The IUP Journal of International Relations

Volume 20, Issue 2, April-June 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 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

Archives


Volume 20, Issue 1, January-March 2026
The Contending Global Order Through the Lens of Peace and Conflict

Author(s): Ajay Kumar Mishra and Shraddha Rishi

Published Online: January,2026

Keywords: West, Non-west, Anti-west, Entropy, Global order, Corporate state, Minilateralism, Multilateralism

Kautilya’s Mandala Theory and Its Relevance for Modern International Relations

Author(s): Ruhaan Sardana

Published Online: January,2026

Keywords: Mandala theory, Kautilya, Artha shastra, Indian foreign policy, Chanakya neeti, Realist international relations theory

From BRICS to BRICS Plus: Opportunities and Challenges of Expansion

Author(s): Arjun Singh Dyarakoti

Published Online: January,2026

Keywords: BRICS, BRICS Plus, India-China, Global South, China, India

Space Programs and the Global South: Opportunities, Challenges and Emerging Pathways

Author(s): Baruna Kumar Behera

Published Online: January,2026

Keywords: Space program, Global South, India, Brazil, Strategic