The current issue features articles that look at stress in the Armed Forces from a public health perspective; issues pertaining to transfer of defence technology to India; and a discussion on the terrorist group ISIS along with possible future scenarios. It also includes five detailed book reviews.

Contents

Editorial

Focus

• Conceptualising Stress in the Armed Forces: A Public Health Perspective

  Yasir Hamid Bhat

• Transfer of Defence Technology to India: Prevalence, Significance and Insights

  Kevin A. Desouza

• The Rise and Future of ISIS

  K. Nishant Nair

Book Reviews

• United Nations Peacekeeping Challenge: The Importance of the Integrated Approach, by Anna Powles et al.

  A.K. Bardalai

• Open Skies: Transparency, Confidence Building, and the End of the Cold War, by Peter Jones

  Shrabana Barua

• Diplomatic Dimensions of Maritime Challenges for India in the 21st Century, by Yogendra Kumar

  Surajit Mahalanobis

• India’s Military Power: A General Reflects, by Lt Gen H.C. Dutta

  Y.M. Bammi

• Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris, by Christopher Snedden

  Priyanka Singh

Guidelines for Contributors