SP's Land Forces - October-November 2012
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Issue Features
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INTERVIEW
‘Net-centricity will usher in profound changes in operational concepts and organisational changes’
Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor, Editor, SP’s Land Forces, interviewed Lt General Sunit Kumar, Director General Information System (DGIS), Indian Army.
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INDO-CHINA WAR 1962
Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward
By General (Retd) V.P. MalikIndia’s national security framework and its antiquated civil-military relationship have not grown in step with the needs of new security challenges.
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NEIGHBOURHOOD
China’s Military Modernisation
By Dr Monika ChansoriaMuch of the PLA’s success over the next decade will be determined by how effectively it integrates emerging capabilities and platforms into the force.
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TECHNOLOGY
Managing Battle at the Cutting Edge
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochWith both China and Pakistan hell-bent on stoking insurgencies within India, our cutting edge forces will need to be equipped with the requirements...
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MODERNISATION
Preparing Soldiers for Future Wars
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochWe must be prepared for short, intense, high-tech wars; in addition to expanding terrorism, asymmetric and fourth generation wars...
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STRATEGY
Siachen Surrender: An Expensive Affair
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochWithout a national security strategy we may find solace in non-alignment, but the political bungling in agreeing to withdraw from Siachen will surely...
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CONCEPT
Future Wars in India
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorThe types of threats and challenges existing currently and those that are likely to arise in the future are, by themselves, indicative of a threat-cum-capability-based force structure in which the potential adversary’s capabilities...
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Indian Army in Disaster Management
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorThe role of the Army in disaster management is as essential today as it was earlier, i.e. before the formation of the National Disaster Management Authority.
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TECKNOW
Northrop Grumman Remotec to Begin Delivering Titus Robot in December
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s subsidiary Remotec Inc. will begin deliveries in December of TitusTM, the newest and smallest member of its AndrosTM line of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs).
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INDUSTRY
With Tatra Deals on Hold, BEML Revs Up on Other Army Deals
By SP’s Special CorrespondentIt has been a turbulent year for defence PSU Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML), with its Tatra truck line coming under the spotlight of allegations, and an ongoing CBI probe into the entire programme.
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