tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post7541180776886564851..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: The way forward in military commandBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-14138596464882831432016-04-30T18:44:03.032-07:002016-04-30T18:44:03.032-07:00NSR says ---
The reason for all bizarre things h...NSR says ---<br /><br />The reason for all bizarre things happening in India with the military procurement and budgeting, warfighting (Kargil,, DBO, Chumar, etc), intelligence gathering, sharing, dissemination, etc is because India does not have a CDS like many democratic and western countries...<br /><br /><br />India must immediately appoint one and task him to work on all the issues on a daily basis...<br /><br />CDS must sit together with 3 service chiefs about budgets and come up with a fair divisions based on security situations, affordability, technology, etc<br />Otherwise, things like Mirage 2000 upgrade and Rafale will keep happening forever...<br /><br />If it does not happen during this government, India will be in serious troubles with China and Pakistan...<br /><br />CDS will be day to day focal point to PM and RM...and 3 service chiefs inclusions based on issues being briefed...<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-25734562221389647052016-04-30T03:28:35.303-07:002016-04-30T03:28:35.303-07:00very nice article Ajai, couldn't agree more w...very nice article Ajai, couldn't agree more with you. Its bizarre and perhaps we are the only country that an army as big as 1.1 million is headed by 1 single 4 star officer. its high time that we split into commands with all unified commanders reporting directly to the RM rather than to each other. but this requires lot of political involvement rather than will. reason being for some very strange reasons our politicians have never been fully involved in military matters unlike usa or russia or china. for too long they relied on bureaucrats for everything leaving our military to the fringes. also our chiefs have been disappointing in never coming and talking in public again compared to say usa commanders. we rarely here our chiefs except for the customary annual day pressers which nobody takes note of anyways. for us to have strong military with decisive advantage over our neighbours unified commands are the only way out with all 3 forces putting their heads together. I hope government takes note of such proposals and acts on them.... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-42494152847940468152016-04-29T00:08:31.799-07:002016-04-29T00:08:31.799-07:00Perhaps best to keep the theatre commanders at thr...Perhaps best to keep the theatre commanders at three stars. Too many 4 Stars in the military all reporting to a politician will see inevitable politics and embarrassing VK Singh type characters willing to sell their honour and their forces reputation down the line to become Field Marshal . In the US, Congress has to ratify 4 Star appointments and of course, the nature of politics and the coverage of Armed Forces matters in the media there is of an entirely different quality.<br /><br />These theatre commander could be the senior-most 3 Stars in their respective services. Equivalent to today's Army Commander / FOC-in-C / AOC-in-C. Along with their own forces' Vice Chief's they would be in line for promotion to the role of their respective service chief (4 Star). The Service chiefs, assisted by Vice Chiefs will not have direct command, but will b professional head of their forces, force providers and in charge of training, maintenance and all units not at any time assigned to a particular theatre. Most importantly, they could be principal advisor to the CDS (5 Star) on matters of their service. <br /><br />A CDS would have direct command over the theatre commanders, and be assisted by another Vice CDS also 4 Star). This VCDS can be always Army, and to ensure that, over time, the Army will have more CDS than the Navy and IAF, as befits its humoungous size. The VCDS is to be in charge of smaller joint units (Joint Special Ops assigned centrally), planning, Joint training institutions etc. <br /><br />The 5 Star CDS, always chosen from amongst the 3 service chiefs or VCDS will be Principal military advisor, and incharge of long term force planning and projection. He will also advise the PM/RM on inter service wrangle and be the military's voice in the MOD on money and allocation matters. His most important role will be allocation of forces between commands, and transferring units from one command to another according to the evolving situation and national and political need (which are hopefully the same at all times, but who am I kidding). <br /><br />Ranjitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-85509649089107879242016-04-28T02:13:31.761-07:002016-04-28T02:13:31.761-07:00Digressing from the chief import of the article, a...Digressing from the chief import of the article, a thought on the 'Tri-services' ANC...in view of increased Chinese military activities in the South China Sea and aggressive posturing by the PLAN in India's immediate neighbourhood, the ANC assumes great strategic significance. And with typical short sightedness, the Indian military establishment has positioned only a brigade level garrison, some OPVs and FACs, and a few non-lethal fixed wing and rotary aircraft when the need of the hour is to have a full fledged military base with offensive and defensive sea, air, land and underwater assets in the A&N islands. Most of the world's trade passes through this region and the Chinese have realised that whoever controls this part of the seas will have a stranglehold on the world economy. Sadly, powers that be in India have been slow to realise this point. Kunaal Gaikwadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-69554164747113266402016-04-27T23:42:26.700-07:002016-04-27T23:42:26.700-07:00Tri Service command makes excellent sense, it is d...Tri Service command makes excellent sense, it is disappointing vested interests have prevented a common sense reform. Modi has promised, he just needs a fire to remind him to deliver on what he has said he will do. <br /><br />But besides that, digitizing and mechanizing the Armed Forces is necessary. Why is a IT superpower like Bharat still using traditional old paper pushing mechanisms, when we have world beating IT companies that make existing processes efficient and effective?Raahul Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144388090492230247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-76067258073602060422016-04-27T17:55:41.689-07:002016-04-27T17:55:41.689-07:00# this question was asked earlier, but was 'mo...# this question was asked earlier, but was 'moderated' and not posted in 'comments' to your blog:<br /><br />during war, does the chief of army staff have operational authority [and responsibility] over the military operations being carried out by the general officer commanding in chief [army commander] of the northern army [command]. is the COAS part of the chain of command of the cabinet.<br /><br />if this is indeed the case, then is the chief of army staff the de-facto commander in chief, C-in-C, as had been general [later field marshall] cariappa the formally titled C-in-C.<br /><br />and if the COAS does give operational orders, directions to the army commanders [goc-in-c] then does the COAS receive directions from the cabinet committee [civilian oversight and overall command of the military], and is the COAS an advisor, and part of the cabinet committee, sitting in during the committee's deliberations.<br /><br />if the COAS does indeed have operational authority over the GOC-in-C [army commanders] then does the COAS initiate, record his appraisal of the GOC-in-C northern command's annual confidential report [APR]. or is it the case that there is no ACR, APR for army commanders. is the COAS actually the chief of army forces, and will the much lobbied for CDS be the chief of defence forces.<br /><br />in USA the theatre commanders are under the direct operational control of the president [POTUS} and the secretary for defence. the chairman of joint chiefs of staff is only an advisor, and not part of the chain of command, nor are the chief of army, navy, marine, air-force staff part of the chain of command.george ninanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856262118970125304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-90090812517485136592016-04-27T09:10:23.400-07:002016-04-27T09:10:23.400-07:00Hello.
100 men? 3 Jaguars? A few tanks? A couple ...Hello.<br /><br />100 men? 3 Jaguars? A few tanks? A couple of landing ships?<br /><br />I thought we had 3 amfib bdes: 108, the one in 54 Div and a new one.<br /><br />Shouldn't we be staging a brigade exercise or at least a battalion group one? Ravihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01028420171993289655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-81391217712628612922016-04-25T23:16:21.282-07:002016-04-25T23:16:21.282-07:00How can people who cannot manage their own homes a...How can people who cannot manage their own homes are so gung ho about expeditionary benefits of treaties?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-84939443850915134632016-04-25T21:28:33.213-07:002016-04-25T21:28:33.213-07:00If I am not mistaken, the ANC is no longer a Tri-S...If I am not mistaken, the ANC is no longer a Tri-Service Command. It has reverted back to being a naval command.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com