India and the Operational Art of War.

Abstract

This paper examines the ability of the Indian Army to conduct the operational art of war. India's size, geographical location, and increasing world economic importance will make her a more influential member of the world order in the next several years. This may necessitate that her military power be used, either defensively or offensively to achieve a strategic aim(s). An understanding of her Army's ability to conduct the operational art of war is important in the event that the U.S. becomes involved, either as an ally or an adversary, in an future conflict that may result from India's use of military power. The paper reviews the theory of operational art and then looks for historical and current evidence of the Indian Army's ability to conduct the operational art of war. Particular attention is paid the 1971 India-Pakistan conflict in the historical section. The current perspective section consists of the characteristics, organization, armament, equipment, and training of the Indian Army.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240408

Entities

People

  • Robert D. Cox

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Geography
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Self Propelled
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • South Asia
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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