Indian Defence Review Vol 28.2

India’s national security apparatus and the military was forced to go on alert to level ‘Orange’ as the Chinese PLA came 30 kilometers deep into Eastern Ladakh, violating all norms of maintaining peace on the border threatening the sovereignty . Lt Gen JS Bajwa, former Chief of Staff, Eastern Command, Indian Army, and well conversant with the situation on ground, calls for revision of India’s Nehruvian model of pacifism vis-à-vis China.

In review of the military acquisitions, the faltering defense industry and the incompetence of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Group Captain discusses for the modernization of the Helicopter Fleet of the Indian Air Force, Lt Gen Prakash Katoch suggests optimizing the potential of Special Forces on the American pattern, and Maj Gen Mrinal Suman provide insights into the Defense Procurement Process or the lack of it. Meanwhile, Robert S Metzger, Washington based lawyer and well versed with American defense Industry steers India towards a positive response while analyzing the recent ‘VVIP’ Helicopter scandal.

This volume of Indian Defense Review in a wide sweep delves into various facets of the national security, and the threat perception that the country has to gear up to face.