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ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES - Volume 6 Issue 3, Dec 2025-Jan 2026

Pages: 375-379

Date of Publication: 31-Jan-2026


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Preface & Editor’s Note Volume 6 Issue 3 Dec 2025-Jan 2026

Author: Dr R Srinivasan

Category: Contents & Author Bio

Abstract:

Electronic Journal of Social and Strategic Studies (EJSSS) is an OA and Peer Reviewed journal. We are committed to publishing research content after following editorial review by a subject editor and a blind review by a qualified reviewer of all the submissions. We especially encourage young and emerging scholars across the world to publish their works through EJSSS.

We are delighted in say that our journal is indexed by Google Scholar and J-Gate, one of the most respected indexing & abstracting agencies in the world of journal publication. We are already a member of Crossref.

Keywords: EJSSS, Vol 6 Issue 3, Social Sciences, International Relations, Strategic Studies, Sustainability, Security Studies, Book Summary

DOI: 10.47362/EJSSS.2025

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Electronic Journal of Social and Strategic Studies (ISSN Online: 2582-9645)

Preface & Editor’s Note

Volume 6 Issue 3 Dec 2025-Jan 2026

Electronic Journal of Social and Strategic Studies (EJSSS) is an OA and Peer Reviewed journal. We are committed to publishing research content after following editorial review by a subject editor and a blind review by a qualified reviewer of all the submissions. We especially encourage young and emerging scholars across the world to publish their works through EJSSS.

We are delighted in say that our journal is indexed by Google Scholar and J-Gate, one of the most respected indexing & abstracting agencies in the world of journal publication. We are already a member of Crossref.

We have no Article Submission Fee. However, we have a nominal Article Processing Fee the details of which are available in our Author Guidelines Page.

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2. For Special Issues, the timeline and date of publication are as notified in our Call for Papers.

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About this Issue

The present Volume 6 Issue 3 Dec 2025-Jan 2026 is our 25th publication. It hosts ten research papers pertaining to Sustainability and manufacturing Sector, Indian Knowledge System, Solar Energy and Sustainable Future, Transnational Actors and Syria, Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations, Bangladesh and Current Volatility, AI and Trade Diplomacy, Op Sindoor, India’s SAGAR policy, Human Security and Odisha, etc. It also includes one book summary.

We are happy to note that our authors are from established academicians in the United States, Afghanistan and India, and researcher scholars from leading HEIs. The book summary is from authors who are higher level project leaders in aerospace industry.

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We are a not-for-profit journal and take reasonable efforts to have the works published by us checked for plagiarism. The responsibility and ownership of the content therefore rests with the authors. As publishers, we accept no liability for copyright related issues in our publications. We emphasize upon the authors to make every endeavor to provide original and earlier unpublished content and giving appropriate citations for resources consulted in producing their work.

Dr R Srinivasan

Editor-in-Chief

Coimbatore, India

31 Jan 2026

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CONTENTS

Articles

1. Explaining Foreign Policy Change: The Role of Transnational Non-state Actors in the Syrian Civil War Pp. 380-397

Dr Chirasree Mukherjee

https://doi.org/10.47362/EJSSS.2026.6301

2. Global Framework for Sustainability in Manufacturing Sector: Lessons from Vedas and Upanishads Pp. 398-421

Dr. Indrajit Goswami, Dr. Nigel Raylyn D’Silva & Chandravadan Prajapati

https://doi.org/10.47362/EJSSS.2026.6302

3. Solar Energy illuminating the path to India’s Sustainable Future Pp. 422-440

Dr. O Nirmala

https://doi.org/10.47362/EJSSS.2026.6303

4. From Strategic Bonhomie to Uncertainty: Bangladesh’s Post-Hasina Realignment and Implications for

India’s Geopolitical Interests Pp. 441-462

Dr Suvasish Chakraborty

https://doi.org/10.47362/EJSSS.2026.6304

5. Investigating the factors of divergence in Afghanistan-Pakistan relations during the Pp. 463-479

Second period of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Ehsanullah Ehsan

https://doi.org/10.47362/EJSSS.2026.6305

6. AI in the US-China Trade Diplomacy: Negotiations and Tensions Pp. 480-500

Krishna Yadav

https://doi.org/10.47362/EJSSS.2026.6306

7. Constructing a Rules-Based Indo-Pacific: A Constructivist Analysis of the Quad’s

Normative and Strategic Role Pp. 501-521

Nidhi Chowdhary

https://doi.org/10.47362/EJSSS.2026.6308

8. Human Security in Odisha: Challenges, Vulnerabilities, and Pathways for Inclusive Development Pp. 522-534

Raju Barman, Debasis Acharya

https://doi.org/10.47362/EJSSS.2026.6309

9. Bringing Together Maritime Visions: India’s SAGAR Policy and the India-Australia Strategic Partnership Pp. 535-548

Ravneet Kaur

https://doi.org/10.47362/EJSSS.2026.6310

10. Operation Sindoor: Drawing Lessons for India and Pakistan Pp. 549-582

Manish Kumar

https://doi.org/10.47362/EJSSS.2026.6307

Book Summary

11. Nuances of Transfer of Technology in Defense Domain & its Mathematical Modelling Pp. 583-585

Dr Lakshman Singh & Gaurav Yadav

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Author Short Bio

Dr Chirasree Mukherjee is an Assistant Professor at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 United States

Dr. Indrajit Goswami is Professor, Dayanand Sagar University, School of Commerce and Management Studies, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560068, Dr. Nigel Raylyn D'silva is Adjunct Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, School of Vocational Education, Mumbai 400088 and, Chandravadan Prajapati is Visiting Professor, Department of Computer Engineering and Management, NMIMS, Navi Mumbai 410210

Dr. O. Nirmala is an Assistant Professor, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Guru Nanak College (Autonomous), Chennai.

Dr Suvasish Chakraborty is an Assistant Professor with Department: Humanities and Social Sciences, Adamas University, Kolkata, WB.

Ehsanullah Ehsan is an Assistant Professor, Regional Studies Centre, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Krishna Yadav is a PhD Scholar with Department of Political Science, University of Delhi.

Nidhi Chowdhary is an Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Lalbaba College, Howrah, India and PhD Scholar, Department of Political Science, Presidency University, Kolkata, India.

Raju Barman & Debasis Acharya are Ph.D. Scholars in the Department of Political Science, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha.

Ravneet Kaur is a Senior Research Fellow with Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India.

Manish Kumar was a Field Investigator (FI) in an ICSSR funded project at CIPOD, SIS, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. This research was conducted during his Research Internship at Military Affairs Centre in Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi.

Dr Lakshman Singh is Chief Manager Projects- Technology, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Avionics Division, HAL, Korwa, Amethi & Sri. Gaurav Yadav is Chief Manager (Purchase) with Aircraft Overhaul Division, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Ojhar, Nasik, Maharashtra.

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