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ABOUT THE JOURNAL

DEFENCE AND DIPLOMACY Journal is a quarterly publication that carries research articles on defence, military affairs and strategy (specially air power and space issues) of contemporary and historical interest. Articles in the Journal reflect the views and conclusions of the authors and not the opinions or policy of the Centre for Air Power Studies or any other institution.

Language: English, Format of publication: Online and Print, Start Year: 2011

 

Editorial Board

 

Editor-in-Chief

Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, VM(Retd)
Director General
Arjan Path, Subroto Park, New Delhi 110 010
Telephone: (91.11) 25699130 Fax: (91.11) 25682531
E-mail: capsnetdroff@gmail.com
dgcapss@capssindia.org
website: www.capssindia.org

  • Editor

Dr Shalini Chawla
House No. 229, Espace Nirvana Country 
Sector-50, Gurugram, Haryana – 122002
Email: shalinichawla@capssindia.org , distinguishedfellow@capssindia.org  

 

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Phone: +91 11 43528107 e-mail: kw@kwpub.in

 

Published by Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, VM (Retd) on behalf of the Forum for National Security Studies (the Trust running the Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies, New Delhi) and Printed by Nutech Print Services,
B 25/3, Okhla Industrial Area, New Delhi and Published at P-284, Arjan Path, Subroto Park, New Delhi 110 010.

Editorial Board Members

Prof Amitabh Mattoo

Dean, School of International Studies, Chair, Centre for International Politics,

Organization and Disarmament (CIPOD) School of International Studies

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Email: amitabh.mattoo@gmail.com

 

Dr Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia, Hudson Institute, Washington, DC

Email: apande@hudson.org

 

Dr Constantino Xavier

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy and Security Studies

Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), New Delhi

Email: Cxavier@csep.org

 

Shri Pankaj Saran

Convenor, NatStrat, New Delhi

Member, National Security Advisory Board of India

Former Deputy National Security Advisor of India

Email: pankaj.saran@natstratindia.org

 

Brig Rahul K Bhonsle (Retd)

Director, Security Risks Asia

Email: rkbhonsle@gmail.com

 

Dr Shanthie D’Souza

Founder and President of Mantraya (An Independent Research Forum)

Email: shanthied@gmail.com

 

Dr TCA Raghavan

Former High Commissioner to Pakistan &

Former Director General, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA)

Email: tcaraghavan@gmail.com

 

Shri Tilak Devasher

Member – National Security Advisory

Board & Former Special Secretary

Cabinet Secretariat

Email: tilakdevasher@gmail.com

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1. India’s Use of Hard and Soft Power as Foreign Policy: A Realist and Constructivist Analysis
Jasvir Singh Mann

2. Leveraging India’s Logistic Support Agreements in the Maritime Domain
Anuttama Banerji

3. As India Swims in the MAHASAGAR 
Radhey Tambi

4. Reassessing the Indo—Sri Lanka Accord at Thirty-Nine and the Persistence of the Tamil Question
Saima Azim

5. Ensuring Fuel Security for India’s Nuclear Energy Expansion
Bhawna Budhwar

6. A Reality Check on Make in India in Defence
Satya Narayan Misra and Kartik Kishore

7. The US National Defence Strategy 2026: Retrenchment for Renewal or Spheres of Influence?
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2. The Pashtuns: Understanding History and Culture 
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3. EU Sanctions on Russia and Their Implications for India
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4. Balancing India’s Energy Security and Climate Change Concerns
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5. India’s Energy Basket and the Case Study of Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant
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6. India in Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
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7. India-Australia Defence Cooperation
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2. Iran’s Security Structure: Lessons for India 
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3. The Iranian Nuclear Dilemma: Energy Goals and Proliferation Concerns
Sarabjit Kaur

4. Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Evolving Geopolitics of Central Asian Region: Implications for India
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5. A Unique Indian Jointness Model: A Perspective
Rajesh Isser

6. Emerging Technologies: Induction Challenges for Warfare
Dinesh Kumar Pandey

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Anadi

2. Mapping of the Non-traditional Threats in the Indian Ocean
Radhey Tambi

3. Iran’s Expanding Footprints in BRICS and SCO: Prospects for India’s Energy Engagement
Ngangom Dhruba Tara Singh

4. Rare Earth Elements and India’s Neighbourhood
Neha Mishra

5. Kalam and His Vision of Make in India
Satya Narayan Misra

6. War-Enabler Drones Giving Impetus to Market Growth
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1. India’s Integrated Commands: What Not to Do Lessons from the USA
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2.  Aviation Security: A Critical Non-Traditional Security Hotspot
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3. China’s Engagement with Colombo: Strategic Implications for New Delhi
Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury

4. From Cooperation to Risk Reduction: Military Dimensions of US-China Strategic Competition
Rushali Saha

5. Digital Yuan: Digital Currency of China and Its Possible Global Impact
E. Dilipraj

6. New Leadership in Iran: Potential for India-Iran Relations

Anu Sharma

7. India-Nepal Relations: Reviving the Economic Ties Amidst China’s Growing Influence
Urmi Tat

8. The Politics of Al-Aqsa Crisis: The Past, the Present and the Future
Cyriac S. Pampackal

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