Journal of Defence Studies
Volume: 20 | Number: 2 | April-June 2026
Editorial
Focus
Air Power Under the Nuclear Shadow: Operation Sindoor and the Logic of Strategic Restraint
Gajula Sai Niranjan, Nanda Kishor M.S.
Flying Testbeds Cannot Be Foreign Assets: Building India’s Flight-Science Infrastructure
Srivatsa Ragi Venkatesh
Dynamic Middle Power: Exploring South Korea’s Response to the Military Rise of China
Ranjit Kumar Dhawan
Analysing China’s Pursuit of Self-reliance in Defence Industry
Abhishek Kumar Darbey
Evolution in Open-Source Intelligence and Coercive Limitations in Contemporary Conflicts: Lessons for India
Rajnish Maahi
Drivers of Change in the Indian Defence Industrial Base: From Indigenisation to Structural Capacity-Building
Sujit Thakur
The Transnational Nexus: Organised Crime, Extremism and the Indo-Canadian Diaspora
Abhishek Verma
India’s Preparedness Against Technological Adaptations of Terrorism
Saanya Sidhra
Chinese Aviation Hegemony Along India’s Northern Borders: The Nine-Year Surge Since Doklam
Rajiv Lathar
Integrated Cyber–Kinetic–Information Warfare: Insights from the Venezuela Crisis of 2026
Abhishek Lal
Commentary
Hypersonic Weapons: A Transition or a Transformation? A Theoretical Approach to Examining Hypersonic Weapons in Contemporary Conflicts
Pichipoo Raja
Two Seas, One Future: The Mediterranean and the Bay of Bengal in Comparative Perspective
Mahfuz Parvez
Bridging Strategy and Technology Beneath the Waves: Lessons from France’s Seabed Warfare Strategy
Tarun Kumar Jha
Infrastructure and Deterrence: Is India Risking a Fiscal Plateau on Its Strategic Frontiers?
Rajeev Chaudhry
Iran–Israel Twelve-Day War: From Missile Precision to Defence Saturation
Bhawna Budhwar
Defence Technology Security Architecture in India: Comparative Analysis and Strategic Roadmap
Khyati Singh
