Journal of Defence Studies, Vol. 14, No. 3, July-September 2020

This issue features three enlightening research articles on how to leverage India’s maritime diplomacy, an examination of the Russo-Japanese War from the lens of limited wars, and a discussion of the status of lethal autonomous weapons systems under existing norms of International Humanitarian Law. It also includes two book reviews.

Contents

Editorial

Focus

Leveraging India’s Maritime Diplomacy

– Roby Thomas

Russo-Japanese War: An Examination of Limited War Strategy
– Himadri Bose

Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems under Existing Norms of International Humanitarian Law
– Bashir Ali Abbas

Book Reviews
Human Rights in the Indian Armed Forces: An Analysis of Article 33 by U.C. Jha and Sanghamitra Choudhury
– Kishore Kumar Khera

Assessment of Chinese Military Modernisation and its Implications for India by P.K. Chakraborty
– Atul Pant

Guidelines for Contributors