The Risk of a Renewed Nuclear Arms Race Donald Trump’s decision to resume US nuclear testing risks reigniting a competitive nuclear build-up that could destabilise international security. Abhishek Verma | | IDSA Comments
Towards Effective Defence Procurement: Lessons from the US SPEED Act 2025 The US SPEED Act 2025 illuminates how agile, outcome-based acquisition models can quicken defence procurement. Chaitan Chouhan | | Issue Brief
The Mistaken History of the Korean War: What We Got Wrong Then and Now by Paul M. Edwards For Koreans, the Korean War was undoubtedly a watershed moment, which cemented the bifurcation of Korean Peninsula that continues more than seventy years after the fact. It is impossible to... Meghna Pradhan | July-September 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Arctic Frontier: Geopolitical Chessboard of Major Powers? The Arctic region, once considered a distant and inhospitable corner of the world, is rapidly emerging as a focal point in global geopolitics. Harvard International Review (HIR) argues that “nations... Rahul Pandey | July-September 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
Outer Space as a Global Commons: Evolving Governance and the Challenges of the 21st Century Space has long been considered a domain beyond territorial claims, governed by international treaties that emphasised cooperation and peaceful exploration. However, in the face of rapid technological advances, the increasing... Martand Jha | July-September 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
A NATO Sans USA The newly elected American President’s constant threat on pulling America out of NATO labelling them as potential liabilities has not gone well with its European partners. His far from charitable... AV Chandrasekaran | July-September 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
Enhancing Ballistic Missile Defence: Comparing AI-Integrated Systems with Traditional Approaches The Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) systems play a significant role in national security, and are designed to detect, track and intercept incoming missiles. Beginning in the 1950s, they have undergone... Md Arifur Rahman | July-September 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
Safeguarding National Interests: Evaluating the Risks of Defence – Civilian Airport Proximity This article examines the risks posed by the proximity of military facilities to civilian airports, particularly in the context of the Indian Air Force (IAF) as well as Indian Naval... Harsh Diwakar , Kritika Jain | July-September 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
India’s Quest for Self-Reliance in Defence Sector: Reality Check, Challenges and Way Ahead Given the prevalence of numerous security challenges, India’s high dependence on other countries for its defence requirements stands out as a serious vulnerability in the national security calculus. In 2024,... G.G. Dwivedi | July-September 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
Manned Fighter and Unmanned Systems: Future is Collaborative The application of unmanned systems during recent conflicts has stimulated an alternative thought in military capability. While these systems have accrued reasonable tactical and operational successes, their ability to do... Pankaj Dhiman | July-September 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
