command-and-control centres, nuclear scientists and senior Iranian military commanders. During this...

Infrastructure and Deterrence: Is India Risking a Fiscal Plateau on Its Strategic Frontiers?

Infrastructure today stands as a central pillar of military power, redefining how nations build credible deterrence along contested borders. For India, the 2020 border crisis with China marked a turning...

Two Seas, One Future: The Mediterranean and the Bay of Bengal in Comparative Perspective

Hypersonic Weapons: A Transition or a Transformation? A Theoretical Approach to Examining Hypersonic Weapons in Contemporary Conflicts

“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning, a lion wakes up in...

Integrated Cyber–Kinetic–Information Warfare: Insights from the Venezuela Crisis of 2026

The Venezuela crisis of January 2026 provides a contemporary case for examining the conduct of hybrid warfare in which cyberspace operations, kinetic actions and information-domain effects were integrated to shape...

Chinese Aviation Hegemony Along India’s Northern Borders: The Nine-Year Surge Since Doklam

Chinese provincial-level administrative divisions of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have been in a state of infrastructure overdrive since the significant India–China relational threshold of...

India’s Preparedness Against Technological Adaptations of Terrorism

Emerging technologies are redefining terrorism, which is moving away from traditional manpower-intensive forms of violence to a new hybrid form that incorporates digital technology, cyber warfare and drones. This article...

The Transnational Nexus: Organised Crime, Extremism and the Indo-Canadian Diaspora

Organised crime involving Indo-Canadian gangs has emerged as a significant security concern in Canada, driven by factors such as socio-economic aspirations, participation in the drug trade, and access to transnational...

Drivers of Change in the Indian Defence Industrial Base: From Indigenisation to Structural Capacity-Building

Indigenisation and self-reliance have been the key objectives of India’s defence industrial policy since the 1990s. However, over the last decade, these objectives have become central to the agenda of...

Evolution in Open-Source Intelligence and Coercive Limitations in Contemporary Conflicts: Lessons for India

This article argues that open-source intelligence (OSINT) has become a central, structural element of contemporary intelligence practice and strategic competition, particularly in environments characterised by persistent rivalry and rapid information...

Analysing China’s Pursuit of Self-reliance in Defence Industry

Against the backdrop of prevailing political and military challenges, the regimes in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have always underlined building defence production systems to make the country self-reliant...

Dynamic Middle Power: Exploring South Korea’s Response to the Military Rise of China

The rapid military rise of China and its contempt for the established ‘rules-based system of international order’ have created an atmosphere of insecurity and instability in the Indo-Pacific region. As...

Flying Testbeds Cannot Be Foreign Assets: Building India’s Flight-Science Infrastructure

India’s aero-engine development remains constrained by a systemic reliance on foreign flying testbeds, specifically Russia’s IL-76LL aircraft. This study evaluates the technical and strategic risks associated with this dependency and...

Air Power Under the Nuclear Shadow: Operation Sindoor and the Logic of Strategic Restraint

Gajula Sai Niranjan , Nanda Kishor M.S. |
April-June 2026 |
Journal of Defence Studies

Journal of Defence Studies

Mind Wars: The New Battlefield of Information Warfare, by Maj Gen P. K. Mallick, VSM (Retd), Pentagon Press, New Delhi, 2026, pp. 290, Rs 1,250.00

Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae, by Steven Pressfield, Bantam Books, 1999, pp. 386

Defence Technology Security Architecture in India: Comparative Analysis and Strategic Roadmap

Iran–Israel Twelve-Day War: From Missile Precision to Defence Saturation

Infrastructure and Deterrence: Is India Risking a Fiscal Plateau on Its Strategic Frontiers?

Two Seas, One Future: The Mediterranean and the Bay of Bengal in Comparative Perspective

Hypersonic Weapons: A Transition or a Transformation? A Theoretical Approach to Examining Hypersonic Weapons in Contemporary Conflicts

Integrated Cyber–Kinetic–Information Warfare: Insights from the Venezuela Crisis of 2026

Chinese Aviation Hegemony Along India’s Northern Borders: The Nine-Year Surge Since Doklam

India’s Preparedness Against Technological Adaptations of Terrorism

The Transnational Nexus: Organised Crime, Extremism and the Indo-Canadian Diaspora

Drivers of Change in the Indian Defence Industrial Base: From Indigenisation to Structural Capacity-Building

Evolution in Open-Source Intelligence and Coercive Limitations in Contemporary Conflicts: Lessons for India

Analysing China’s Pursuit of Self-reliance in Defence Industry

Dynamic Middle Power: Exploring South Korea’s Response to the Military Rise of China

Flying Testbeds Cannot Be Foreign Assets: Building India’s Flight-Science Infrastructure

Air Power Under the Nuclear Shadow: Operation Sindoor and the Logic of Strategic Restraint

Editorial

Rwanda 1994: A Failure of Leadership and a Preventable Genocide, by Paolo Tripodi

The Thousand Years War: Russia and the West, by Achala Moulik