Articles By Gp Capt PK Mulay
The Indian Way of War!
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Vol 38.3, Jul-Sep & 38.4, Oct-Dec 2023 | Date: 31 Dec , 2023
‘With whom will we fight? Where will we fight? What is the character of the war that we will fight? How will we fight?’— Jiang Zemin1 The phrase ‘way of war’ was popularized by the 1973...
Rethinking the Dynamics of Sino-Indian Rivalry
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Sep , 2023
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. – Leo Tolstoy Introduction There is a sense of déjà vu about the Sino-Indian standoff in Ladakh. After three years and 19 rounds of talks...
Theatre Commands: Apprehensions, Challenges and Alternatives
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Vol. 38.2, Apr-Jun 2023 | Date: 23 Jul , 2023
Soldiers hate two things; change and the way things are — Anon The National Defence Academy (NDA) was established with the lofty ideal of inculcating a sense of camaraderie among the cadets....
The Big Takeaways from India’s Post-Independence Wars
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Mar , 2023
A wise soldier learns from the past, both the successes and failures. Background Wars shape the destinies of nations and are characterised by tales of courage, resilience, and bravery. Military...
Future of Attack Helicopters: The Million Dollar Question?
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Feb , 2023
Background Third of October 2022, was a memorable day for Indian Aviation as the defence minister presided over the formal handing over of the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) to the Indian Air...
Air Superiority or Air Denial: The Truth about the Air War in Ukraine
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022 | Date: 21 Feb , 2023
In 1939, Winston Churchill described the intentions of Russia as “A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”. The idiom is equally relevant today in respect of Russia’s war in...
Rethinking the Politics of Airpower
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022 | Date: 11 Jan , 2023
Airpower is the most difficult of military force to measure or even express in precise terms. — Winston Churchill General Norman Schwarzkopf, the CENTCOM Commander during the Persian Gulf War...
USA, China, Russia and the Ongoing Churn in International Affairs
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Aug , 2022
The Ukraine-Russia war gets curiouser and curiouser as it enters the seventh month. The happenings could well qualify as a comedy, were it not for the tragic consequences: death and destruction in...
The Indian Military and the Element of Surprise
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Vol. 37.1, Jan-Mar 2022 | Date: 14 Apr , 2022
“We are never deceived, we deceive ourselves.” — Goethe The significance of the element of ‘surprise’ in warfare has been acknowledged since time immemorial. Articulated as far back as...
Effectiveness of India’s Strategic Culture
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Vol. Apr-Jun 2020, (35.2) & Jul-Sep 2020, (35.3) | Date: 17 Nov , 2020
The IAF strike on the Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp at Balakot to avenge the Pulwama terror attack has altered the narrative on India’s strategic thinking. In one stroke, India flexed its...
The Indo-China Denouement
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Jul , 2020
Military confrontations are like the great game of chess. The overall aim is to place the pieces in advantageous positions to get an upper hand. This needs planning, anticipation and an...
Post Corona Pandemic World Order
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Apr , 2020
The emergence of a new world order has been under discussion for some time now. The reasons are not difficult to discern. In the last few years, the USA appeared serious about its ‘America First’...
Emasculation of Security Agencies
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Mar , 2020
Many years back in Mumbai, then known as Bombay, car drivers used to be very particular while approaching certain road crossings, suspecting that there would be a policeman, fondly called Pandu...
Aircraft Induction: IAF’s Predicament
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Aug , 2016
Indian Air Force’s aircraft acquisitions attract worldwide attention mainly due to the order size and the costs involved. It is thus quite natural that its acquisition plans would be discussed...