Indias Cold Start Doctrine Contrary to the traditional battle procedure of military mobilization followed by full scale war, the Cold Start concept focuses on reverse whereby Indian Army will go to war first and then mobilizes. Following the prolonged military escalation of 2002, Indian Army conceived this new concept to launch an offensive against Pakistan. This concept seeks to leverage Indias modest superiority in conventional forces to respond to Pakistans military preparedness. This doctrine necessitates reorganizing Indian Armys offensive power away from the three large strike corps into eight smaller division-sized Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs) that combine mechanized infantry, artillery, and armour in a manner reminiscent of the former Soviet Unions operational manoeuvre groups.
Posted on: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 14:11:58 +0000
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