Lt Gen SC Sardeshpande

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  • Indian Army Jawans

    National Security and the use of Armed Force

    With all the churning and regurgitation on the national security canvas, as it gets closer and closer to every citizen in today’s world, how do...
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    Our Strategic Culture

    An article by a senior army officer on "Strengthening Our Strategic Culture" in an eminent weekly recently, lands one in confusion as the article rolls...
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    The Culture Baggage of Indian Military Philosophy

    The Gandhian philosophy of ahimsa has affected the Indian attitude towards war and use of force. Nehruvian distrust of India’s armed forces and military leadership...
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    India’s Southern Security

    A general review of media reportage on India’s southern security, relating to Sri Lanka in recent months reveals following salient aspects:- Sri Lankan Govt’s (SLG)...
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    Internal Security and the Military

    After a century of peace since 1857, we entered an era of independence  — a totally new era of representational democracy, secularism of our brand,...
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    Trends in Military Leadership

    “The sense of grievance among armed forces that the civilian bureaucracy has short-changed it and this is reflected in the hierarchy laid down in the...
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    LTTE’S Self-Destruction

    Insurgency-guerilla war as a combination in the struggle of the weak against the strong has established itself as a strong and successful method of waging...
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    Military Power: The Task Ahead

    Power means the sum total of capabilities, with the help of which things can be manipulated to one’s own advantage, be it individual or nation. Along...