Articles By Maj Gen Mrinal Suman
Indo US Military Trade: A Decade of Wasted Opportunities
Issue: Vol. 27.2 Apr-Jun 2012 | Date: 15 April 2012
India acknowledges the technological superiority of the US weapon systems and wants to develop and produce them through joint ventures. It seeks partnership and not a seller-buyer relationship. However, India must...
How Bharat Electronics Dodges the Issues!
Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 April 2012
During the presentation made to the Feasibility Study Committee on 11 Feb 2009, a Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) announced that it had executed orders worth 4,100 crore rupees during the previous financial year. Further, it claimed...
Selection of the Army Chief
Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 February 2012
The recent debate about the date of birth of the Army Chief has been highly skewed, ill-informed and subjective in nature. It is being said that the order of ‘succession’ would get changed in case it is accepted that the present...
Protecting Public Sector Shipyards
Issue: Vol. 26.3 July - Sept 2011 | Date: 07 November 2011
India wants to develop its warship building capacity at an exponential rate. It is well nigh impossible for DPSU shipyards to meet the complete requirement of the Navy and the Coast Guard in the required time frame. Potential of private...
The communication gap in Defence Procurement
Issue: Vol. 26.3 July - Sept 2011 | Date: 27 October 2011
Despite repeated assertions of the Government that the huge potential of the private sector must be tapped to achieve self sufficiency in defence production, little progress has been achieved on ground. Leaving aside a handful of highly...
Import of Key Technologies: Need to revisit policy
Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 02 July 2011
Inaugurating a three-day international seminar on aerospace technologies in Bengaluru on 07 February 2011, Defence Minister Antony admitted that India had not benefitted much from the technologies transferred to it in the past. It was a candid...
Colonel Commandants: An Archaic and Parochial Institution
Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 October 2011
The concept of Colonel Commandants (Col Comdts) dates back to the 17th century when Colonels (both in rank and appointment) were the original owners and field commanders of their units (regiments). With the evolution of the concept of field...
Military Leadership and Trial by Media
Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 April 2012
Health of democracies is directly proportional to the degree of independence enjoyed by their media. If India thrives as a vibrant democracy, a great deal of credit goes to its media, both electronic and print. It has been highly active in...
Defence University for India: an appraisal of the proposition
Issue: Vol 22.4 Oct-Dec 2007 | Date: 25 March 2011
Establishment of a defence university in India was first suggested in an article that appeared in College of Defence Management Journal in 1978. The article evoked considerable interest and was often debated in academic circles of the services....
Redeeming the Standing of the Army
Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 March 2011
Every survey carried out by different agencies shows the military at the top of peoples’ choice for probity, loyalty and selflessness. Indian army, unlike other organisations, is held in high esteem and as a paragon of best societal...
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