Indian Defence Review July-Dec 1987 (Vol 2.2)


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IN THIS VOLUME:- IDR Comment – Internal Affairs The Strategic Defence Initiative — Lt Gen EA Vas Limited Nuclear War — Maj Vijay Tiwathia The Role of the Military in Developing Countries — Brig OP Kaushik Counter Measures Against Terrorism — Lt Gen PN Kathpalia Motivation in the Indian Amy – Outgrowing the Colonial Model — Maj GD Bakshi Trust not Technology – Appropriate Weapons Technology for the 1990s — George Rockall Weapons and Technology – Part II — Maj Gurmeet Kanwal Window into Sri Lanka — Dr Manoj Joshi Medical Support of the Ground Forces in NBC Warfare – Part II — Col KP Saksena Punjab - Profile of a Terrorist Movement — IDR Research Team The 155 mm Gun Acquisition — IDR Research Team Unravelling Soviet Military Thought — Brig JS Nagra Teeth to Tail Ratio — Brig Vivek Sapatnekar Changing Dimensions of Himalayan Politics — Dr Harvir Sharma Trends in the Indian Management Scene – Has the Army Anything to Learn — Col JFR Rebello Letter to the Editor – MBT for the 21st Century




Indian Defence Review Jan-June 1987 (Vol 2.1)


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IN THIS VOLUME:- Editorial The Indian Ocean – Future Challenges —Air Cmde Jasjit Singh Civil Power and the Army — Lt Gen SK Sinha The Rationalisation of Para Military Forces —Lt Gen ML Chibber Internal Security and CI Operations in Urban Areas — Lt Gen PN Kathpalia Nuclear War in South Asia – The Worth Case —Maj Gen Satinder Singh Medical Support of the Ground Forces in NBC Warfare — Col KP Saksena Military Budgetting and National Security — Brig NB Grant The Computer and its Effects on Management from Army to Regimental Level — Col BS Ramdas The Afghan Problem and South Asian Perceptions — IDR Research Team An Indian MBT for the 21st Century — IDR Research Team Window on Pakistan – Turbulence in Sind — Samuel Baid Weapons and Technology — Maj Gurmeet Kanwal Letter to Editor




Indian Defence Review July-Dec 1989 (Vol 4.2)


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A State at War with Itself IDR Comment India as a Regional ‘Superpower’ Maritime Strategy for the Nineties – Adm R H Tahiliani National Security and Air Power – Air Marshal Vir Narain OP TOPAC: The Kashmir Imbroglio – IDR Research Team Grappling with the Dynamics of Nuclear Strategy: Policy Formulation for a Nuclear India – IDR Research Team Special Operations in National Strategy – Maj S S Randhawa Military and Operational Doctrine for the late Nineties – Brig J S Nagra Reorganizing Indian Amour – Ravi Rikhye People’s War under Modem Conditions: China’s Emerging Military Doctrine – Brig D Banerjee Nuclear China: The Equation with India – IDR Research Team Glacier Warfare: The Indian Army Experiences a New Dimension in High-altitude Warfare – IDR Research Team Armed Forces: A State’s Obligations to Ex-servicemen – Lt Gen E A Vas Petroleum Depletion Fall-out and Alternatives to Petroleum-based Propulsion – Col S G Vombatkere Generals for Peace and Disarmament – Maj Gen E D’Souza ‘Friends not Interests’ – Rear Adm Satyindra Singh US Attack on Libya: Operation El Dorado Canyon – Sqn Ldr N Browne Nepal: The Ongoing Impasse – IDR Research Team Exploding the Pakistan Bogy – Brig Mahindra Singh India’s Defence Budget – A Case for better Planning – Maj Gen KS Pendse Economy in Defence Finance through better Management – Maj Gen B D Kapur Small Arms Philosophy and the Individual Assault Weapon – AD 2000 – Lt Col Randhir Singh Future Battlefield Surveillance and Intelligence in a Corps Zone – Maj Gurmeet Kanwal Weapons and Equipment: An Overview – IDR Research Team




Indian Defence Review July-Dec 1986 (Vol 1.2)


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In this Volume Pakistan's Military Compulsions in the Coming Decade – Lt Gen E A Vas Modernisation of the Chinese Military – Imperatives and Implications – Air Cmde Jasjit Singh Soviet Threat Perceptions and Military Strategy – Brig J S Nagra Senior Military Leaders in India – Lt Gen ML Chibber Class Composition of the Army – Lt Gen SK Sinha Use of Air Power in Short Duration Wars – Lt Cmde Jasjit Singh Maritime Strategy in the Nineties – IDR Research Team The US Land Forces – An Appraisal (1984-88) – IDR Research Team Operational Concepts of the Air Land Battle and Corps Operations 1986 – IDR Research Team Integration of Defence R&D with the Services – The Organisational and Psychological Aspects – Brig N B Grant A well tried-out Management System – The Indian Army – Lt Gen AM Sethna Operational Eagle Claw – The Abortive attempt by US Commandos to rescue US Hostages in Iran – Brig OP Sabherwal Operation El Dorado Canyon – US Air Attack on Libya – Major Vijay Tiwathia Terrorism – IDR Research Team Psychiatric Casualties – A Modern Menace – Major Gurmeet Kanwal Window on Pakistan – Samuel Baid Aviation Notes Naval Notes Letters to the Editors - Do we need Aircraft Carriers? - Army Officers Corps in Crisis




