Strategy and Defence Review: Spring 2026 Edition

In this Spring 2026 Edition:-

Prepare to Perform or Be Ready to Perish —Lt Gen DP Pandey

Security in the Age of Uncertainty —Shiv Kunal Verma

India in the First Quarter of the 21st Century —Colonel Ajay K Raina

Boots on Ground is Inexorable & Non-Negotiable —Lt Gen Abhay Krishna

The Next Indo-Pak War: Emerging Architecture of China's Proxy War —Lt Gen Raman Dhawan

The Polar High Ground: Reflections on Power from Arctic to Antarctica —Captain Sudhir Kandhari

Nuclear Proliferation Scenario —Group Captain TP Srivastava

Nurturing a Terror Infrastructure: A Suicidal Venture by Pakistan —Lt Gen DP Pandey

Indian Military Strategy: Constants, Variables, Choices and Consequences —Brig Rajiv Mahna

Non-Alignment to Multi-Alignment: India's Geopolitical Renaissance —Maj Gen VS Ranade

Have the recent conflicts around the world spelt the end of the manned aircraft? —Air Marshal Raghu Rajan

War Beneath the Narratives: Strategic Drivers Behind the Emerging Gulf Conflict —Colonel Ajay K Raina

Future Warfare Unplugged — Circa 2040-45 —Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan

Achieving Defence Self-Reliance in an Uncertain World —Brigadier Preet Pal Singh

Fortress India —Shiv Kunal Verma

Balochistan: A Great Power Rivalry at India's Doorstep —Brigadier R A Singh

Bharat's Democratisation of Space —Major Sunil Shetty

Balochistan On the Boil —Colonel Tej K Tikoo

Pakistan, Khalistani Terror, and the ISI's Proxy Architecture: An Evidence-Based Analysis —Aadi Achint

Fraternity of Nations (FON): A Concept for Multipolar Global Governance —Col PK “Royal” Mehrishi

Two Worlds, Two Wars: Why Ikkis And Dhurandhar Can't Be Judged By The Same Yardstick —Geeta Datta

Genesis of Current US Involvement in War Against Iran —Gp Capt TP Srivastava

Beyond Orthodoxy: Reimagining India's PoJK Strategy —Colonel Ajay K Raina

India Risks Misreading Iran War by Learning the Wrong Lessons for Military —Lt Gen DP Pandey

Impending Storm in Taiwan Strait: Can Bharat Rebalance the Power in Asia? —Lt Col (Dr) Arnav Mukherji