Contents

Editorial

Focus

Militaries in Cyberspace: Approaches, Expectations and Outcomes
– Cherian Samuel

Starlink’s Role in Ukraine: Portent of a Space War?
– Kaushik Ray and William Selvamurthy

India’s Civilisational Ties with the World: An Underexplored Theme in India’s Soft Power Discourse
– Arpita Mitra

Concordia Discors: Deployment of Central Armed Forces in the Federal Units of India
– N. Manoharan and Niharika Singh Rana

Commentaries

Celebrating the Journey of the Indian Armed Forces and the Way Forward
– Sujan R. Chinoy
Geo-economic Implications of the Conflict in Ukraine
– Rajan Katoch
China’s Bagamoyo Port Project: Geo-economic and Geo-political Imperatives for India
– Sibapada Rath
Terror Attack Prediction Based on Time Series Forecasting of Twitter Data
– Ranjit Mishra
Kautilya’s Arthashastra and Chanakya Niti
– Pradeep Kumar Gautam
Slender is the Corridor
– V.S. Ranade

Book Reviews
Wars and War-Tactics in Ancient India by Uma Prasad Thapliyal
– Narender Yadav
2034: A Novel of the Next World War by Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis
– Alok Deb

Acknowledgement of Referees for Vol. 16, Nos 1–4, 2022

Guidelines for Contributors