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Role of Political Guidance for Self-Reliance in Defence
- July 1, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Category: India
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Many businesses, large and small, have a huge source of great ideas that can help them improve, innovate, and grow, and yet so many of these companies never think of using this amazing corporate asset. What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people.
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Reimagining the Mountain Strike Corps
- June 25, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Categories: Military, Strategic Affairs
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Human Capital for the Department of Military Affairs
- May 20, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Categories: Domestic Issues, General Topics, Military
The creation of the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) in the Ministry of Defence portends better civil-military cooperation. That India’s civil-military cooperation was in need of structural reform was never doubted. Yet, the implementation of such reform lacked political will, faced bureaucratic resistance, and was stymied by elements within the armed services.
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Stand up against China
- April 29, 2018
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, China, Military, Strategic Affairs
Some of India’s chickens of statecraft have come home to roost. India has embarked on a “reset of relations” with China and simultaneously seeks to “redefine ties” with the USA. The simultaneity is structurally imperative when it comes to India’s role in the context of great power tensions.
