SP's Land Forces - April-May 2013
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Issue Features
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MOUNTAIN STRIKE CORPS
Raising New Formations
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorThe proposal of a new corps, including two independent infantry and two armoured brigades, would together cost around Rs. 81,000 crore, spread primarily over the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17) period, with some spill over into the Thirteenth Plan
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NCW
Indian Army's Alignment for Net-centric Combat
By Lt General (Retd) Gautam BanerjiNet-centricity calls for sweeping revisions in the manner of engaging in warfare.
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UNION BUDGET
Defence Spending: Army, Navy & Air Force
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorThe defence budget of Rs. 2,03,672 crore ($37 billion) for 2013-14 is a hike of 5.3 per cent from last year’s budget estimate of Rs. 1,93,407.29 crore ($35.8 billion).
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TECHNOLOGY
Optimising Technology for Border Security
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochAs the asymmetric war is likely to heighten with the implosions within Pakistan and fallout of post-2014 withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan on the region...
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NEIGHBOURHOOD
Anatomy of China's DBO Intrusion
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochThe government should seriously review the external intelligence mechanism and make the Indian Army responsible for complete land borders.
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SEMINAR REPORT
Emerging Concepts in Air and Missile Defence
By Rohit K. GoelThe Second International Seminar on Army Air Defence organised by the Corps of Army Air Defence in conjunction with the CII aimed at synergising and stimulating air defence criticalities.
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JOINT EXCERCISE
Exercise Ajeya Warrior
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorThe Indian Army has sizeable experience in fighting insurgencies since independence. In fact from the 1950s onwards there has been no respite in this regard in the Northeast.
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