"CHINA - Dealing with,"..
Highlights: Territorial claims - border disputes / conflicts and incursions - and pragmatic ways to resolve all such issues Quotations for consideration: “Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.” - Max Lucale . “Peace is not the absence of conflict; it is the ability to
"Counter Insurgency (COIN..
Highlights: Counter Insurgency needs a long term view - need for Military action to provide security for undertaking the necessary Politico – Economic measures – clear Rules of Engagement and definition of End State – understand the Do’s & Don’ts. Quotations for consideration:
"Godhra – The True Stor..
“Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.” - Adolf Hitler THE TRUE STORY - Nicole Elfi - (Nicole Elfi left France thirty-four years ago for India, drawn to Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. She participated in publication of works related to them and
"Public & Soldiers - How ..
Highlights: A soldier then and now - Human Rights in War - Trust the training - Need to recognize and value their contribution to the Nation - Not just the costs incurred but also the costs avoided - Military operations are a last resort, when failure is not an option, and hence must be viewed ac
Acknowledgement..
“Nobody is as smart as everybody.” There is really nothing absolutely new in the world of human interactions and many of the newer ideas too have earlier roots as evidenced by the many quotations in the articles. However there are different ways of interpretation and application, arising out of
"Pakistan and J & K - The..
Highlights: Pakistan’s claims & actions - Support to alleged freedom struggle – the real core reason – encouraging proxy war and incursions - the UN resolution - the Indus Water Treaty - and a pragmatic way to put an end to such conflicts Quotations for consideration: Peace is n
Insurgency / Naxalism / T..
Highlights: Counter Insurgency needs a Population centric approach - staying power - “clear and hold” beats “search and destroy” - Provide security to locals to live their lives - fire power is no substitute for patience and ‘boots on ground’. Counter Terrorism, especially when sponso
"Terrorists & The Media"..
Highlights: Bad makes News – Media over simplifies and endlessly repeats itself exaggerating the incident – Terrorists manipulate the Media and use NGO’s to shape the story – Authorities must be as open with the Media as possible and Media must act more responsibly. Quotations for cons
"War & Domestic Conflicts..
Highlights: Understanding the costs of war & conflicts in all their facets - waging war economically - controlling the size of the Military yet keeping it effective - considering costs of development vs. cost of domestic conflicts. Quotations for consideration: “War is not a word, i
"War - Organization, in t..
Highlights: War/conflicts today - organizing the military accordingly - necessity for an Integrated Defence Head Quarters and a Chief of Defence Staff and a National strategy policy. Quotations for consideration: “The organization of the Army is dependent on the answer to the question
"War in the 21st Century"..
Highlights: War/conflicts today - understanding the many new dimensions of - appropriate and prompt response to each such threat. Quotations for consideration: “No one starts a war - or rather, no one in his senses ought to do so without first being clear in his mind what he intends to
“Unified Command Author..
“Nothing is more important in war than unity in command… Better one bad general than two good ones”. - Napoleon Bonaparte. “Order, Counter order, Disorder” - Old proverb. Key Concepts: A Counter Terrorist / Naxal / Insurgent Operation involves not only the Police, the variou