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ARMS IMPORTS AND THE GSQR PROBLEM

Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) Writes :India retained its position as the second biggest importer of arms for the period 2015-19 according to the SIPRI Report released on 28 April 2020. On 8 May, Gen Bipin Rawat, India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) seemed to have publicly reprimanded the Armed Forces for contributing to arms import dependence. Amongst other issues, the General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQRs) also figured.

TRF (TERROR REVIVAL FRONT): A WAR OF IDEAS OF ISI

Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (Retd) Writes :So far in Kashmir religion was a rallying point for most terror outfits, but this change in strategy with an eye on future does not use religious symbolism, while still retaining its jihadist push. There are reports that these new cadres who have infiltrated from Pakistan are better trained and willing to give tough fight to the security forces.

STRATEGIC SIGNALLING IS A NUANCED ART OF MILITARY DIPLOMACY

Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (Retd) Writes : There was a debate whether it was essential for the CDS and three Services Chiefs to address a joint press conference to show solidarity with the frontline Corona Warriors or same could have been done by the Public Relations Officers (PROs) from three services. The military fraternity was divided over this issue.

THE CO IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE CO

Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) Writes : The tragic loss of Col Ashutosh Sharma, the Commanding Officer (CO) of 21 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) along with Major Anuj Sood, two jawans and a Sub-Inspector in North Kashmir on 2 May was a grim reminder of death stalking our heroes in uniform.

Hybrid War: Liger or Mule?

Lt Gen Ghanshyam Singh Katoch, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) Writes : The term ‘Hybrid War’ probably originated in the mind of a strategic analyst, based upon an instinctive chunking of information, in his effort to make sense of an ambiguous variation of war