Editorial

The first article titled “Exploring and Evaluating the Need of a Space Warfare Operations Readiness Division (SWORD) for an Emerging Space Superpower like India”, is by Mr John Vivian Prashant A., in which he has analysed India’s space security infrastructure and explores the need for Space Warfare Operations Readiness Division (SWORD) through the lenses of economics, law and international relatio. [...] The article examines crucial topics such as the importance of maintaining a secure space environment in the current era and the contribution of global institutions in upholding space security. [...] In the next article “Challenges and Future Prospects: United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)”, Ms Tanisha Acharya and Mr Harsh Behere discuss the challenges faced by UNMISS, such as ethnic conflict, protection of civilians, disarmament and gender-based violence, and 2 Journal of Defence Studies underscore the importance of UNMISS in ensuring lasting peace and stability through adaptable me. [...] In this article, the author talks about how China has embarked on a journey of modernising its maritime fleet, which includes an Aircraft Carrier programme, the aim being to have the numbers to counter inimical agencies and States, specifically the USA and its allies in the Pacific and the Indian Oceans. [...] AJ Kolhatkar, in his article “Escalation and Air Power”, states that the fear of perceived escalation should not inhibit employment of air power, and that there is a need to comprehend that the necessary effects matter more than the means employed.