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One Concerns and challenges impacting on global peace and security Two The Modi-Obama Vision and Indo-US Relations Three Modi and Indo-Russian Relations Four China’s Military Command and Control: A Root and Branch Overhaul Five The Current Situation in West Asia and its Implications Six Pakistan: A Fragile Polity and a Dysfunctional State Seven The UN Tribunal’s South China Sea Verdict — Implications for Regional Security Eight Reducing Flab in India’s Defence Organisation Nine Maritime Capacity Building and India’s Imperatives Ten Special Forces Eleven Asymmetric and Unconventional Warfare on the Subcontinent Twelve Army Aviation Turns 30 – A Reality Check Thirteen Blue Economy and China: Economic Wealth and Strategic Advantages Fourteen Cyber Warfare in Future Conflicts Fifteen Defence Reforms Sixteen Foundational Pillars of India’s Strategy to Protect Offshore Assets Seventeen The IAF – A Strategic Air Force? Eighteen Trends in Land-based Firepower in the Future
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INDIAN DEFENCE
BUSINESS
Concepts & Perspectives
TECHNOLOGY
CONCEPTS & PERSPECTIVES
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