Deliberations of a Working Group on Military and Diplomacy

About the Report

The Indian defence establishment is confronted today with what is probably its greatest challenge since Independence. Besides being prepared to wage conventional war on possibly two fronts simultaneously, our Armed Forces need to be geared to undertake this under a nuclear overhang and within a technological environment that encompasses cyber- and space-based threats. At the same time, our forces will continue to be committed in dealing with the proxy war imposed on us, insurgencies and separatist movements, and possibly in due course, with the growing phenomenon of left wing extremism.

There is therefore an imperative requirement for change that would enable us to adapt to the emerging situation. The archaic organisations and processes put in place on achieving Independence must undergo radical overhaul.

Contents

Introduction

Section I: Restructuring the Ministry of Defence

Section II: Deputation of Armed Forces Officers to MEA

Section III: Pursuance of a Sound Defence Industrial Policy

Section IV: Defence Cooperation

Recommendations

Annexure I
The Military and Diplomacy

Composition of the Working Group

Chairman Lt Gen Satish Nambiar (Retd)
Ambassador Satish Chandra
Vice Admiral P S Das (Retd)
Dr Arvind Gupta, DG IDSA
Air Marshal Satish Inamdar (Retd)
Lt Gen Prakash Menon (Retd)
Dr C Raja Mohan
Shri G K Pillai
Ambassador Leela Ponappa
Ambassador Ronen Sen
Ambassador Rajiv Sikri
Lt Gen Aditya Singh (Retd)
Shri Ajay Vikram Singh
Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi (Retd)
Brig Rumel Dahiya (Retd)
Col Vivek Chadha (Retd)
Dr Anit Mukherjee
Dr S Kalyanaraman

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