Indian Defence Review July-Dec 1988 (Vol 3.2)


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IN THIS VOLUME IDR COMMENT PUNJAB • PAKISTAN • SUPERSESSIONS Interview with Admiral R.H. Tahiliani The Battlefield Environment in AD 2000 – IDR Research Team Infantry in the Battlefield of AD 2000 – Brigadier O.P. Kaushik, VSM Lessons from Sri Lanka: A Sub-continental Experiment in Power Projection – IDR Research Team The Siachen Impasse – Captain S.S. Ahlawat The India-China Syndrome: The Second Round – IDR Research Team Studies in Low-intensity Conflict: The Tibetan Rebellion – IDR Research Team Cutting the Army Down to Size: A Large Standing Army vs A Small, Mobile, Hard-hitting Force – Brigadier S.B.L. Kapoor Operational Art: An Important Component of Military Art – Brigadier Jasbir Singh Nagra Frank Carlucci's Visit to India and India's Options – Lt Gen H. Kaul, PVSM, AVSM Joint Air attackteams: Integration of AAH and FGA Missions as a Combat Force Multiplier – Major Gurmeet Kanwal The Cyclic Nature of Artillery Tactics: Some Relevant Lessons from Military History – Major P.K. Gautam Manpower Planning and Career Management – Air Marshal Vir Narain, PVSM Cadre Reviews: A Psychosis of Rank – Brigadier N.B. Grant, AVSM The Threat from Within: A Perspective of Insurgency in India – Brigadier Vivek Sapatnekar Peasant Agitation and Internal Security – Lieutenant Colonel Shyam Singh Training for War: Myth and Substance – IDR Research Team The Indian Soldier: Cornerstone of our Democracy – Colonel C.L. Proudfoot Weapons and Equipment State: Are we Getting our Money's worth? – IDR Research Team Armour Update – IDR Research Team Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle for AD 2010 – Colonel NA Ansari IDR Mail • General Sundarji: Media Myth or Military Hero? The Kiss of Death and the Sundarli Inheritance




India's Ad Hoc Arsenal


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Chris Smith explores the evolution of Indian defence policy since 1947. He looks carefully at the domestic dynamics of Indian defence policy. This includes an in-depth analysis of the period 1947-62, which is often ignored by Indian defence analysts, and the performance of the defence industrial base. He concludes that India's defence policy is designed more as one aspect of the quest for great power status than as an attempt to aquire security at an affordable price.




Indian Defence Review Jan-June 1989 (Vol 4.1)


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Secrecy vs ignorance IDR COMMENT The South Asian scene • Pakistan • SAARC • Sri Lanka • Maldives • Mauritius • The China scene • Internal affairs The geopolitical and strategic considerations that necessitate the expansion and modernization of the Indian Navy – Admiral S.N. Kohli The Indian Army – Before and after Independence – Lt Gen S.K. Sinha Whither the Army – Lt Gen Hridaya Kaul Higher defence organization in India – Air Cmde Jasjit Singh The changing rhythm of war: The evolution or mechanized infantry – Lt Gen E.A. The RAPID: An appraisal of India's new-look infantry division for warfare in the plains – Lt Gen Mathew Thomas A calculus for India's regional power status – Maj Gen K.S. Pendse Relevance of nuclear weapons and the Third World – Brig D. Banerjee Indo-Pak relations: The concept of national security – Lt Gen P.N. Kathpalia The cold war over Afghanistan and its implications – Brig Mahindra Singh Electronic warfare: The newest knight in shining armour – Maj Gurmeet Kanwal The human factor in battle – Col C.L. Proudfoot Military traditions: Essential or an unnecessary cost to today’s Army – Maj M.K. Kushwaha Ex-servicemen – Tinkering with the problem – Rear Adm Satyindra Singh Ex-servicemen as an instrument of national development – Maj Gen N.C. Khanna Weapons technology update – IDR Research Team A case for an irradiated landscape – IDR Research Team IDR Mail • The President's Colours • The battlefield environment in AD 2000







India as an Asia Pacific Power


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The emergence of India as a regional and potentially global power is forcing us to rethink our mental map of the Asia Pacific. We are only just beginning to discern how India may alter the global economic landscape. How will the rise of India change the strategic landscape of Asia and beyond? This book provides a comprehensive assessment of India's international relations in the Asia Pacific, a region which has not traditionally been understood to include India. It examines India’s strategic thinking about the Asia Pacific, its relationships with China and the United States, and India's increasingly close security ties with other major countries in the region. It considers the consequences of India’s rise on the Asia Pacific strategic order and asks whether India is likely to join the ranks of the major powers of the Asia Pacific in coming years.




India's Strategic Future


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South Asia has inherited a volatile ethnic and social mix that generates powerful political unrest between the nations of the region. Within this setting India continues its quest for regional great power status. This volume asks whether India can continue to build on its military base and extend its strategic reach, or whether the problems of a troubled nation and neighbourhood act as a restraint on these aspirations. If it does eventually achieve these aims, what kind of power is it likely to be?