Contents

Editorial
Special Feature

India’s Quest for Strategic Autonomy: Opportunities and Challenges in the Emerging World Order
-Sujan R. Chinoy

Focus

Managing Officer Talent in the Army: A Study of the US System
-Guriqbal Singh Gill
Navigating ASEAN Centrality amidst Internal Friction and Interplay of Strategic Frameworks between the US and China
-Om Prakash Das
Evolution of Multi-Domain Operations and Prospects for Application of Aerospace Power
-Tejinder Singh

Militarisation of Minicoy Island: Strengthening India’s Starboard Flank
-A.V. Chandrasekaran

Securitisation of Economic Projects: A Case of Chinese Private Security Companies (PSCs) in Pakistan
-Devendra Kumar

Commentaries

Belt and Road Initiative at 10: Past Imperfect, Future Tense
-Praveer Purohit

Use of Virtual Reality in Managing Emerging Infectious Diseases
-Kritika Roy
Book Reviews

Research Methods in Defence Studies: A Multidisciplinary Overview
-Wankhede Rahul Bhojraj

India’s Military Conflicts and Diplomacy: An Inside View of Decision Making
-Samruddhi Pathak

The Hero of Tiger Hill: Autobiography of a Param Vir
-Narender Yadav

Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
-Himadri Bose
Guidelines for Contributors