INDIA’S CHANGED OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND DEFENCE PLANNING

The traditional 2.5 front has changed, wars have become hybrid, the battlefield dynamics have changed and, weapons systems which impact the battle field have changed. In such circumstances our defense planning must also change. Are we anywhere near doing it? Maj Gen R Narayanan (R) and I discussed all the issues connected with all these factors. Unless our defense planning is on the correct path, we will not be where we are supposed to be in Amrit Kaal and there should be no doubts about that.