tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post2652329380405060387..comments2024-03-29T05:44:18.835-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: News analysis: Tri-service military chief requires structural reformBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-53050392603491995002013-12-05T21:24:01.671-08:002013-12-05T21:24:01.671-08:00methinks this proposal about Joint COS may be an &...methinks this proposal about Joint COS may be an "inside" indication that the present Government will not be coming back and whosoever comes in next will be so busy fighting fires that the proposal will die a natural death.<br />Or else the Bureaucracy would not have allowed it to come thus far- meagre enough that it is.<br /><br />The steady crumbling of the armed forces ethos is worrisome and is another "unseen" consequence of the prolonged bun fight for supremacy of the babus over the Military. It is difficult to believe that in the 50s the Military were paid more than the Babus.Prodyutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-14616348510450839652013-12-04T22:03:17.592-08:002013-12-04T22:03:17.592-08:00"If these appointments are not accompanied by..."If these appointments are not accompanied by structural reform, they might seem no more than cynical ploys with an eye on the coming elections."<br /><br />With all due respect, only you Ajai-ji, vote based on the govt stance on CDS :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-48130691588487618792013-12-03T21:46:16.221-08:002013-12-03T21:46:16.221-08:00Anon 1:16,
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Your comments are prett...Anon 1:16,<br /><br />hahahahaha...<br /><br />Your comments are pretty good, funny but quite relevant. <br /><br />Will someone pass it along plz???<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-83901655463606325992013-12-03T11:46:26.659-08:002013-12-03T11:46:26.659-08:00Before Any thing else...id like to go off topic to...Before Any thing else...id like to go off topic to talk about our deteriorating standards of uniform and turnout in the Indian army. <br /><br />Our senior generals must check their dietary habits and restart their Physcial fitness regime. <br /><br />Because frankly their turnout and their physcial appearance is simply appalling. <br /><br />1. Lt Gen Anil Chait badly needs a haircut. Unless he is planning to star in a b grade movie. <br /><br />2. Look at the belt worn by COAS. Originally to be worn under the third button or ON the 4th button of his Coat. It now is almost dangling to his crotch. LT Gen Anil Chait is no better. The reason for this is that both of them have bellies of an obese diabetic grandmother. <br /><br />3. Instead of poorly dying his hair black like a paranoid housewife, if the COAS just lets it grey, it will be much better. <br /> <br />4. No wonder IAS babus have a poor opinion of senior officers. Familiarity breeds contempt. <br /><br />5. Those who are going to give me the 'general fights with his mind not with his body' argument can can it. as,a healthy mind resides in a healthy body. Also, generals around the world eg: Gen Petraus, Gen Kayani, ACM AY Tipnis, Stanley McChrystal, Gen VK Singh and FM SHFJ Maneckshaw were all physically fit enough to fit in their uniform smartly and not be a source of embarrassment and a poor example to their subordinates. <br /><br />I hope they see the above and starting shaving the post pregnancy lard off of them. <br /><br />Thanks<br />Anonymous<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-26401043927974927222013-12-03T08:55:52.526-08:002013-12-03T08:55:52.526-08:00I have my own thoughts on how best to integrate al...I have my own thoughts on how best to integrate all the capabilities of our defense forces(Army, Navy, Airforce) into a mean, agile, powerful single entity which can overcome all the issue arising out of inter-services competition, lack of synergy & time to respond in an integrated way.<br /><br />If one looks at the way a typical defense force is structured ( applicable to most nations), the three primary arms – Airforce, Army & Navy were formed primarily on the basis on the theatre ( air, land or sea) each one was responsible for to operate in & fulfill mission objectives of a war. But what is interesting is to note that there are quite a lot of capabilities which are required by all three arms. For example the capabilities such as Air Defense( SAM, Anti Aircraft Guns), Airborne Military Cargo Transport, Air borne Ground attack Support, Aerial Surveillance, Airborne Command & Control, Search & rescue, Cybersecurity are required by all three arms. So instead of having the present three arms, why can’t a defense force be structured on the basis of capabilities?Let us call them as “Capability Groups”? Let us say the “Air Defense” capability group will take care of the air defense needs of army bases, forward deployments in a theatre , air force bases and naval bases. Another example could be “Airborne Command & Control” capability group extending its assets to network the assets operating in the air, on the ground and at sea. A “Search & Rescue” capability group executing to rescue pilots who ejected on the ground (peacetime or wartime) or at sea (peacetime or wartime) or rescue commando behind enemy lines or evacuate medically injured soldiers.<br /><br />In a war, the various required capability groups would use its own need specific assets to undertake missions and aim at mission success together. One may argue that this proposal would replace the existing three arms by much bigger number of capability groups who in turn will have competition among themselves. But that won’t be the case, the reason being the existing three arms are parallel to each other as an organization which bring their own capabilities/fighting machines/technology to war and then there are lots of areas where there are overlaps of responsibility/capabilities that one tries to outdo other. On the other hand the Capability Groups are purely complimentary to each other. The “Air Defense” capability group alone cannot fight a war and win. The “Airborne Military Cargo Transport” capability group alone cannot perform unless the “ Air Dominance” capability group has clear air dominance in coordination with “Airborne Command & Control” and so & so forth. The Capability Groups will be very highly dependent on each other if they all to fight a war and win it for country. Each by itself is hardly useful in most cases of a war. The level of dependency will be much higher among the capability groups than is the dependency of existing three arms on each other. <br /><br /> The Capability Groups will have their chiefs and will report into something similar to COSC. I am thinking more on these lines…..straight_curvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595708597841793035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-9129926859846127652013-12-03T04:48:02.782-08:002013-12-03T04:48:02.782-08:00Col Shukla, the US CJCS is a 4 star officer, not a...Col Shukla, the US CJCS is a 4 star officer, not a 5 star officer. V/R CaltagAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-80666975255956577442013-12-03T02:15:34.457-08:002013-12-03T02:15:34.457-08:00Sir, no NATO military has five-star joint chiefs. ...Sir, no NATO military has five-star joint chiefs. They are all four-star officers. The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of the US is also a four-star officer.Vonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-24467119180347737672013-12-02T22:03:41.791-08:002013-12-02T22:03:41.791-08:00Let the 'things' move for the better. Ther...Let the 'things' move for the better. There are always 'if and buts' in best solutions too.Anonymoushttp://www.svipja.comnoreply@blogger.com