Indian Navy - News Folder - January 2005
Indian Navy - News Folder - January 2005
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Naval aircraft provide relief to tsunami victims
India offers naval strength for humanitarian relief
Coast Guard rues delay in warning
Coast Guard rescue team returns from Maldives
Indian Navy coordinates tsunami relief work with US
INS Magar evacuates 1,283 people
Indian Navy doctor's amazing sense of duty
Naval aircraft provide relief to tsunami victims
India offers naval strength for humanitarian relief
Coast Guard rues delay in warning
Coast Guard rescue team returns from Maldives
Indian Navy coordinates tsunami relief work with US
War school all set to get wet
[The Statesman, 30 January 2005]
The Armed Forces are considering setting up a new Amphibious Warfare Training School as part of forging closer ties between the Army, the Navy and the Air Force in training and operations to save resources and time during crises. The recent tsunami relief operations underlined the necessity for quick action and also established that the Services can work well together. As Admiral Arun Prakash took over as the new Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, plans for closer ties between the forces are being worked out. A senior official said it was a slow and incremental process — the three Services would have to agree on issues. The Amphibious Warfare Training School is part of the agenda towards more jointness, a worldwide trend, being seen as the only way forward.
With India having a long coastline and island territories to defend, the need for such training is being seen as a necessity. Inputs from all three forces are necessary in amphibious warfare and in the past, officers and men have had to go abroad for training. The location of the school is yet to be decided, but it will certainly not be in the Andamans, where there is a joint command, or in Lakshadweep, but in the mainland. Similarly, there are efforts to integrate the war colleges. The Services have one each — in Mhow, Mumbai and Hyderabad — and getting them together could be difficult but would be useful in the long term. Besides the saving of resources, it could bring the Services closer. Already there are people from Navy and Air Force at the Army’s war college at Mhow. The same applies to other establishments as well. A joint helicopter-training establishment and an Intelligence school are also possibilities.
But it would mean amalgamating establishments since more than one exists. The Integrated Defence Staff, under Lt-Gen. Pankaj Joshi, had made efforts in the past towards bringing the schools together but there had been too much resistance at that time. At the moment, the Armed Forces are already working towards a joint doctrine which will explain how the three Services will work during crises, including war. Currently, all three have a doctrine but a joint one should be ready shortly. Training can only improve operational capabilities and there is talk of jointness in special operations — basically commando warfare. This can be done through joint training and even having similar equipment keeping in mind the special tasks of each service. To reduce resources, there is also a plan for a Joint Directorate for ex-servicemen's affairs. There are now millions of ex-servicemen in the country, with the Army having the largest number. Each service has one such directorate and theoretically, they could easily work together. Closer ties could also help. Another item on the agenda is the setting up of a National Defence University.
[The Statesman, 30 January 2005]
The Armed Forces are considering setting up a new Amphibious Warfare Training School as part of forging closer ties between the Army, the Navy and the Air Force in training and operations to save resources and time during crises. The recent tsunami relief operations underlined the necessity for quick action and also established that the Services can work well together. As Admiral Arun Prakash took over as the new Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, plans for closer ties between the forces are being worked out. A senior official said it was a slow and incremental process — the three Services would have to agree on issues. The Amphibious Warfare Training School is part of the agenda towards more jointness, a worldwide trend, being seen as the only way forward.
With India having a long coastline and island territories to defend, the need for such training is being seen as a necessity. Inputs from all three forces are necessary in amphibious warfare and in the past, officers and men have had to go abroad for training. The location of the school is yet to be decided, but it will certainly not be in the Andamans, where there is a joint command, or in Lakshadweep, but in the mainland. Similarly, there are efforts to integrate the war colleges. The Services have one each — in Mhow, Mumbai and Hyderabad — and getting them together could be difficult but would be useful in the long term. Besides the saving of resources, it could bring the Services closer. Already there are people from Navy and Air Force at the Army’s war college at Mhow. The same applies to other establishments as well. A joint helicopter-training establishment and an Intelligence school are also possibilities.
But it would mean amalgamating establishments since more than one exists. The Integrated Defence Staff, under Lt-Gen. Pankaj Joshi, had made efforts in the past towards bringing the schools together but there had been too much resistance at that time. At the moment, the Armed Forces are already working towards a joint doctrine which will explain how the three Services will work during crises, including war. Currently, all three have a doctrine but a joint one should be ready shortly. Training can only improve operational capabilities and there is talk of jointness in special operations — basically commando warfare. This can be done through joint training and even having similar equipment keeping in mind the special tasks of each service. To reduce resources, there is also a plan for a Joint Directorate for ex-servicemen's affairs. There are now millions of ex-servicemen in the country, with the Army having the largest number. Each service has one such directorate and theoretically, they could easily work together. Closer ties could also help. Another item on the agenda is the setting up of a National Defence University.