Drawing inspiration from the Sudarshan Chakra of the Mahabharata, this book examines India’s quest for an invincible aero-space defence “kavach” in an era of multi-domain warfare. As threats from conventional and hypersonic missiles, drones and stand-off weapons intensify, the book analyses India’s futuristic project-Mission Sudarshan Chakra-an ambitious, indigenous initiative to build a multi-layered Integrated Air and Missile Defence shield. The volume blends scholarly insight with practical experience to deepen public understanding of India’s evolving national security architecture.

Amb. Sujan Chinoy is the Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. A career diplomat from 1981-2018, he was Ambassador to Japan and Mexico and the Consul General of India in Shanghai and Sydney.

He was the Chair of the Think20 engagement group for India’s G20 Presidency.  He was a Member of the All-Party MPs Delegation to the UAE and West Africa post Operation SINDOOR.

He is the author of World Upside Down: India Recalibrates Its Geopolitics (Harper Collins, 2023) and Global Tumult: India as a Pole Star (Rupa, 2024) and has edited several books on defence, security and IR issues.

Gp Capt Sukhbir Kaur Minhas  is a Research Fellow at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. Her area of research includes Air Defence and Air Battle Management doctrines.