Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajneesh Singh’s article ‘Getting Indian Army future-ready: Why lean, mean, modern military is need of hour’ has been published in First Post on 23 August 2024.
Military modernisation and human resource reforms cannot be divorced from each other. The two reforms require deliberate planning, financial resourcing, an implementation strategy extending over decades, and oversight at the highest level.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajneesh Singh’s article ‘Not only machines, but men behind them: Getting Indian Army future-ready’ has been published in First Post on 16 July 2024.
The challenge for the defence establishment, which will test its expertise, professional competence, and maturity, is to find the right balance between human resource reforms and force modernisation, says Col Singh.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajneesh Singh’s article ‘AI in warfare: Unleashing Pandora's box’ has been published in First Post on 26 May 2024.
Although companies involved in the testing and manufacturing of artificial intelligence-powered platforms claim decisions to attack targets rest with humans, no one can deny there exists an overhang of AI-powered combat robots bypassing humans, says Col Singh.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajneesh Singh’s article ‘Strategic Shield: Need to recalibrate defence diplomacy, role of military attaches in the contemporary times’ has been published in First Post on 14 April 2024.
Among the varied tasks of the military attaches, they would be expected to help achieve the target for defence exports set by the government, facilitate India’s defence procurements, secure supply chains, and mitigate causes of national security risks, says Col Singh.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajneesh Singh’s article ‘Modi must find out what Bhutan needs. India can use it to tackle China’s gray zone warfare’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 22 March 2024.
Modi is visiting Bhutan when the friendly neighbour is involved in boundary negotiations with China. It's the perfect time to understand what Bhutan's concerns are, says Col Rajneeh Singh.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajneesh Singh’s article ‘Analysing Houthi’s Maritime Strike Capabilities’ has been published in Bharat Shakti on 17 March 2024.
Houthis’ strikes against marine shipping vessels directly impact India’s exports. These strikes also provide an opportunity to assess various military technologies being employed by the warring parties, says Col Singh.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajneesh Singh’s article ‘Why Israel must redefine notion of victory or else it risks losing war’, has been published in First Post on 07 March 2024.
The Netanyahu government needs to rethink its politico-military objective of destroying Hamas, says Col Singh.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajneesh Singh’s article ‘Targeted assassinations now have a buffet of tech options—flying Ginsu, drones, AI guns’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 21 February 2024.
Kataib Hezbollah leader Abu Baqir al-Saadi was assassinated using a ‘flying Ginsu’ this month. It’s among the increasingly sophisticated weapon systems being used in targeted killings, says Col Singh.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajneesh Singh’s article ‘Ukraine has fired its military chief at the wrong time. Russia will exploit this instability’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 13 February 2024.
The support for the Ukranian cause is already dipping in the West. The current commander-in-chief will find it hard to gain the confidence of NATO military chiefs, says Col Singh.
