Defence Preparedness: Ten challenges that needs to be tackled

Given the security situation in the peninsula, it is but natural that India's defence preparedness levels will keep haunting both policy makers and the man on the street. After all, we have fought as many as five wars with our neighbors since 1947, four of them being against Pakistan.

Though non-proliferation experts believe that future wars would be fought without weapons and on the strength of economic muscle, India has enough on its plate by way of fidgety neighbours and internal trouble makers, for us to constantly monitor our military might.

In the subsequent pages, we have attempted to list out the top-10 challenges we believe is adversely impacting India's defence...

Strategic Incoherence

Inadequate Defence Research

Corruption in Arms Deals

A Farewell to Sophisticated Arms

Technological Obsolescence

Effective External Defence

Fidgety Neighbours

Internal Security Threat

Unclear Nuclear Strategy

Tactical shortcomings
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Defence Preparedness: Ten top challenges

Comments
Asish Mittra Tuesday, 20 April 2010 22:14:53
It is hard to believe our forebearers were the Guptas and the Mauryas. What happened to our political and administrative might? Even the politicians (such as they are) and bureaucrats of Pakistan look better!! Do we believe in India or are we just passing the time till we get that overseas visa? I sincerely hope that the younger generation can come out of the shadows of the dwarfs that inherited the political leadership of post-independence India. Only a deep seated faith in the destiny of Bharat can produce a new direction and purpose, political and military.