The issue features articles on jointness in the Indian Armed Forces, the impact of climate change on maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region, and the geopolitics of cyber espionage. It also includes an analysis of the Standing Committee of Defence’s recommendations on the defence budget during the 15th Lok Sabha.

Editorial

Focus

• Impact of the Recommendations of the Standing Committee on Defence (15th Lok Sabha) on the Defence Budget
  -- Amit Cowshish
• Enhancing Jointness in Indian Armed Forces: Case for Unified Commands
  -- Vijai Singh Rana
• Climate Change and Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean Region
  -- Abhijit Singh
• The Geopolitics of Cyber Espionage
  -- Munish Sharma

Book Reviews

• Hindu Nationalism and the Evolution of Contemporary Indian Security by Chris Ogden
  -- Stuti Banerjee
• When Counterinsurgency Wins: Sri Lanka’s Defeat of the Tamil Tigers by Ahmed S. Hashim
  -- Vivek Chadha
• Strategy: Key Thinkers by Thomas M. Kane
  -- S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• Science and Technology in China: Implications and Lessons for India, edited by Maharajakrishna Rasgotra
  -- Gunjan Singh