Month: September 2023

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C-295 AC: IAF CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT AND ADVANTAGES

 

Article published at Chanakya Forum.

 

IAF capability enhancement and the advantages accrued from the contract have been summarised.

 

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C 295 AIRCRAFT INDUCTION INTO IAF: CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT AND ADVANTAGES

 

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DEFINING MILITARY DIPLOMACY

 

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“Diplomacy is the velvet glove that cloaks the fist of power.”

 

― Robin Hobb

 

Diplomacy. Diplomacy is the practice and skill of managing international relations between countries by the use of negotiation, dialogue, and compromise. Diplomatic efforts can address a wide range of issues, such as trade, security, human rights, climate change, etc. Diplomacy is not synonymous with foreign policy, while foreign policy sets the political goals, diplomacy is the instrument for achieving them.

 

“If diplomacy has any chance to work, it must be coupled with a credible military Power.”

– Author: Benjamin Netanyahu

 

Military Diplomacy. Military Diplomacy also known as defence diplomacy, is a term used in international relations to describe the pursuit of foreign policy objectives through the peaceful utilisation of defence resources and capabilities. It involves the employment of defence resources to achieve specific national goals. It is an important aspect of modern diplomacy and is an invaluable instrument of statecraft. It can be summarised as an oxymoron “using hard power as soft power”.

 

Soft Power vis-à-vis Hard Power

The terms Hard Power and Soft Power represent two important concepts in the field of International Relations.

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THEATRE COMMAND IN INDIAN CONTEXT

 

Had an interesting panel discussion on the topic

“Theatre Command in the Indian Context”

 

 

Link to the Recording:-

 

For selective viewing please click on the links below:-

  1. Introductions.
  2. My Views and recommendations.

 

Q&A Session:-

  1. 1:18:26 to 1:23:14 – NCW, Network integration, availability of composite situation picture, DCN, recommendations for way ahead etc.
  2.  1:38:52 to 1:45:59 – China in maritime domain and importance of ANC, DMA functioning.
  3.  1:47:15 IAF and joint operations specially in maritime domain.

 

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