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Contents

S.No.	Chapter Name	Pages
1	Authors’ Profiles	8-14
2	Major Infographics / Maps / Diagrams / charts	16
3	Map: Major Indian Armed Forces’ Headquarterms	18
4	Map: DRDO and DPSU Headquarters	20
5	Letters to the Editor	22-24
6	Editorial	34-40
7	ADVERTISERS’ INDEX	63

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Weapons, Equipment & Vehicles

S.No.	Chapter Name	Pages
1	Armoured Vehicles Nigam	42
2	ATECH	44
3	Advanced Weapons and Equipment India (AWEIL)	46
4	Bharat Dynamics	47
5	Embraer Defense & Security	48
6	FFV Ordnance	50
7	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE)	52
8	India Optel	54
9	Jeena & Company	55
10	Merlinhawk Universal	56
11	Navantia	57
12	Sanathan Allied Industries (Safesure Runflat System)	59
13	Troop Comforts	60
14	Yugoimport	62

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1 STRATEGY & PERSPECTIVE

S.No.	Chapter Name	Author	Pages
1	A New World Order & Changing Power Dynamics	Lt General P.R. Shankar (Retd)	1
2	Lessons From The Russia-Ukraine War	Major General B.K. Sharma (Retd)	7
3	War in Space — An Assessment.	Air Vice Marshal Sanjay Bhatnagar (Retd)	13
4	BRICS as the New Power Grouping	Major General Atanu Pattanaik (Retd)	19
5	AUKUS — Can it Shape the Security Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific?.	Commodore Anil Jai Singh (Retd)	21
6	An Eleven Point Programme to Address Chinese Maritime Activities Impinging Upon Indian Security Interests	Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (Retd)	27
7	China’s Continuing Encroachments in the South China Sea	Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla (Retd)	31
8	Will China Attack Taiwan?	Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla (Retd)	35
9	Development of a Legal Framework for Autonomous Shipping in India	Adm Karambir Singh (Retd) & Cdr Hemanth Kumar (Retd)	39
10	Middle East in a Tinderbox — What is the End Game	Anil Trigunayat	45
11	Turmoil in the Middle East — Role of Iran and Türkiye	Md. Muddassir Quamar	49
12	India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) — Strategic Convergences & Challenges	Dr Prasanta Kumar Pradhan	53
13	Beyond Borders — Navigating the Grey Zone	Lt General Dushyant Singh (Retd)	57
14	IAF — Fighting a Two-Front War	Air Marshal R.G.K. Kapoor (Retd)	61
15	IAF on the Path of Atmanirbharta.	Air Marshal Sukhchain Singh (Retd)	65
16	The Siliguri Corridor in a Turbulent Neighbourhood	Lt General Pradeep Bali (Retd)	71
17	A Resurgent Era of Indo-German Ties	Manish Kumar Jha	73
18	‘Zeitenwende’ the Turning Point!	Interview: Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, Chief of Luftwaffe (German Air Force) by Manish Kumar Jha	75

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2 TECHNOLOGY

S.No.	Chapter Name	Author	Pages
1	Global Leader — UCAV Technology	Dr Vivek Lall	81
2	Future Trends of Fighter Aircraft.	Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)	85
3	Attack Helicopters in the Modern Battlefield	Air Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur (Retd)	91
4	New Developments in Air Defence Make it a Potent Shield	Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar (Retd)	95
5	Emerging Military Technologies	Rohit Goel	99
6	Futuristic Programmes	SP's Team	109
7	Military Technologies in Space	Rohit Goel	115

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3 BUSINESS

S.No.	Chapter Name	Author	Pages
1	Marching Towards Atmanirbharta — India’s Defence Revolution	SP’s Team	121
2	India’s Drone Ambition — Policy Thrust and Potentials for Military-Civil Technology Fusion	Manish Kumar Jha	125
3	“We do Need to Increase our Defence and Overall R&D Funding to be the Leaders in Military Technology”	Interview: Dr Samir V. Kamat, Secretary DD(R&D) & Chairman DRDO by Manish Kumar Jha	127
4	Indian Programmes Towards ‘Atmanirbharta’	SP’s Team	131
5	Empowering India’s Space Economy	Rohit Goel	135
6	ISRO — Leading India’s Space Odyssey	Interview: S. Somanath, Chairman, ISRO by Manish Kumar Jha	139

