This issue of the Journal of Defence Studies features two insightful articles on broadening the scope of civil military relations, and the Internet of Things (IoT) and its growing importance in the military domain. It also includes a review article on nuclear weapons and five book reviews.

Contents

Editorial

Focus

• Broadening the Education for Synergetic Civil–Military Relations

  — Pradeep Kumar Gautam

• Internet of Things Centricity of Future Military Operations

  — Atul Pant

Review Article

• In Awe of the Atom: Proliferation, Threats, and Costs of Nuclear Management

  — Nazir Ahmad Mir

Book Review

• Rebel Law: Insurgents, Courts and Justice in Modern Conflict, by Frank Ledwidge

  — Suriya Narayanan

• Kautilya and Non-Western IR Theory, by Deepshikha Shahi

  — Michael Liebig

• India and China at Sea: Competition for Naval Dominance in the Indian Ocean, edited by David Brewster

  — M. Doraibabu

• The Generation of Rage in Kashmir, by David Devadas

  — Rajrasheshwari Singh

• India and World War II: War, Armed Forces, and Society, 1939-45, by Kaushik Roy

  — Manas Dutta