This issue features articles on the study of military science in India, additive manufacturing to defence and aerospace sector, and on drones being a possible terror tool. It also includes a perspective on the Doklam issue, a review essay and four book reviews.

Contents

Editorial

Perspective

Doklam and the Indo-China Boundary
— A.K. Bardalai

Focus

A Longue Durée Perspective on Military Science in India
— Pradeep Kumar Gautam
Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace and Defence Sector: Strategy of India
— Prakash Panneerselvam
Drones: An Emerging Terror Tool
— Atul Pant

Review Essay

India’s Pathways for Regional Prominence in Asia-Pacific: Prospects and Challenges
— Abhay Kumar Singh

Book Reviews

Faith, Unity, Discipline: The ISI of Pakistan, by Hein G. Kiessling
— Vishal Kumar Verma
High Command: British Military Leadership in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, by Christopher L. Elliott
— Kishore Kumar Khera
Inside the Enemy’s Computer: Identifying Cyber-Attackers, by Clement Guitton
— Munish Sharma
Balochistan, the British and the Great Game: The Struggle for the Bolan Pass, Gateway to India, by T.A. Heathcote
— Y. M. Bammi

Acknowledgement of Referees for Vol. 11, Nos 1-4