Civil-Military are the two sides of the same coin. We need to spread this message in our System. We have very professional, reliable, and trustworthy Armed Forces. We must create conditions that no one feels 'left out' in policy formulation, strategic defence planning and execution. We all Indians are working towards a common goal--' to see India emerging as a potent nation'. It also does not mean that the Govt. must 'walk on the line' drawn by the Armed Forces. Military-Civil relations need to be developed and seen in this perspective. Any one who feels or acts otherwise including politicians harms the Nation, knowingly or without concern for any strategic thought.
Military is a parallel administration available to the Govt. when everything else fails. Civil-Military should weld at each level, District-State-Nation. Our Academies should convey this unequivocally. Of course, both have their roles cut in the Indian democracy with their 'professional expertise' delivered at its best to meet the national aspirations. The country expects it.
Ali Ahmed's Article on the issue states "Critics have it that the last bout of reforms in India’s defence sector in the wake of Kargil has not been taken to its logical conclusion. There are two key areas over which there is considerable debate. One is the continuing absence of a Chief of Defence Staff, and the second is the cosmetic integration between the Ministry of Defence and the Service Headquarters. It is asserted that the latter is the result of bureaucrats protecting their turf in a perverse interpretation of civil control. While the military prefers political control exercised by politicians, the intervening bureaucratic layer between the brass and the political leadership results in bureaucratic control ".
Coming from a scholar of the Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA) , New Delhi, has its own nuances, but is well articulated. Projects a balanced view. Pse click to read the full article : http://www.idsa.in/publications/stratcomments/AliAhmed060709.htm
Brigadier (Retired) Sukhwindar Singh
http://www.svipja.com/
(A Global Solution for Offsets)
Credit: In Arrangement with IDSA, New Delhi, http://www.idsa.in/ , A think Tank of India on Matters Defence.
Military is a parallel administration available to the Govt. when everything else fails. Civil-Military should weld at each level, District-State-Nation. Our Academies should convey this unequivocally. Of course, both have their roles cut in the Indian democracy with their 'professional expertise' delivered at its best to meet the national aspirations. The country expects it.
Ali Ahmed's Article on the issue states "Critics have it that the last bout of reforms in India’s defence sector in the wake of Kargil has not been taken to its logical conclusion. There are two key areas over which there is considerable debate. One is the continuing absence of a Chief of Defence Staff, and the second is the cosmetic integration between the Ministry of Defence and the Service Headquarters. It is asserted that the latter is the result of bureaucrats protecting their turf in a perverse interpretation of civil control. While the military prefers political control exercised by politicians, the intervening bureaucratic layer between the brass and the political leadership results in bureaucratic control ".
Coming from a scholar of the Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA) , New Delhi, has its own nuances, but is well articulated. Projects a balanced view. Pse click to read the full article : http://www.idsa.in/publications/stratcomments/AliAhmed060709.htm
Brigadier (Retired) Sukhwindar Singh
http://www.svipja.com/
(A Global Solution for Offsets)
Credit: In Arrangement with IDSA, New Delhi, http://www.idsa.in/ , A think Tank of India on Matters Defence.
0 comments:
Post a Comment