Contents

Editorial

Guest Editorial

Focus

African Defence: A Statistical Analysis
– Kishore Kumar Khera

Unpacking India’s Defence Cooperation with Africa
– Ruchita Beri

Expanding Arc of India’s Defence Diplomacy: From the Indian Ocean to the Gulf of Guinea
– Sankalp Gurjar

India–Africa Defence Diplomacy Amid COVID-19
– Samir Bhattacharya

An Indo-African Military and Peacekeeping Partnership
– Rajesh Isser

UN Peacekeeping Operations: Challenges and Prospects in South Sudan
– G. Praveen

India–Africa Defence Cooperation: A Strategic Perspective
– G.G. Dwivedi

India–Africa Military-cum-Defence Diplomacy: A Viable Option
– Swaim Prakash Singh

India–Nigeria Defence Cooperation: Contexts, Drivers and Prospects
– Eghosa E. Osaghae

Roadmap for Enhanced India–Eastern Africa Defence Cooperation
– P.S. Bhatti

Navigating Non-Traditional Security Threats in the Western Indian Ocean Region: Role of India’s Defence and Security Cooperation with East African Island States
– Raghvendra Kumar

Rising Terrorist Threats in North-West Africa and Challenges and Opportunities for India’s Counterterrorism Cooperation
– Md. Muddassir Quamar

India–Egypt Defence and Security Cooperation
– Prasanta Kumar Pradhan

India–Africa Maritime Security and Strategic Cooperation in the Twenty-First Century
– Arushi Singh

Collaborative Competence Building for a Better India–Africa Maritime Order
– Johnson Odakkal and Neeraj Singh Manhas

Locating Vanilla Islands in India–Africa Defence Cooperation
– Radhey Tambi

Maritime Security in the Global South: Challenges and Prospects for Africa–India Defence Cooperation
– Godwin Ichimi

India–Africa Cooperation in the Maritime Space
– Saman Ayesha Kidwai

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