| Contents | 1-40 |
| S.No. | Chapter Name | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authors’ Profiles | 8-14 |
| 2 | Major Infographics / Maps / Diagrams / charts | 16 |
| 3 | Map: Major Indian Armed Forces’ Headquarters | 18 |
| 4 | Map: DRDO and DPSU Headquarters | 20 |
| 5 | Letters to the Editor | 21-24 |
| 6 | Editorial | 35-40 |
| 7 | LETTER FROM Dr S. Radhakrishnan, Second President of India, adressed to our Founder Editor-in-Chief, in March 1966 | 36 |
| S.No. | Chapter Name | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharat Dynamics | 42 |
| 2 | EDGE Group | 43 |
| 3 | FFV Ordnance | 44 |
| 4 | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers | 46 |
| 5 | Hensoldt | 47 |
| 6 | IAI | 48 |
| 7 | Lockheed Martin | 49 |
| 8 | MBDA | 51 |
| 9 | Milkor | 52 |
| 10 | Navantia | 54 |
| 11 | PLR Systems | 56 |
| 12 | Proengin | 58 |
| 13 | Rubin | 59 |
| S.No. | Chapter Name | Author | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consequences of Taliban Take-over of Afghanistan | General Deepak Kapoor (Retd) | 1 |
| 2 | Afghanistan — An Analysis | Lt General R.K. Jagga (Retd) | 11 |
| 3 | Afghanistan — Changed Dynamics | Major General (Dr) Yash Mor (Retd) | 13 |
| 4 | US Drawdown from Afghanistan — Options for India | Major General (Dr) Yash Mor (Retd) | 15 |
| 5 | Indo-Pacific the Maritime Context | Admiral Sunil Lanba (Retd) | 19 |
| 6 | India and Indo-Pacific strategy | Manoj Joshi | 23 |
| 7 | Uneasy Geopolitical Transition — Necessity of a Strong Indian Navy | Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha (Retd) | 27 |
| 8 | Rising Foot Prints of China in South Asia | Dr Manjari Singh | 29 |
| 9 | Chinese Influence in the South Asian Region and Implications | Major General B.S. Dhanoa (Retd) | 33 |
| 10 | China’s Growing Intrusive Presence in Central Asia | P. Stobdan | 35 |
| 11 | China–Pakistan–Turkey Nexus — A Worrying Trend | Dr Amrita Jash | 39 |
| 12 | China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a Three-Way Challenge for China | Major General (Dr) Yash Mor (Retd) | 43 |
| 13 | Indo–Nepal–China — Asia’s Eternal Triangle | Lt General Shokin Chauhan (Retd) | 45 |
| 14 | The Annexation of Tibet by China — Is it Justified? | Major General (Dr) Yash Mor (Retd) and Prashant Nakra | 49 |
| 15 | China’s 2021 White Paper on Tibet — An Assessment | Dr Amrita Jash | 55 |
| 16 | Situation in West Asia | Brigadier Rumel Dahiya (Retd) | 57 |
| 17 | India and West Asia — Elevation in Relations Through Defence Cooperation | Dr Manjari Singh | 59 |
| 18 | India’s Vaccine Diplomacy | Anil Trigunayat | 63 |
| 19 | Indo–US Defence and Security Relations | Major General C.P. Singh (Retd) | 65 |
| 20 | Indus Waters Treaty — Past Imperfect, Future Tense | Uttam Kumar Sinha | 69 |
| 21 | A Denovo look at India’s Nuclear Doctrine | Major General (Dr) Yash Mor (Retd) | 73 |
| 22 | Race to the Space — The Final Frontier | Lt General R. Sabherwal (Retd) | 77 |
| 23 | Aerial Warfare in the Future | Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) | 81 |
| 24 | China’s Growing Air Power | Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd) | 83 |
| 25 | 50 Years of Independent Bangladesh | Air Cmde Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury (Retd), Bangladesh Air Force | 85 |
| S.No. | Chapter Name | Author | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forecasting Change in Military Technology, 2020-2040 | Major General (Dr) Yash Mor (Retd) | 89 |
| 2 | Intelligent Autonomous Things on the Battlefield | Rohit Goel | 93 |
| 3 | Artificial Intelligence and National Security | Major General (Dr) Yash Mor (Retd) | 97 |
| 4 | Emerging Technologies for Dismounted Soldier Survivability | Rohit Goel | 101 |
| 5 | Development of a Lightweight Non-Nuclear EMP Shelter | Prashant Nakra | 105 |
| 6 | International Challenges to Security in Space | Prashant Nakra | 109 |
| S.No. | Chapter Name | Author | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India’s Defence Budget 2021-22 | Dr Laxman Kumar Behera | 113 |
