The IUP Journal of International Relations

Volume 20, Issue 3, July-September 2026

ISSN: 3049-4303

Impact Factor: 1.13; Acceptance rate: 30%; Turnaround time: 6-8 months

A "peer-reviewed" journal included in EBSCO and ProQuest (Part of Clarivate) Database, and Danish Bibliometric List of Journals

It is a quarterly journal that provides informative, insightful and lively discourse on the latest developments in an ever-changing and increasingly complex world order. It serves as a forum for thought-provoking debate on the most contentious contemporary issues in world politics, and is dedicated to the stimulation and dissemination of research and scholarship in international affairs. Offers papers on subjects such as Law, Economics, Ethics, Strategy, Culture, and Environment that have a bearing on international relations.

Focus Areas

  • Defense and Strategic Studies   |  
  • Cooperation, Peace, Conflict Resolution and Confidence Building   |  
  • International Security and National Security   |  
  • International Relations Theory   |  
  • International Political Economy   |  
  • Diplomacy   |  
  • Foreign Policy   |  
  • Nationalism, Ethnicity and Religious Conflicts in Contemporary IR   |  
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction   |  
  • Arms Control and Disarmament   |  
  • Democratization and Security   |  
  • Regional Integration   |  
  • Globalization   |  
  • Politics of the Environment   |  
  • Terrorism   |  
  • Global Governance   |  
  • Non-Governmental Organizations   |  
  • International and Supranational Organizations   |  

Current Issue

Volume 20, Issue 3, July-September 2026
Hybrid Seas: State Fragmentation and Transformation of Maritime Security in Yemen’s Red Sea Corridor

Author(s): Harini Sridhar and Shreya Upadhyay

Published Online: July,2026

Keywords: Hybrid maritime insecurity, State fragmentation, Maritime security, Red Sea corridor, Yemen conflict, Smuggling networks, Hybrid warfare

Russia’s Endorsement and Contestation of the Liberal Order

Author(s): Johnson Singh Chandam

Published Online: July,2026

Keywords: Elites, Hegemony, International order, Liberal order, Liberalism

India-Indonesia Relations: From Civilizational Memories to Strategic Institutional Frameworks

Author(s): Km Pushpa Rani

Published Online: July,2026

Keywords: Cultural exchange, Soft power, Indo-Pacific strategy, Challenges, Soft power diplomacy, Expectations

The 2025 Alaska Summit and Resetting US-Russia Relations for a New Global Order

Author(s): Madan Yadav

Published Online: July,2026

Keywords: Alaska Summit 2025, US-Russia relations, Trump 2.0 foreign policy, Ukraine crisis, Multilateral engagement, Global order, Economic nationalism and transactional diplomacy, Frozen conflict, Strategic hedging

Archives


Volume 20, Issue 2, April-June 2026
China’s South Asia Policy: Geopolitical Overtures in India’s Immediate Neighborhood

Author(s): Madan Yadav

Published Online: April,2026

Keywords: South Asian Geopolitics, Immediate neighborhood, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), LAC (Line of Actual Control) , Strategic culture, Warfare doctrine, Public diplomacy, Ecological and environmental impacts

Pakistan’s Strategic Alignment with China and the Western Himalayan Security Environment: Implications for India

Author(s): Sachin Jaggi and Parmjit Singh Kang

Published Online: April,2026

Keywords: China-Pakistan nexus, CPEC, Western Himalayas, India’s security calculus, Two-front challenge, PLA presence in PoK (Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir)

Shifting Global Order: The New Normal?

Author(s): Sangit Sarita Dwivedi and Shikha Gupta

Published Online: April,2026

Keywords: Americas, China, Global power, India, Russia