Indian Army

It is essential to have an army which is capable of responding to conventional as well as sub-conventional warfare requirements with bare minimum turbulence while switching roles from one form of warfare to another.

• K C Dixit
• July 13, 2010
• IDSA Comments

There are no shortcuts to overcoming the grave Naxal threat to our democratic way of life. Broadening the mandate by handing over the problem to the army is neither fair nor efficacious.

• Harinder Singh , Ramesh Phadke
• June 22, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Whereas employing Armed Forces may appear to be an attractive idea to control the naxal menace, the adverse effects of their long term commitment, particularly of the Army, need to be understood.

• Rumel Dahiya
• May 04, 2010
• Issue Brief

To prevent intelligence failures there is a need to incorporate the additional and fresh areas of intelligence interest brought on by the asymmetric and nuclear dimensions of future conflict.

• Ali Ahmed
• February 26, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Modernisation has been grossly inadequate in the field of command, control and communications systems that link the ‘shooters’ and ‘sensors’ together to achieve synergy through network centricity and effects-based operations.

• Gurmeet Kanwal
• February 16, 2010
• IDSA Comments

In light of the build up of Pakistan’s and China’s air power capabilities, India has little choice but to complete its procurement as quickly as possible if the IAF is to be ready to face a conventional conflict.

• Ramesh Phadke
• February 10, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The point of significance is that even as the Army prepares for the worst case, it would be a political-diplomatic-strategic exercise to ensure that such a scenario does not arise.

• Ali Ahmed
• January 06, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Commanders and troops must understand that they are operating in a No Win situation and their overall aim will always remain achievement of a more perfect peace.

• K C Dixit
• December 29, 2009
• IDSA Comments

Suicides/fratricides in operational areas mainly take place due to domestic problems of the affected individual rather than because of any undue stress resulting from job-related stress in the operational environment.

• K C Dixit
• December 23, 2009
• IDSA Comments

The Indian Army is likely to come under assault from changes occurring within society which are predicted to speed up considerably over the coming decade.

• Ali Ahmed
• December 22, 2009
• IDSA Comments