Small Modular Reactors and India: Institutional Drivers and Challenges Given India’s future energy demand and need for clean energy, Small Modular Reactors (SMR) are a suitable option. Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak , Bhawna Budhwar | | Issue Brief
North Korea’s Increasing Military Cooperation with Russia: Implications for India Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine in 2022, the military engagement between North Korea and Russia has significantly increased. Apparently, the signing of a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ agreement... Ranjit Kumar Dhawan | April-June 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
China’s Rising Foreign Ministry: Practices and Representations of Assertive Diplomacy Foreign ministries play a crucial role in shaping a country’s behaviour on the global stage. As the primary institutions responsible for managing international relations, they engage in diplomacy and develop... Rahul Pandey | April-June 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
Pre-emption, Precision and Perception: Strategic and Doctrinal Lessons for India from Operations Rising Lion and Midnight Hammer Warfare today is characterised not merely by territory gained or adversaries neutralised, but by the ability to shape perceptions, compress timelines and dominate across multiple domains. Contemporary wars have witnessed... A.B. Shivane | April-June 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
Kautilya’s Arthashastra: The Intellectual Foundations of Ancient Indian Political Thought The intellectual foundations and the strategic vocabulary of contemporary geopolitical discourse is characterised by two elements—its heavy borrowing from the ancient civilisations of the Near East, Greece, Rome, and even... Kajari Kamal | April-June 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
Multi-Domain Operations: Air Force as the Central Node The modern battlespace is heavily influenced by technology and it has forced modern militaries to reflect on the question, ‘What comes after Joint.’1 There is growing recognition that in the... Ankit Abbott | April-June 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
Can India and China Break Free from the Triangle of Conflict at the Border? On 21 October 2024, during a special briefing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia, India’s Foreign Secretary, Shri Vikram Misri stated, ‘Over the last several weeks, Indian and... Akankshya Ray | April-June 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Uncertain War: Decoding India’s Two-Front War with China and Pakistan This article examines the two-front war challenge for India against China and Pakistan. It highlights difficulties nations have faced in managing simultaneous wars, emphasising the complexity such a situation imposes... Rajneesh Singh | April-June 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
Sentiment Analysis for Indian Defence Ecosystem and Armed Forces Today’s battlefields extend far beyond physical terrain into the digital realm, where military operations are won or lost through the power of perception. This study dives deep into how Sentiment... Apurv Gupta | April-June 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
Enhancing Foreign Language Expertise in the Indian Armed Forces: A Focus on Chinese Language Proficiency Effective communication is paramount for military success in today’s globalised operations and diverse linguistic landscapes. Linguistic support has historically been a crucial component of military operations worldwide. This article explores... Umesh Kumar Gupta | April-June 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
