Articles in Vol 23.3
Public standing of the Indian military
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 18 Sep , 2015
A number of social scientists and military historians have been trying to discover reasons for Britain’s success in ruling the world while retaining its own independence throughout known...
Stable Pakistan not in India's interest
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 31 Oct , 2014
Indians pose the biggest threat to the union of India. The reason is simple. An average Indian does not constitute a nation but is merely an individual. His personal well-being overrides all...
Israel attack on Iraq: likely scenario and impact
By: Maj Gen GD Bakshi, (Retd) | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 17 Jun , 2012
< !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> The United States had engaged in a high profile coercive deployment of naval forces in the Gulf from end 2006 to early 2007 to deter Iran from proceeding apace with its nuclear enrichment...
Nuclear and Missile Threat from China
By: Maj Gen Sheru Thapliyal, PhD | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 14 Jun , 2012
Founded in 1966, the PLA’s dedicated missile force was named the Second Artillery Corps by former Premier Zhou En Lai. It has been an independent branch of the PLA since 1974 and controls the...
Revolution in military logistics
By: Rear Adm AP Revi | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 14 Feb , 2012
Everyone on the streets today is talking about globalisation. In military circles, there is much talk about Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). The military is also going full steam ahead on...
Steering India's Military Capabilities
By: Lt Gen Vinay Shankar | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 12 Feb , 2012
If we were to comment on the attitude of our leadership to our country’s defence preparedness the conclusion would be of unwitting indifference. There is no other plausible explanation to the...
The India factor in Afghanistan
By: VK Shashikumar | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 14 Jan , 2012
In 2001 US and its allies launch the war against terrorism after the world is stunned by the horrific terror on the WTC twin towers in New York. Seven years later Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar...
Rain of terror on India
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 07 Jul , 2011
The terrorists are carrying out a murderous war against India, but India is unable to declare a war on terrorism. We are among the biggest victims of terrorism, but we seem to be making the...
State, strategy, power & policy: China and India
By: Air Marshal Narayan Menon | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 30 Jun , 2011
The grand strategy of a state may be described as a long–term plan to accomplish its domestic and external objectives. Policies flowing from the grand strategy must aim to promote the vital...
Export potential in naval sector
By: Vice Adm Rajeshwer Nath | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 25 Feb , 2011
The defence systems are country-specific so as to meet the nation’s security requirements in most efficient manner and at economical terms. All the countries would like to have the defence...
India needs independent defence think tanks
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 07 Feb , 2011
During his address at the 42nd Foundation Day function of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), the Vice President of India, Mr M Hamid Ansari stressed the need for structured...
Strange priorities of the Indian media
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 22 Dec , 2010
An extract of the tribute paid by Rajeev Issar to the Late Major Manish Pitambare dated November 28, 2006 and circulated by email On Tuesday (November 27, 2006), this news swept across all the...
Demographic drivers of India's national security
By: Maj Gen GD Bakshi, (Retd) | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 22 Dec , 2010
The scientific process of Net Assessment is characterised by a study of trends and triggers. Evolutionary change in the geo-strategic environment can be described in the form of trends. Trends...