Asymmetric Warfare: A View from India

S. Kalyanaraman
Archive data: Late Dr S Kalyanaraman was a Fellow at MP-IDSA from July 23, 2001 to May 05, 2021 S. Kalyanaraman was a Research Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute… Continue reading Asymmetric Warfare: A View from India read more
Volume:36
Issue:2
Commentaries

Coined a few years ago, ‘asymmetric warfare’ is an umbrella term that includes insurgent and terrorist campaigns that Western militaries were forced to contend with in the course of external interventions. Asymmetric wars for Western countries are wars of choice, not wars of necessity.