Journal of Defence Studies

Evolving Security Architectures in Southeast Asia: A Study of Regional Security Multilateralism

India at War: Empires, Battles and Nation Building

Strategic Communication, Manufacturing of Narratives and India–ASEAN Relations

Mission Sudarshan Chakra: India’s Integrated Aerospace Command and Control System

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION:RULES AND REGULATIONS

The Arctic at a Crossroads: The Making of a New Frontier

The Arctic at a Crossroads: The Making of a New Frontier

Delhi Policy Group

Delhi Policy Group is a think tank dedicated to advancing India

China as a Rising Norm Entrepreneur

China as a Rising Norm Entrepreneur

The Nitopadesha (Kannada edition)

The Nitopadesha (Kannada edition)

The Partner System Repriced

This paper proposes that the 2025–26 rupture in US-India relations arose from two key factors that enmeshed: presidential decision-making based on dogmatic foreign policy beliefs and transactional style in place of strategy; and the silent but long accumulating frustration in the United States…

China is Armed for an Age of Protracted Economic Warfare

Within a span of a decade, China has constructed an extensive toolkit of economic coercion, at times mirroring the US instruments, but also innovating on existing mechanisms.

Does India Have Leverage Against the US and China?

What leverage does India have today if the US or China harmed or are preparing to harm India’s interests? This question has animated policy circles in India for years, more so in the wake of an often hostile US administration since Trump assumed office in January 2025.

Takshashila Policy Advisory: Draft SHANTI Rules and Regulations, 2026

This policy advisory covers the inputs the Takshashila Institutuon submitted to the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, on draft SHANTI rules and regulations released for public consultation in August 2026.

Why and How India Should Accelerate AI Diffusion

AI diffusion is the widespread adoption of AI technologies across firms, public institutions and sectors of the economy. The case for accelerating AI diffusion in India rests on three arguments.

Leveraging BRICS & SCO for India’s Energy Security Strategy

Energy security featured prominently in discussions at both the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and BRICS in 2026, as volatility continues in global energy markets. India can leverage these organisations to attract investments and forge partnerships in clean technology supply chains.

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The Model Should Be the Smallest Part of the System: Hierarchy-Aware Axiomatic-Agentic Intelligence for Military Decision Support

About the Paper Modern military headquarters generate enormous volumes of operational data, yet the challenge increasingly lies not in collecting information but in converting it into trusted understanding at the speed of command. The Model Should Be the Smallest Part of the System: Hierarchy-Aware…

Generative AI , Truth, and Democracy

CAPSS was established in 2001 as an autonomous defence research and analysis body for research and focused analyses on issues related to national security, ...

ASEAN–India Defence Think Tank Forum 2026

The ASEAN–India Defence Think Tank Forum is proposed as a Track-1.5/2.0 platform connecting strategic research communities with defence policymakers and ...