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4 INDIAN DEFENCE

S.No.	Chapter Name	Author	Pages
1	Indian Space Command — Time has Come!.	Air Vice Marshal Sanjay Bhatnagar (Retd)	145
2	Network for Spectrum (NFS) and Defence Communication Network (DCN) of the Indian Armed Forces	Air Marshal (Dr) Rajeev Sachdeva (Retd))	149
3	Whither Jointness — The Future of Integrated Theatre Commands	Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla (Retd)	153
4	Integrated Defence Staff	SP’s Correspondent	157
5	Indian Army		161
6	Indian Navy		185
7	Indian Air Force		215
8	Indian Coast Guard		243
9	Who’s Who Indian Defence		253
10	Department of Defence Production	Rohit Goel	277
11	Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)		305

HOMELAND SECURITY

S.No.	Chapter Name	Author	Pages
1	The Ministry of Home Affairs & Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)	SP's Correspondent	311
2	Advancements in India’s Coastal Security	SP’s Special Correspondent	323

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5 ASIAN WHO'S WHO

MoD Organisations & Contacts of Asian Countries

Chapter Name	Pages
Australia: MoD Contact Details	330, 331
Australia: MoD Organisational Structure	332
Bangladesh: MoD Contact Details	333, 334
Brunei: MoD Contact Details	335, 336, 337
Brunei: MoD Organisational Structure	338
Egypt: MoD Contact Details	338
Indonesia: MoD Contact Details	339
Indonesia: MoD Organisational Structure	339
Iran: MoD Contact Details	340
Israel: MoD Contact Details	340
Israel: MoD Organisational Structure	341
Japan: MoD Contact Details	342
Japan: MoD Organisational Structure	343
Lebanon: MoD Contact Details	344
Malaysia: MoD Contact Details	344
Malaysia: MoD Organisational Structure	345
Maldives: MoD Organisational Structure	346
Myanmar: MoD Contact Details	347
Myanmar: MoD Organisational Structure	347
Nepal: MoD Contact Details	348
New Zealand: MoD Contact Details	349
Philippines: MoD Contact Details	350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356
Philippines: MoD Organisational Structure	357
Singapore: MoD Contact Details	358, 359, 360
Singapore: MoD Organisational Structure	361
South Korea MoD Contact Details	362
South Korea MoD Organisational Structure	362
Sri Lanka: MoD Contact Details	363, 364
Sri Lanka: MoD Organisational Structure	363
Thailand: MoD Contact Details	365, 366
Thailand: MoD Organisational Structure	366
US Indo-Pacific Command: Contact Details	367
US Indo-Pacific Command: Organisational Structure	368
Vietnam: MoD Contact Details	369
Vietnam: MoD Organisational Structure	370

Who’s Who in Asian Defence Forces

Chapter Name	Pages
Australia	371
Bahrain	371
Bangladesh	371
Bhutan	371
Brunei	371, 372
Cambodia	372
China	372
Egypt	372
Indonesia	372
Iran	372
Iraq	372
Israel	372, 373
Japan	373
Jordan	373
Kuwait	373
Laos	373
Lebanon	373
Malaysia	373
Maldives	373
Myanmar	374
Nepal	374
New Zealand	374
North Korea (DPR of Korea)	374
Oman	374
Pakistan	374
Philippines	374
Qatar	374
Saudi Arabia	374, 375
Singapore	375
South Korea (Republic of Korea)	375
Sri Lanka	375
Syria	375
Thailand	375
Turkiye	375
United Arab Emirates	375, 376
US Indo-Pacific Command	376
Vietnam	376
Yemen	376

Asian Who's Who: Leadership Profiles

Chapter Name	Pages
Afghanistan	377
Australia	378, 379
Bahrain	380
Bangladesh	380, 381
Bhutan	381, 382
Brunei	382, 383
Cambodia	383, 384
China	384, 385
Egypt	385, 386, 387
Indonesia	387, 388
Iran	388, 389
Iraq	390
Israel	390, 391, 392
Japan	392, 393
Jordan	393, 394
Kuwait	394
Laos	395
Lebanon	395, 396
Malaysia	396, 397
Maldives	398
Myanmar	398, 399
Nepal	399
New Zealand	400, 401
North Korea	401, 402
Oman	402
Pakistan	402, 403
Philippines	404
Qatar	405
Saudi Arabia	405, 406
Singapore	406, 407
South Korea	408
Sri Lanka	409, 410
Syria	410, 411
Thailand	411, 412
Turkiye	412, 413
United Arab Emirates	413, 414
US Indo-Pacific Command	414
Vietnam	415
Yemen	416

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6 REGIONAL BALANCE

S.No. Chapter Name Pages 1 GDP & Military Expenditure 417 2 Indo-Pacific Developments 425 3 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 437 4 South Asia 477 5 South East Asia 493 6 Far East Asia & Pacific 521 7 Equipment & Hardware Specifications: An Overview 549

Army Equipment 549 Naval Equipment 578 Air Equipment 600