Comments on: Indian Military Doctrine for 7 Dimensional Wars of 21st Century : Part – 3

By: Navneet Bhushan

Navneet Bhushan — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:07:33 +0000

Hi Navneet,
I have been through your paper. I think it would be very informative to the general public which is quite unaware of military issue, especially doctrinal precepts.
The Armed Forces of India have formulated detailed doctrines, some of which or parts of which are in the public domain. Most of it however remains classified. Doctrines need to drive strategies but the lack of awareness among the political and bureaucratic class impinges on defence preparedness. Hopefully, your book when it is published should stimulate interest on the subject.

All the Best

Dhruv.

Major General Dhruv C Katoch, SM, VSM (Retd).
Additional Director, Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)
http://www.claws.in

By: navneet bhushan

navneet bhushan — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:23:18 +0000

From Ravi Rikhye
You point about winning while avoid war becomes the crux in a competition between WMD armed adversaries. This might be a separate, valuable area of study when you have the time and inclination.

India definitely needs to modernize its doctrine along your lines. We also need to avoid the US habit of fads. A balance of manpower and technology is needed. relying on technology alone alone leads to the absurd situation in which the US finds itself. It can defeat any conventional adversary within days or at most weeks; it cannot fight a counterinsurgency, both because it lacks manpower numbers and because it thinks technology alone will compensate for the lack of numbers.