Contents

Editorial

Special Feature

• India’s Quest for Strategic Autonomy: Opportunities and Challenges in the Emerging World Order

  -Sujan R. Chinoy

Focus

• Managing Officer Talent in the Army: A Study of the US System

  -Guriqbal Singh Gill

• Navigating ASEAN Centrality amidst Internal Friction and Interplay of Strategic Frameworks between the US and China

  -Om Prakash Das

• Evolution of Multi-Domain Operations and Prospects for Application of Aerospace Power

  -Tejinder Singh

• Militarisation of Minicoy Island: Strengthening India’s Starboard Flank

  -A.V. Chandrasekaran

• Securitisation of Economic Projects: A Case of Chinese Private Security Companies (PSCs) in Pakistan

  -Devendra Kumar

Commentaries

• Belt and Road Initiative at 10: Past Imperfect, Future Tense

  -Praveer Purohit

• Use of Virtual Reality in Managing Emerging Infectious Diseases

  -Kritika Roy

Book Reviews

• Research Methods in Defence Studies: A Multidisciplinary Overview

  -Wankhede Rahul Bhojraj

• India’s Military Conflicts and Diplomacy: An Inside View of Decision Making

  -Samruddhi Pathak

• The Hero of Tiger Hill: Autobiography of a Param Vir

  -Narender Yadav

• Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

  -Himadri Bose

Guidelines for Contributors