| 2 | Defence Reforms — 20 Reforms of 2020 | Rohit Goel | 117 |
| 3 | Atmanirbhar Bharat — Light at the end of the Tunnel | Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd) | 121 |
| 4 | Atmanirbhar in Defence — Enabling Foreign Direct Investment | Major General Rohit Gupta (Retd) | 125 |
| 5 | Corporatisation of Ordnance Factories — A Step Towards Their Atmanirbharta | Major General Rohit Gupta (Retd) | 129 |
| 6 | Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) | Rohit Goel | 133 |
| 7 | Defence Industrial Corridors (A Promising Step Towards Atmanirbharata) | Lt General J.K. Sharma (Retd) | 139 |
| 8 | Tamil Nadu Aerospace & Defence Industrial Policy | Rohit Goel | 143 |
| 9 | Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor | Rohit Goel | 147 |
| 10 | Defence Manufacturing in Uttarakhand | Rohit Goel | 151 |
| S.No. | Chapter Name | Author | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exclusive Interview: General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) |
153 | |
| 2 | Indian Navy’s Aircraft Carrier Goal and Programme | Admiral Sunil Lanba (Retd) | 157 |
| 3 | Jointness and Integration — The Beginning Towards an End State | Prashant Nakra | 159 |
| 4 | The Indian Army | 163 | |
| 5 | The Indian Navy | 183 | |
| 6 | The Indian Air Force | 207 | |
| 7 | Indian Coast Guard — A Multi-Mission Organisation | 231 | |
| 8 | Who’s Who in Indian Defence | 241 | |
| 9 | Defence Production | 263 | |
| 10 | Defence Research and Development (DRDO) | 291 |
| S.No. | Chapter Name | Author | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ministry of Home Affairs & Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) | Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd) | 299 |
| 2 | India Takes Great Leaps in its Coastal Security | Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd) | 309 |
| Chapter Name | Pages |
|---|---|
| Algeria: MoD Contact Details | 322 |
| Australia: MoD Contact Details | 323 |
| Australia: MoD Organisational Structure | 325 |
| Bangladesh: MoD Contact Details | 326 |
| Brunei: MoD Contact Details | 327 |
| Brunei: MoD Organisational Structure | 329 |
| Egypt: MoD Contact Details | 330 |
| Indonesia: MoD Contact Details | 330 |
| Indonesia: MoD Organisational Structure | 331 |
| Iran: MoD Contact Details | 331 |
| Israel: MoD Contact Details | 332 |
| Israel: MoD Organisational Structure | 333 |
| Japan: MoD Organisational Structure | 334 |
| Japan: MoD Contact Details | 335 |
| Kazakhstan: MoD Contact Details | 335 |
| Malaysia: MoD Contact Details | 336 |
| Malaysia: MoD Organisational Structure | 337 |
| Myanmar: MoD Contact Details | 338 |
| Myanmar: MoD Organisational Structure | 338 |
| Nepal: MoD Contact Details | 339 |
| Philippines: MoD Contact Details | 340 |
| Philippines: MoD Organisational Structure | 344 |
| Singapore: MoD Contact Details | 345 |
| Singapore: MoD Organisational Structure | 347 |
| South Korea MoD Contact Details | 348 |
| South Korea MoD Organisation Structure | 348 |
| Sri Lanka: MoD Contact Details | 349 |
| Sri Lanka: MoD Organisational Structure | 349 |
| Taiwan: MoD Contact Details | 350 |
| Taiwan: MoD Organisational Structure | 351 |
| Thailand: MoD Contact Details | 352 |
| Thailand: MoD Organisational Structure | 353 |
| Vietnam: MoD Contact Details | 354 |
| Vietnam: MoD Organisational Structure | 354 |
| Chapter Name | Pages |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 355 |
| Australia | 355 |
| Bahrain | 355 |
| Bangladesh | 355 |
| Bhutan | 355, 356 |
| Brunei | 356 |
| Cambodia | 356 |
| China | 356 |
| Egypt | 356 |
| Indonesia | 356 |
| Iran | 356 |
| Iraq | 356, 357 |
| Israel | 357 |
| Japan | 357 |
| Jordan | 357 |
| Kazakhstan | 357 |
| Kuwait | 357 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 357 |
| Laos | 357 |
| Lebanon | 357, 358 |
| Libya | 358 |
| Malaysia | 358 |
| Myanmar | 358 |
| Nepal | 358 |
| North Korea (DPR of Korea) | 358 |
| Oman | 358 |
| Pakistan | 358 |
| Philippines | 358 |
| Qatar | 359 |
| Saudi Arabia | 359 |
| Singapore | 359 |
| South Korea (Republic of Korea) | 359 |
