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100	1		_aBanerjee, Gautam
245	1	0	_aManagement of India's military prowess : _bissues and aspects / _cBy Gautam Banerjee
260			_aNew Delhi : _bPentagon press, _c2020
300			_axi, 253 p. ; _e23cm.
500			_aCopyright: Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi.
504			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aForeword -- Author's note -- Introduction -- Part 1. Military institution in national perspective. 1. Politics, war and politics of war -- 2. Nurturing military institution : for the good of the nation -- 3. The state's burden of military security -- 4. Understanding civil-military relations -- 5. Preserving military institution : from within -- 6. One wonders : it happens only in India!! -- 7. Pretending 'soldiers' -- 8. The bureaucracy eternal... -- 9. Awakening to national defence : hope at last? -- Part 2. Military organisational reforms. 10. A call for transformation of Indian military -- 11. A native Indian military doctrine -- 12. Towards a joint approach to 'jointness' in war-fighting -- 13. Building up a case for a high military professional -- 14. Chief of defence staff : a debilitating dilemma -- 15. A transformational doctrine for India's military forces -- 16. Pakistan's nuclear war-dance -- 17. Empowerment of a power house : the Infantry Battalion -- Part 3. Military training, leadership and value system -- 18. Training for the transformational 'call' -- 19. A culture of leadership -- 20. Military management : need for farsighted policy making -- 21. The Indian military value system -- concluding the context -- Index.
520			_aConceptualizing the foundations of national defense and organizing a conformingly robust military structure is a humungous task of extremely complexities. Even nations who possess pristine strategic vision and deep rooted military culture find it practically impossible to home on to the right equation between their political goals, military power and optimal resource allocation. The reason lies in the fact that no matter what mock drills one puts up, outcome of military campaigns often remain uncertain and unpredictable, and independent of the forces fielded to secure victory. There can be no right formulae, no right examples and no practice round to hone one`s concepts and practices before the final, bloody and destructive showdown. Irreversibility of war further makes it a nightmare for military planners to guarantee success. At the best they can apply their professional insight to anticipate adverse situations, notionally replicate these and then harness tactical acumen to find possibly the most effective courses of actions to deal with the circumstances. It is here that the salience of various issues discussed in this book come into contention. The book does not offer formulae for the achievement of military success. Rather it offers an insight into the ingredients and processes that enable military planners to conceive the best possible force composition to win wars.
650		0	_aCivil-military relations
650		0	_aMilitary planning
650		0	_xIndia
710	2		_aVivekananda International Foundation (New Delhi, India),
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