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A force for the futures: Capacity building needed for future conflict
Calm, methodical and clear in tone, detail and argument, Gurmeet Kanwal lays out a vision for an Indian Army of the future, constrained only perhaps by a lingering, but never articulated, pessimism that the gap between reality and the ideal may remain large.
The book is the product of a research project at the Observer Research Foundation, and its only flaw, perhaps, is that it does not escape the predictableness of a think tank product. Brigadier (retd) Kanwal is too clear to be laboured however, and bolstered by a deep understanding of his subject and what is required to transform the Army, he has produced a volume that will interest both the student and the practitioner.
In three parts, Kanwal evaluates the operational commitments that the Army faces, offers comparative studies of other land forces, including those of China and Western countries, and finally, zeroes in on recommendations and requirements for a true modernisation of the Indian Army.
Of particular interest is his analysis of border/counter insurgency (CI) operations, the modernisation of the artillery and the role of 'special forces."
Gurmeet Kanwal:
[email protected]
Calm, methodical and clear in tone, detail and argument, Gurmeet Kanwal lays out a vision for an Indian Army of the future, constrained only perhaps by a lingering, but never articulated, pessimism that the gap between reality and the ideal may remain large.
The book is the product of a research project at the Observer Research Foundation, and its only flaw, perhaps, is that it does not escape the predictableness of a think tank product. Brigadier (retd) Kanwal is too clear to be laboured however, and bolstered by a deep understanding of his subject and what is required to transform the Army, he has produced a volume that will interest both the student and the practitioner.
In three parts, Kanwal evaluates the operational commitments that the Army faces, offers comparative studies of other land forces, including those of China and Western countries, and finally, zeroes in on recommendations and requirements for a true modernisation of the Indian Army.
Of particular interest is his analysis of border/counter insurgency (CI) operations, the modernisation of the artillery and the role of 'special forces."
Gurmeet Kanwal:
[email protected]