Episode 2 - Armed Forces and Geopolitics - NOR HERE NOR THERE Col Sanjay Pande & Prof. Sonali...
Nor Here Nor There, Armed Forces are not required for internal security and have no place in geopolitics. They are just AT THE BORDER. Where is Academia?
Nor Here Nor There, Armed Forces are not required for internal security and have no place in geopolitics. They are just AT THE BORDER. Where is Academia?
Where are Policy makers? Is this triangle made by Academia-Forces-Policy Makers the 'Bermuda Triangle for our National Security or as a 'TRIPOD' it is the most stable platform?
For Armed Forces to take care of external threat, the minimum requirement is to know about the enemy.
For Armed Forces to take care of external threat, the minimum requirement is to know about the enemy.
It is not what is opposite us in form of enemy military but the state of the complete country and its neighbours. Tactics must seamlessly flow into strategy.
Military Officers need to be introduces to Geopolitics and Geo-strategy from the day they step into armed forces.
Military Officers need to be introduces to Geopolitics and Geo-strategy from the day they step into armed forces.
These two cannot be 'acquired knowledge'. One has to grow with them. Had that happened, we would not see the shape of J&K the way we see today. Split to UT's we will even forget where the original border was and how it exists on the Ministry of Home Affairs web site.
The definition of non-state actors needs to be changed. These are no more powers that control government from outside, today, the non-0state actors function 'within' the system.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
