Amit Cowshish writes: India’s quest for modernization of the armed forces is propelled by the persistent threat to its territorial integrity and the aspiration of becoming a great power. However, there is no clearly defined comprehensive policy, much less a carefully crafted strategy, for time-bound modernization of the armed forces and there is no mechanism in place to steer the modernization programme in a holistic manner. In fact, there is considerable ambiguity about the core question as to what constitutes comprehensive modernization. Consequently, it is left to the services to chalk out their own ‘modernization’ plans. Access this perspective on idsa.in/jds/8_1_2014_AssessingModernizationoftheIAF_acowshish Journal of Defence Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1, January-March 2014
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 04:34:05 +0000
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