Issue Briefs

Abstract AI-enabled UAV based landmine detection and classification can be a major advantage for the Indian Army. By combining technologies...

Abstract Over nearly 2,500 years, the land and people of Iran have absorbed existential shocks—including the fall of the Achaemenid...

Abstract The development of MUM-T systems globally is rapidly progressing and is a major area of investment and innovation in...

Abstract The nature of terrorism confronting India has undergone a significant transformation. Modern radicalisation increasingly unfolds within digital ecosystems that...

Abstract Op Sindoor highlighted the growing threat posed by low-cost swarm drones and the economic inefficiency of relying solely on...

Abstract The strategic environment of international security has drastically changed with the advent of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) systems that...

Abstract Myanmar’s post-2021 civil unrest has laid bare the country’s fragility and the challenges it poses for the security of...

Abstract This paper examines the People's Republic of China's (PRC) coordinated campaign to reshape the United Nations (UN) from within....

Abstract The Indian Army’s quest for the light commando Bhairav Battalions (BBs) is part of force restructuring with the induction...

Abstract In the contemporary world, Air Operations and Air Threat are undergoing a transformational evolution owed largely to the exploding...

Abstract This article challenges the modern military assumption that leadership is merely a transferable skill, arguing instead that ‘true command,...

Abstract The Agnipath scheme, introduced by the Government of India in 2022, for induction of Agniveers into the Armed Forces...

Abstract Myanmar is currently facing a challenging situation marked by disputed elections and significant fuel shortages, which are fundamentally altering...

Abstract The paper reconceptualises operational art within the context of Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), identifying the cognitive domain as the decisive...

Abstract Twenty First Century dawned with the Global War on Terror (GWOT) by United States post 9/11 wherein American State...

Abstract The character of warfare is undergoing a fundamental transformation driven by rapid advances in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, precision-guided...

Abstract India’s growing strategic partnership with the European Union (EU) has not only strengthened its economic and trade engagement but...

Abstract Regional wars of Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Gaza, and the US-Israel-Iran have global ramifications. These conflicts have paralysed the permanent five members...

Abstract The document proposes the establishment of a Military Futures Command (MFC) in India to fuse military and civilian capabilities,...

Abstract The transition from fossil fuel based energy systems to renewable energy systems represent a fundamental transformation in the structure...

Abstract Post operation Sindoor, the Indian Armed Forces are working on enhancing their capacities, however, more lessons are rapidly emerging...

Abstract Recent conflicts indicate that warfare is shifting from ‘attrition warfare’ to ‘compressed multi-domain operations’ aimed at disrupting the adversary’s...

Abstract Mosaic Warfare, a war fighting philosophy that treats military platforms as individual tiles that can combine to form rapidly...

Abstract This article examines the relationship between United States financial assistance to Pakistan and documented instances where Pakistani state actors...

Abstract The 21st Century has seen the widespread expansion of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) capabilities across air, land and...