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- 04 May 2005 07:19
- Forum: Military History Archive
- Topic: Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora - RIP
- Replies: 104
- Views: 73557
- 08 May 2004 19:55
- Forum: Military Exercises Archive
- Topic: Operation Parakram: An Analysis
- Replies: 163
- Views: 101959
Re: Operation Parakram: An Analysis
R^2’s views are insightful indeed. Factors of organisational history (going back to the pre-independence days) and culture have contributed to subtle yet significant differences between the readings that the uniformed officer cadre makes of certain situations and the reading that the political estab...
- 03 Mar 2004 01:35
- Forum: Military Exercises Archive
- Topic: Exercise Divya Astra: Shock & Awe
- Replies: 213
- Views: 123366
Re: Exercise Divya Astra: Shock & Awe
YIP’s sage views are very enlightening. Perhaps a BRM article will follow. Extending his hypothesis, it seems as though some of the Stavka Operational Manouvre Group concepts are being applied. The testing of a 100-gun grouping and the reinforced emphasis on Arty. (guns and rockets) as a whole revea...
- 20 Feb 2004 04:06
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian NCA formalized
- Replies: 82
- Views: 36190
Re: Indian NCA formalized
People like Pavel Felgenhauer and Yevgeny Volk took a long time to cultivate. In comparison, Vadlamudigaaru has had a phenomenally quick growth spurt.
Of course weeds hardly need cultivation.
Of course weeds hardly need cultivation.
- 11 Feb 2004 06:09
- Forum: Military Exercises Archive
- Topic: Operation Parakram: An Analysis
- Replies: 163
- Views: 101959
Re: Operation Parakram: An Analysis
Parakram should be seen as three simultaneous contests. 1) Between Bharat Mata and Uncle Sam: Bharat Mata won because Uncle Sam started to(seem to)take TSP's terrorism against India seriously 2) Between Bharat Mata & TSP: Bharat Mata won (peace moves etc.) 3) Between TSP & Uncle Sam: TSP won...
- 11 Jan 2004 02:59
- Forum: Military Exercises Archive
- Topic: Operation Parakram: An Analysis
- Replies: 163
- Views: 101959
Re: Operation Parakram: An Analysis
For the near future, the military lessons learned from Parakram will remain somewhat under-analyzed for obvious reasons. Is this an invitation for sundry commentators to conclude that "India is weak"? Difficult to tell. It must be understood that the India-Pakistan conflict is no mere frie...
- 24 Nov 2003 06:18
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Addressing Self Determination
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42733
Re: Addressing Self Determination
As recently as 1994, Sovereign India's (democractically elected) parliament, reaffirmed that all of the former princely state of Jammu & Kashmir is Indian territory. This includes PoK and CoK.
- 16 Nov 2003 20:23
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
- Replies: 159
- Views: 105075
Re: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
With regard to the PHALCON and the anticipated ELINT+SIGINT benefits from it, it must be said that a mini-RMA could and should emanate from their deployment. Thinking tactically, it would be very nice if the Army had better options available to it than to merely send a patrol up the ridge to “invest...
- 01 Nov 2003 19:59
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
- Replies: 159
- Views: 105075
Re: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
The US Army’s open self-criticism and analysis of the type that CALL at Fort Leavenworth does is definitely something commendable. In India, where there is a concerted effort being made to create an effective bureaucratic milieu for civilian-military cohesion (the new NDU, the new NSCS, the “new” po...
- 01 Nov 2003 09:16
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 14 Jan 2003
- Replies: 340
- Views: 89846
Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 14 Jan 2003
The people at the helm in KSA are used to people of the faith from other countries do their bidding on command. Such servitude can be observed in circumstances ranging from the mundane to the supremely significant. One button is same as another both to the masters and their servants. What is alarmin...
- 29 Oct 2003 20:44
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
- Replies: 159
- Views: 105075
Re: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
A little bit of paranoia among us Indians about the capabilities of our adversaries is a good thing (that need not detract from the good counter-psy-ops work done by certain BRF gurus :) in various web fora). If the PLA is too distasteful as a role model, we could substitute the PLA with the RMA-obs...
- 28 Oct 2003 18:52
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
- Replies: 159
- Views: 105075
Re: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
In the spectrum of integrated forces, we have the Indian (pre-1945 origins) model on one extreme. At the other extreme are the Canadian and IDF models. The Theatre Command concept (present-day US) is somewhere in the middle and probably more practical for us to implement. India can never again affor...
- 28 Oct 2003 18:25
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
- Replies: 159
- Views: 105075
Re: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
Originally posted by Daulat: i remain utterly impressed by the US patrol calling in an F-16 strike against the tsp post firing at them across the durand line, in what was effectively a sub platoon level action[/QB] This requires a fundamental paradigm shift both among those seeking air support and ...
- 27 Oct 2003 05:54
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
- Replies: 159
- Views: 105075
Re: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
The very nature of these kinds of debates will ensure that we miss several angles and merely scratch the surface, but that is still better than nothing. --- Rear Adm. Menon has been pointing out deficiencies in our Special Forces capabilities quite consistently in his columns over the years and most...
