{"id":3510,"date":"2021-06-25T12:45:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T07:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/?p=3510"},"modified":"2024-12-27T15:51:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T10:21:55","slug":"integrated-theatre-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/2021\/06\/25\/integrated-theatre-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"141: Integrated Theatre Commands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000080;\">The debate about formation of Integrated Theatre Commands has become a hot topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\">Questions that need answers and clarity are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #800000;\">Is the concept relevant to our environment and situation?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">Are we blindly copying others?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #003300;\">Are we learning wrong lessons?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\">Is our priority right?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #800000;\">is the time right?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #003366;\">Do we have adequate resources?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #993366;\">Do the accrued benefits outweigh the time, money and effort spent?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #993300;\">Are we implementing changes for the sake of it?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\">Has adequate debate taken place on the issue?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #003366;\">Veterans and defence analysts have written about these aspects in different journals and magazines. The links to some of these writings\u00a0are below (<em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">with credits to the authors and the parent magazines and journals<\/span><\/strong><\/em>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/2020\/09\/16\/rocking-the-boat-during-the-storm\/\">https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/2020\/09\/16\/rocking-the-boat-during-the-storm\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">2. <a href=\"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/2021\/03\/28\/defense-forces-joint-structures-priority-list\/\">https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/2021\/03\/28\/defense-forces-joint-structures-priority-list\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">3. <a href=\"https:\/\/idsa.in\/jds\/14-2-2020-achieving-jointness-in-war-asingh\">https:\/\/idsa.in\/jds\/14-2-2020-achieving-jointness-in-war-asingh<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">4. <a href=\"https:\/\/capsindia.org\/files\/documents\/CAPS_Infocus_VP_04.pdf\">https:\/\/capsindia.org\/files\/documents\/CAPS_Infocus_VP_04.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">5. <a href=\"https:\/\/capsindia.org\/files\/documents\/CAPS_Infocus_AB_00.pdf\">https:\/\/capsindia.org\/files\/documents\/CAPS_Infocus_AB_00.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">6.<a href=\"https:\/\/capsindia.org\/files\/documents\/CAPS_Infocus_NM_00.pdf\">https:\/\/capsindia.org\/files\/documents\/CAPS_Infocus_NM_00.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">7. <a href=\"https:\/\/capsindia.org\/files\/documents\/CAPS_Infocus_SK_00.pdf\">https:\/\/capsindia.org\/files\/documents\/CAPS_Infocus_SK_00.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">8. <a href=\"https:\/\/salute.co.in\/air-defence-command-need-for-a-rethink\/\">https:\/\/salute.co.in\/air-defence-command-need-for-a-rethink\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">9. <a href=\"https:\/\/newsable.asianetnews.com\/india\/air-defence-command-need-to-hasten-slowly-serving-chiefs-best-to-take-calls-qb1ekn\">https:\/\/newsable.asianetnews.com\/india\/air-defence-command-need-to-hasten-slowly-serving-chiefs-best-to-take-calls-qb1ekn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">11. <a href=\"https:\/\/idsa.in\/issuebrief\/air-defence-command-kkhera-270120\">https:\/\/idsa.in\/issuebrief\/air-defence-command-kkhera-270120<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">12. <a href=\"https:\/\/forceindia.net\/feature-report\/impractical-idea\/\">https:\/\/forceindia.net\/feature-report\/impractical-idea\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\">For regular updates please register here &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/subscribe\/\">https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/subscribe\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The debate about formation of Integrated Theatre Commands has become a hot topic. &nbsp; Questions that need answers and clarity are: &nbsp; Is the concept relevant to our environment and situation? 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