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Strategic Year Book 2023

Section Title Author(s)
Section I: India’s National Security Overview    
1 Evolving Geopolitical Scenario: Strategic Implications for India Major General BK Sharma, AVSM, SM & Bar (Retd)
2 India’s Strategic Autonomy in an Age of Strategic Uncertainty Shri DB Venkatesh Varma, IFS (Retd)
Section II: Internal Security Issues    
3 Security Challenges of Managing the India-Myanmar Borders Lieutenant General Shakti Gurung, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
4 Enhancing Coastal Security through Synergy: 2022 in Review Captain Himadri Das & Ms Uma Kabe
Section III: Pakistan-China Nexus    
5 20th National Congress - ‘Communist Party of China’: Salient Facets - Key Takeaways and Ramifications Major General (Dr) GG Dwivedi, SM, VSM & Bar (Retd)
6 Strategic Dimensions of Sino-Pak Nexus Shri Sharat Sabharwal, IFS (Retd)
Section IV: India’s Strategic Neighbourhood    
7 Managing India-Afghanistan Relations under the Taliban Regime Shri Jayant Prasad, IFS (Retd)
8 Appraisal of Indo-Indonesia Relations Commodore Anil Jai Singh (Retd)
9 Developments in the Gulf and its Environs and India’s Role Shri Sanjay Singh, IFS (Retd)
10 Decodifying Taliban and ISKP in Afghanistan Dr Adil Rasheed
Section V: Global Issues    
11 The Ukraine Conflict: Implications for International Peace and Security Shri Asoke Mukerji, IFS (Retd)
12 Geopolitics of the Arctic Vice Admiral Satish Soni, PVSM, AVSM, NM (Retd)
13 The Geopolitics and Geo-economics of the Ukraine War Related Economic Sanctions: Implications for India Dr Sanjaya Baru
14 Blue Helmets: Looking into the Future Major General (Dr) AK Bardalai (Retd)
15 Nuclear Sabre Rattling in Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Global Implications Dr Roshan Khanijo
16 Ukraine Conflict: Long Term Global Economic Impact and Strategic Repercussions Dr Rajan Katoch, IAS (Retd)
17 The Collaborative Potential of the I2U2 Group Dr Ghazzala Shabbana
18 ChatGPT: An Emerging Digital Disruption Brigadier Pawan Bhardwaj, YSM & Mr Mohamed Zaid
Section VI: National Security Capacity Building    
19 Transformation Imperatives for the Indian Military: Talks by the CAS and COAS at the USI of India in 2022 USI Editorial Team
20 Russia’s Ukraine War: Lessons for Indian Warfighting Lieutenant General (Dr) Rakesh Sharma, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
21 Leveraging Soft Power to Achieve India’s National Security Objectives Lieutenant General Ghanshyam Singh Katoch, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
22 Breaching the Dragon’s A2AD: Strategic Targeting is the Key Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury, PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM (Retd)
23 Theaterisation of the Indian Armed Forces: A Maritime Perspective Vice Admiral AK Chawla, PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM (Retd)
24 Energy Security of India Major General AK Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
25 Atmanirbhar Bharat: A Reality Check Air Marshal (Dr) Rajeev Sachdeva, AVSM (PhD) (Retd)
26 The Air Battlespace: Present and Future Technologies for Dominance Air Vice Marshal Anil Golani (Retd)
27 Theaterisation — Needs a Realistic Approach Major General RS Yadav, VSM (Retd)