- 24 Oct 2003 19:57
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
- Replies: 159
- Views: 105075
Re: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
Rakesh, Thanks for the well-thought-out responses. Could you expand on A2 ..” Our soldiers need to be better rounded and they need to get out of their regimental thought process and look at the bigger picture. They need to understand the political situation before going into battle.” Ray Saheb’s tho...
- 23 Oct 2003 21:14
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 14 Jan 2003
- Replies: 340
- Views: 89846
Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 14 Jan 2003
R, Shri B. Raman’s latest(http://www.saag.org/papers9/paper821.html) and the above report notwithstanding, it is very difficult to accept optimistic assessments of the planning and perspicacity of the various handlers. The well-orchestrated shifting of blame away from the Etonian and towards the (al...
- 23 Oct 2003 20:43
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
- Replies: 159
- Views: 105075
Re: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
Rakesh, The IAF posts notwithstanding, could we retain an IA focus? Even jointmanship requires the IA to bring its own training, resources and expertise to bear. BRF has seldom dedicated bandwidth to analyse this from the ground up. An IA view on jointmanship, from a person no less than Lieut. Gen. ...
- 23 Oct 2003 19:19
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 14 Jan 2003
- Replies: 340
- Views: 89846
Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 14 Jan 2003
Before making light of the recent news about KSA acquiring new assets, observers will be well-advised to research how much guile and trickery was employed by the family in obtaining CSS-2s from PRC in the 80s. These people are rich, cunning and relentless. They have a lot to lose and will do what it...
- 23 Oct 2003 18:38
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
- Replies: 159
- Views: 105075
Re: Indian Army - Revolution in Military Affairs
The IA does seem to have enhanced its emphasis on tech-savvy and expertise with equipment development and usage. Nothing symbolizes this change better than this part of the new six-point “Code of the Warrior” instituted for graduating IMA GCs by the IMA's last commandant, Lieut.Gen. T.S. Shergill: “...
- 01 Oct 2003 21:42
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Saudi Arabia's nuclear ambitions
- Replies: 48
- Views: 26491
Re: Saudi Arabia's nuclear ambitions
"There are reports emerging but not confirmed that Pakistan has stored some nuclear weapons in storage in Saudi Arabia, but to remain under Pakistani control."
http://www.saag.org/papers9/paper807.html
http://www.saag.org/papers9/paper807.html
- 12 Sep 2003 20:18
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian NCA formalized
- Replies: 82
- Views: 36190
Re: Indian NCA formalized
BRF has adjudged it prudent not to discuss in detail operational doctrine and tasking patterns for CADA. This is probably very wise. Can similar discretion not be observed in the case of the IAF's Garuda force? Any exercise to analyze possible connections to Indian deterrence is probably going to be...
- 29 Aug 2003 21:48
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistani Nuclear Thresholds
- Replies: 224
- Views: 78579
Re: Pakistani Nuclear Thresholds
Sunil, Even today "officially" these arrest warrants are served by GoTSP personnel. Shabby fig-leaf that, but a fig-leaf nonetheless. The key point is that the Americans are in essence serving as a glorified Praetorian Guard with its own dedicated (IMINT+COMINT+HUMINT. We know which part o...
- 29 Aug 2003 20:57
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistani Nuclear Thresholds
- Replies: 224
- Views: 78579
Re: Pakistani Nuclear Thresholds
Sunil, Superb flow of logic here. Just need to consider that the "flag-officer" bit may also flexible. Remember Major General Zahir-Ul-Islam Abbasi? Your point does seem to have held very well at the Crore Commander level. If that "tradition" also gets broken, especially in Quett...
- 15 Jan 2003 01:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Time to rethink NFU
- Replies: 235
- Views: 99640
Re: Time to rethink NFU
There are other threads where this can be analyzed at length. But it must be said that even conceding "plain vanilla" Indianness to Mr. Bidwai and such is a folly, elite or not.
Apparently Indian Anti-Indian (AIAI) may be more appropriate as is good old RNI.
Apparently Indian Anti-Indian (AIAI) may be more appropriate as is good old RNI.
- 14 Jan 2003 02:21
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni test of 09 January 2003
- Replies: 165
- Views: 73006
Re: Agni test of 09 January 2003
May be "dissuading" is to signal a low volume A-III production run to third parties, per promises made or not made?
- 14 Dec 2002 22:22
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Dr Chidambaram's talk on Pokharan II
- Replies: 116
- Views: 48997
Re: Dr Chidambaram's talk on Pokharan II
The establishment seems to have chosen stockpile build-up(numbers) over yield, at the present time. This would make sense if availability of core material is limited, as seems to be the case. If, after 10-15 years, the establishment makes known that it favors a second look into higher-yield designs,...
- 19 Aug 2002 22:52
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: India's Inspirational Personalities
- Replies: 111
- Views: 78972
Re: India's Inspirational Personalities
K. Kamaraj, A True Native Genius. Salt of the Indian Earth.
http://www.flonnet.com/fl1917/19170840.htm
http://www.flonnet.com/fl1917/19170840.htm