| Sri Lanka | 359 |
| Syria | 359 |
| Taiwan | 359 |
| Tajikistan | 359, 360 |
| Thailand | 360 |
| Turkey | 360 |
| Turkmenistan | 360 |
| United Arab Emirates | 360 |
| Uzbekistan | 360 |
| Vietnam | 360 |
| Yemen | 360 |
| Chapter Name | Pages |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 361, 362 |
| Australia | 362, 363, 364 |
| Bahrain | 364 |
| Bangladesh | 365, 366 |
| Bhutan | 366 |
| Brunei | 367, 368 |
| Cambodia | 368, 369 |
| China | 369 |
| Egypt | 370, 371 |
| Indonesia | 372, 373 |
| Iran | 373, 374 |
| Iraq | 374, 375 |
| Israel | 375, 376, 377 |
| Japan | 377, 378 |
| Jordan | 378 |
| Kazakhstan | 379 |
| Kuwait | 380 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 380 |
| Laos | 381 |
| Lebanon | 381, 382 |
| Libya | 382 |
| Malaysia | 383, 384 |
| Myanmar | 384 |
| Nepal | 385 |
| North Korea | 385, 386 |
| Oman | 386 |
| Pakistan | 386, 387, 388 |
| Philippines | 388 |
| Qatar | 389 |
| Saudi Arabia | 389 |
| Singapore | 390, 391 |
| South Korea | 392 |
| Sri Lanka | 392, 393 |
| Syria | 394 |
| Taiwan | 394, 395 |
| Tajikistan | 395 |
| Thailand | 395, 396 |
| Turkey | 396, 397 |
| Turkmenistan | 398 |
| United Arab Emirates | 398 |
| Uzbekistan | 398, 399 |
| Vietnam | 399, 400 |
| Yemen | 400 |
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| Chapter Name | Pages | Chapter Name | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline of the Taliban in Afghanistan 1999-2021 | 2 | Organisation of the Indian Army Headquarters | 168 |
| Ports and Berths Worldwide Where China has Increased its Investment | 21 | The Exclusive Economic Zone of India | 185 |
| Sea Lines of Communication Showing Choke Points in the Indian Ocean | 24 | Organisation of the Indian Navy Headquarters | 186 |
| The Exclusive Economic Zone of India | 28 | Indian Air Force Commands | 208 |
| New Maritime Silk Road and New Silk Road Economic Belt | 31 | Organisation of the Indian Air Force Headquarters | 210 |
| China-Pakistan-Turkey Nexus | 41 | Organisation Structure of the Indian Coast Guard | 233 |
| China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) | 44 | Location of Indian Coast Guard Units | 234 |
| Tibet with Territorial Sub-divisions | 50 | Indian Coast Guard SAR Organisation | 235 |
| The Growth of US-India Trade | 66 | Department of Defence | 244 |
| The Indus Water Treaty | 70 | Organisation of the Department of Defence Production (DDP) | 264 |
| GDP (current US$ Billion) – Bangladesh | 87 | Organisation Structure of the OFB | 267 |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$ Billion) – Bangladesh | 88 | DRDO Organisation Structure | 293 |
| Classification of Electromagnetic Pulses (EMPs) | 106 | DRDO Organisation Structure (Technical) | 294 |
| Electromagnetically Vulnerable Target Sets | 106 | Organisation & Role of the Central Armed Police Forces | 299 |
| Lethal Footprint of High-power Microwaves (HPM) E-Bomb | 107 | Organisation of the Ministry of Home Affairs | 300 |
| Key Space Concepts | 111 | India’s Sagarmala Network Map | 310 |
| Key Counterspace Concepts | 111 | Indian Search and Rescue Region | 312 |
| Distribution of Defence Services Budget 2021-22. | 115 | Central & South Asia — GDP Growth (Annual %) | 404 |
| Defence Industrial Production Corridor in Tamil Nadu | 145 | East Asia, Pacific Rim & Australia — GDP Growth (Annual %) | 404 |
| Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor | 149 | West Asia & North Africa — GDP Growth (Annual %) | 405 |
| Uttarakhand is Promoting Defence Manufacturing | 152 | Central & South Asia — Military Expenditure by Country (in US$ millions) | 405 |
| Organisation of HQ Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) | 159 | East Asia, Pacific Rim & Australia — Military Expenditure by Country (in US$ millions) | 406 |
| Higher Defence Planning | 160 | West Asia & North Africa — Military Expenditure by Country (in US$ millions) | 406 |
| India’s Land Border Map | 164 | Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC): Focus on Africa & Indian Ocean | 411 |
| Indian Army’s Chain of Command | 166 |