The terrain of our Northern borders favours a strategy of attrition while conducting a defensive campaign. But on the Western front, a strategy of annihilation might be a better option.
The ethos of ‘leading from the front’ is being used by the Army as an afterthought to cover up undue haste and violation of tactical norms and standard operating procedures.
The armed forces need to be vigilant that their actions are in the national interest and that they are not unwittingly doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.
If the ends — the desired aims or outcomes— of war are uncertain or ill-defined, then there is every possibility of getting bogged down in a never-ending and unwinnable battle.
Can Israel’s 7/10 be replicated in India? The strategic environment is different but the answer is an unequivocal yes. All worst-case scenarios must be war-gamed and planned for.
With Russian troops beating a hasty retreat from the strategic port city of Kherson Friday, the frontlines have been redrawn in Ukraine. But experts advise caution.
The Pakistan Army has travelled down the strategy lane with a martial pride and hubris that made them believe they were the best fighting army of the world.
Stanford researcher writes why New Delhi in recent times has been left with an invidious all-or-nothing choice in the use of military force—either start a major war or abstain from action.
Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion
Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.
Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
Sirji
Great military theories . Which one are we following to get the Chinese out of Doklam and other occupied Indian territories? Or is it that the Chinese are following ‘attrition’ via a vis India?
Regards
Sirji
Great military theories . Which one are we following to get the Chinese out of Doklam and other occupied Indian territories? Or is it that the Chinese are following ‘attrition’ via a vis India?
Regards