Kishore Kumar Khera

Africa’s continental aspirations are well documented in ‘Agenda 2063’. With a laid-out implementation plan for well-articulated goals to meet the aspirations, Africa is moving in the right direction, albeit a...

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• July-September 2023 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

War, when all else fails. The reasons for war could be ideological or for greater control over finite resources but war invariably has violence at its epicentre. Ethics and wars...

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• January-March 2021 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

The armed forces are one of the most powerful tools to ensure safety and security of the state from external aggressions. This duty may call upon armed forces personnel to...

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• July-September 2020 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

Draft DPP 2020 needs to cut out obfuscation, repetitions, and bring out core issues for the consideration of the decision-makers in a concise and clear manner.

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• April 17, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

The proposal to create an Air Defence Command is a bold move. Rather than resorting to less contentious issues to commence the integration process, the CDS has selected a very...

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• January 27, 2020 |
• Issue Brief

Defence, a subset of national security, is an intricate subject. Primarily, defence policy and plans of a state emerge from its national security strategy to achieve its national goals. What...

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• January-June 2020 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

Desire (kama), anger (krodha), greed (lobha), attachment (moha) and ego (ahankar) are the five basic causes of human irrationality. In violence, one of the most significant human irrationality, intertwined strands...

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• October-December 2019 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

The conceptual and capability changes in a kinetic force remain intertwined with the prevailing and emerging security scenarios. Air power, a key kinetic capability, being technology dependent, needs continuous re-equipping...

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• July-September 2019 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

For the first time in the history of military aviation in India, helicopters have surpassed fighter aircraft in terms of sheer numbers. Are the Indian Armed Forces reorienting for helicopter...

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• May 07, 2019 |
• Issue Brief

Warriors, with courage and integrity as their distinguishing traits, have been always respected. Skilful warriors, such as military aviators, have created a special place for themselves in the society. In...

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• January-March 2019 |
• Journal of Defence Studies