War is not a staff college exercise. Battles are messy, losses mount, and the fog of war thickens. The safeguard is not temperament at the top but resilient institutions rooted in unity of command.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
very informative, but deeply strategic advice given by a very knowledgeable and very experienced very senior Vice Admiral level officer. Hope both the IAF and the political leadership give serious consideration to what the Admiral says, and establish theatre commands at the earliest possible before the next war, which no one knows when wl happen but it is certain it wl happen suddenly n wl b 100 times intense than the May 2025 clash.
very informative, but deeply strategic advice given by a very knowledgeable and very experienced very senior Vice Admiral level officer. Hope both the IAF and the political leadership give serious consideration to what the Admiral says, and establish theatre commands at the earliest possible before the next war, which no one knows when wl happen but it is certain it wl happen suddenly n wl b 100 times intense than the May 2025 clash.