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INDES

Indian Naval Despatch
new edition

Indian Naval Despatch

August 2026

Editor: Volume 6. No. 3

Maritime Power in an Era of Strategic Competition and Technological Transformation Let me start by thanking the governing board of the Indian Naval Despatch Foundation for placing their trust in me by giving me the opportunity to head the editorial team of the flagship journal of the Indian Navy, t...

Timelines
INDES is published thrice a year, in April, August and December.

Submissions can be sent to any of the following email IDs:

indes-nwc@navy.gov.in  ·  indes.nwc@gmail.com  ·  contactus@indesfoundation.in

Previous Editions

Indian Naval Despatch
2026

Indian Naval Despatch | June 2026

Volume 6. No. 2
Contributors
  • Sachin Mehra
  • Shailendra Gavade
  • Amit Gurbuxani
  • Gaurav Verma
  • Gourav Yadav
Indian Naval Despatch
2025

Indian Naval Despatch | December 2025

Volume 6. No. 1
Contributors
  • Abhishek Kesari
  • Manmeet S Khurana
  • Parth Verma
  • Vivek Singh
  • Abhishek Prasad
Indian Naval Despatch
2025

Indian Naval Despatch | September 2025

Volume 5. No. 3
Contributors
  • Prashant Handu
  • Atul Tripathi
  • G Ashok Kumar
  • Gaurav Verma
  • Gurpreet S Khurana
Indian Naval Despatch
2025

Indian Naval Despatch | March 2025

Volume 5. No. 2
Contributors
  • Anshuman Narang
  • Nisala Munasinghe
  • Prashant Handu
  • Antara Jha
  • C Raghuram

Submission Guidelines

Below is just a few outline thoughts for general understandings of readers who may wish to write for the journal and encourage others to consider doing so as well.

In a manner of speaking, the journal would be a mixture of a few long essays/ papers, most of which will be peer-reviewed and a few shorter articles, as well as other sections. In that sense, it is conceived to be an amalgamation of a professional naval journal as well as a professional naval magazine. We encourage original, unpublished papers and articles as contributions. However, exceptions can be made for a few previously published articles depending upon the educational and the thematic value they bring to readers. Where necessary, such authors may also obtain permission from the copyright holder and INDES will acknowledge these details.

For a new periodical, the initial print runs are considerably large and we expect readership to grow. The Editorial Board will evolve and share details of a few regular sections in the INDES and this would include a forum for reader's comments and discussions including responses from authors to enable useful, professional discussions. As in the case of all articles, the editors shall oversee editorial corrections and moderation as necessary for brevity, clarity, propriety and prudent information security.

In the case, if there are any queries, the Editorial Board is at hand to assist. We are available at indes-nwc@navy.gov.in and indes.nwc@gmail.com and contactus@indesfoundation.in and it will be our pleasure to respond to your queries, critique and suggestions.