Category: Theaterisation

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153: Theatre Command : Bird’s eye view

My views on the issue of jointness and HDO reforms.

(For selective viewing, please click on the links below)

  1. Upto 03:30 – Introduction.
  2. 03:30 – 09:00 – Perspective on the issue of jointness and theaterisation.
  3. 09:00 – 16:40 – Peculiarities of each service with areas of convergence.
  4. 16:40 – 19:15 – Issue of meagre resources.
  5. 19:15 – 26:30 – Are we blindly following others?
  6. 26:30 – 32:45 – Is the timing right?
  7. 32:45 -39:45 – Are we addressing the issue in an ad hoc way?
  8. 39:45 – 45:55 – Views about AD Command.
  9. 45:55 – 51:25 – Way forward and recommendations.
  10. 51:25 – 59:05 – Issue of discussion in open media.
  11.  59:05 onwards – Concluding thoughts.

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148: Interview on PLAAF and Defence Matters

Interview with Lt Gen Gurmit Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retired) was essentially on defence issues, mainly related to China. The interview was published on 01 Jul 21, coincidently,  on the day of 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.

Besides china other issues were discussed

(For selective viewing please click on the links below)

  1. 00:00 – 09:30: PLAAF, background, modernisation, capability building, restructuring, “no contact warfare” philosophy and grey zone warfare etc.
  2. 09:30 – 14:30: Chinese indigenous ac industry, claimed capability, SWOT analysis and drone industry etc.
  3. 14:30 – 20:30: IAF capability enhancement with induction of Rafale, chinook and apache aircraft, balance between quantity and quality, Atmanirbharta  etc.
  4. 20:30 – 24:25 : Aspects related to Quality of manpower, tactics and training.
  5. 24:25 – 29:50 : Pakistan Air Force and Pak-China collusivity.
  6. 29:50 – 35:30 : Doklam, balakot, Galwan, jointness, Role of IAF in Galwan etc.
  7. 35:30 – 40:15 : Defence forces – serving with passion and benefits.
  8. 40:15 – 46:45 : Views on jointness and theatrisation.
  9. 46:45 – 52:00 : Puzzle and Sudoku solving.

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141: Integrated Theatre Commands

The debate about formation of Integrated Theatre Commands has become a hot topic.

 

Questions that need answers and clarity are:

 

  • Is the concept relevant to our environment and situation?

 

  • Are we blindly copying others?

 

  • Are we learning wrong lessons?

 

  • Is our priority right?

 

  • is the time right?

 

  • Do we have adequate resources?

 

  • Do the accrued benefits outweigh the time, money and effort spent?

 

  • Are we implementing changes for the sake of it?

 

  • Has adequate debate taken place on the issue?

 

Veterans and defence analysts have written about these aspects in different journals and magazines. The links to some of these writings are below (with credits to the authors and the parent magazines and journals):

 

  1. https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2020/09/16/rocking-the-boat-during-the-storm/

 

2. https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2021/03/28/defense-forces-joint-structures-priority-list/

 

3. https://idsa.in/jds/14-2-2020-achieving-jointness-in-war-asingh

 

4. https://capsindia.org/files/documents/CAPS_Infocus_VP_04.pdf

 

5. https://capsindia.org/files/documents/CAPS_Infocus_AB_00.pdf

 

6.https://capsindia.org/files/documents/CAPS_Infocus_NM_00.pdf

 

7. https://capsindia.org/files/documents/CAPS_Infocus_SK_00.pdf

 

8. https://salute.co.in/air-defence-command-need-for-a-rethink/

 

9. https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/air-defence-command-need-to-hasten-slowly-serving-chiefs-best-to-take-calls-qb1ekn

 

11. https://idsa.in/issuebrief/air-defence-command-kkhera-270120

 

12. https://forceindia.net/feature-report/impractical-idea/

 

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