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The Profession of Arms: A Guide for Young Army Officers

It takes courage, especially for a young officer, to check a man met on the road for not saluting properly or for slovenly appearance, but, every time he does, it adds to his stock of moral courage, and whatever the soldier may say, he has respect for the officer who does pull him up.

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The Dragon's Teeth: Assessing China's Military Modernization

PLA has focused on modernising its capabilities across all warfare domains to achieve these goals. This includes land, air, and maritime operations, nuclear, space, counter-space, electronic warfare and cyberspace operations, aiming to become a fully integrated joint force.

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Transforming the PLA: A Decade of reorganisation from SSF to ISF

PRC has engaged in a sustained and broad effort to transform the PLA from an infantry-heavy, low-technology, ground forces-centric military into a high-technology, networked force with an increasing emphasis on joint operations and naval and air power projection.

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Eyes without Borders: Exploring the World of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in the Digital Age

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is gaining prominence with the rise of social media, the digital society and the vast growth of publicly and commercially available information (PAI and CAI).

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The PLA’s Developing Cyber Warfare Capabilities and India's Options

Informationised warfare blurs the lines between peacetime and wartime. A nation in the information age cannot wait for the hostilities to break out to collect intelligence, carryout influence operations, develop antisatellite systems or design computer software weapons.

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Galwan and After

Why did China did this when he is under tremendous pressure in all fronts, is this China's salami slice tactics being progressed rigorously, what will be new Rules of Engagement, what will be escalatory control mechanism, who has taken this decision, will there be some pressure put by China in India's North-East through insurgency.

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India’s Joint Doctrine for Cyberspace Operations: A Critical Review

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan and Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, formally released declassified versions of the Joint Doctrines for Cyberspace Operations during the Chiefs of Staff Committee meeting in New Delhi.

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Know your Enemy General(now Field Marshal) Syed Aseem Munir

Gen SA Munir's position in the hierarchy of Pakistan was not very comfortable. The state of economy, insurgency in Pakhtoonistan and Balochistan, attack on the Jaffar Express, constant protests by supporters of Imran Khan's supporters inside and outside of parliament.

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Decoding Operation SINDOOR: Key Aspects and Implications

Precision strikes were carried out on nine sites—four in Pakistan and five in PoK—linked to anti-India terrorist groups such as the LeT, JeM and the Hizbul Mujahideen. The targeted sites included Muridke (LeT headquarters) and Bahawalpur (JeM headquarters).

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Chinese Cyber Exploitation in India's Power Grid - Is There a linkage to Mumbai Power Outage?

The New York Times (NYT), based on analysis by a U.S. based private intelligence firm Recorded Future, reported that a Chinese entity penetrated India’s power grid at multiple load dispatch points. Chinese malware intruded into the control systems that manage electric supply across India, along with a high-voltage transmission substation and a coal-fired power plant

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14 July 2026

Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies

Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, 2026, v. 24, no. 4

Counterintelligence for Hybrid Threats in Large-Scale Joint Operations: A Divisional Model from the Australian Defence Force
Navies and Underwater Cultural Heritage: Military Legacies, Operational Practice and Shared Responsibility
Frozen Fronts and Fragile Lines: Finland 1939–1944 Meets Ukraine 2022–2025
They Also Served: Jewish and Oppositional Émigré Neurologists and Psychiatrists in the Armed Forces of North America During & After WWII
Heterarchic Strategic Culture and the Resilience of Iran’s Nuclear Program (1957–2025)
Military Stalemate and the Sunk Cost Fallacy: How Prior Actions Biased Prospective Decision-making in the First World War

Indian Strategic Studies

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The Profession of Arms: A Guide for Young Army Officers

The Dragon's Teeth: Assessing China's Military Modernization

Transforming the PLA: A Decade of reorganisation from SSF to ISF

Eyes without Borders: Exploring the World of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in the Digital Age

The PLA’s Developing Cyber Warfare Capabilities and India's Options

Galwan and After

India’s Joint Doctrine for Cyberspace Operations: A Critical Review

Know your Enemy General(now Field Marshal) Syed Aseem Munir

Decoding Operation SINDOOR: Key Aspects and Implications

Chinese Cyber Exploitation in India's Power Grid - Is There a linkage to Mumbai Power Outage?

14 July 2026

Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies

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