Here’s Why The Indian Army’s New War Doctrine ‘Cold Start’ Is Giving Jitters To The World

[shree835]

In the five wars that India has fought since independence, the country’s political leadership has mostly undone all the gains that were made by the Armed Forces. Whether it’s the UN mandated ceasefire in 1949 or going back to status quo on the western front after the 1971 war. Naturally, the enemy never learnt the lesson and changed tactics to state sponsored terrorism. With no clear responses devised; political, economical or military, the enemy has been able to follow the ‘bleed through a thousand cuts’ practice with impunity. Not for long though.

Cold crank

Although the government won’t say whether it exists or not, reports say the Indian Army has a new war doctrine called the ‘Cold Start’. Think of it as a quick fire response to any enemy action. Why is it needed? The answer to that is that the Indian Army is so huge that it takes days for it to mobilise. After the December 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament, the Army launched Op Parakram, which was a buildup of forces on the border in order to bleed Pakistan economically. Unfortunately, the mobilisation was so slow, that by the time the troops reached the forward deployment, a diplomatic initiative was already underway.

The result: Mumbai attacks in 2008.To prevent any future misdemeanor by Pakistan, the Indian Army’s new doctrine, ‘Cold Start’ envisages a response so swift, that neither the Pakistani Army nor the Indian political leadership, which has a legacy of being weak-willed, will have the time to react. For this, the doctrine contemplates moving up to eight independent battle groups with their own armoured and mechanised brigades near the forward positions instead of depending on strike corps that are based deep in the heart of the nation. A smaller battle group will move quicker and push into Pakistani territory within hours, preventing the enemy from launching a counter attack.

Think of this as a quick punishment, without threatening the integrity of Pakistan as a nation. With multiple, independently operating battle groups, it will pretty much incapacitate the Pakistani leadership from making quick decisions. To validate the doctrine, the India Army has conducted exercises like Operation Vijayee Bhava and Sudarshan Shakti where Division sized groups proved their quick mobilization times. India has also developed a tactical ballistic missile called Prahaar which has a range of 150 km and is solid fuelled for quick reaction times unlike the liquid fuelled Prithvi.

Pakistani response

So alarmed are the Pakistanis with the Cold Start, that they have changed tactics to counter the doctrine by reducing their nuclear threshold. Pakistan is believed to be working on tactical nukes that are designed for use in the battlefield. Whether Pakistan has the ability to miniaturize the size of nukes is debatable, but what is known for sure is that this is meant to counter India’s conventional military superiority.

The problem with tactical nukes is that they have to be kept ready for quick deployment and kept closer to the battlefield. The control too won’t be with the political leadership, but the local commander. That these nukes can be fired at the discretion of a ‘rogue’ General, or be stolen by the ever-present terrorist outfits are just some of the possibilities. And the other problem is that any nuclear conflict, even if it starts in a tactical battlefield scenario, is most likely to escalate to a strategic level. What that means is that if Pakistan tries to stop the forward movement of the Indian Army using nuclear weapons, India’s No First Use of nuclear weapons, which is designed for a decisive second strike, will be devastating to say the least.

All for peace

So if Pakistan were to make the mistake of launching a Mumbai-like attack again, and the Indian Army was to react with a swift ingress into its territory, can we expect a full blown nuclear conflict to ensue? The answer to that is most likely a ‘no’. Because if successive leaders of USSR and USA didn’t have the stomach for it even during the ‘Cold War’, expecting an economically weak Pakistan to do so is pretty much out of the question. The West, on whose donation Pakistan is surviving, won’t allow this to happen. In fact Western nations are keeping a close watch on the location and security of the Pakistani arsenal.

But if a nuclear exchange ever did take place, India’s strategic depth allows it to shrug off and walk away, while Pakistan will be wiped off the face of the map. And Pakistan knows this all too well.

Let’s hope the peace prevails.

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Here's Why The Indian Army’s New War Doctrine 'Cold Start' Is Giving Jitters To The World

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[Alpha BeeTee]

Stop being so obsessed with Pakistan.
You certainly don't know how professional armed forces roll and how a nuclear weapon deters.Copy pasting stupind articles.

 

[WAR-rior]

I don't know if its good or bad but last time I saw Sheshadri Chari, An ex RSS ideologue and current BJP think tank, saying it on face of Pakistani inter locuters on an Indian news channel that 'Pakistan and it's nukes can go to hell '.

Now what can we make out of such indifference to Pakistani one answer fits for all questions jibe,'We r a nuclear power'?

I mean is it dangerous to be averse to Pakistani hunger to bring in nukes for any random stuff
or
India has already prepared itself on military, economic and diplomatic level that its but sure that Pakistani nukes will never leave its Arsenal.

 

[nik141991]

The best thing about this doctrine is whether it excist or not its giving are nebhigour shiver to think 10 times before doing another 26/11 & face the consequence

 

[kaonalpha]

The only thing I've read on this thread is that is that indian are still relying on a failed strategy .Hell even in 2002 during escalation "8 division" was sitting on the boarder near sialkot and when indian army came .I would quote my punjabi brethren :"Thund pe gi thi !"

So " Cold Farce" is a fail and to top it off 26/11 can be done any time any place by your own government any time. And next time you attempt posting another "Cold Farce" post be it logical and practical.

The next time you attempt Cold Farce get ready for a Bitch Slap of a lifetime our army and people have tolerated a lot the cold crap.

Border pe ana khushboo laga kar. Dipshits Khar Bacheya!

 

[Zarvan]

In the five wars that India has fought since independence, the country’s political leadership has mostly undone all the gains that were made by the Armed Forces. Whether it’s the UN mandated ceasefire in 1949 or going back to status quo on the western front after the 1971 war. Naturally, the enemy never learnt the lesson and changed tactics to state sponsored terrorism. With no clear responses devised; political, economical or military, the enemy has been able to follow the ‘bleed through a thousand cuts’ practice with impunity. Not for long though.

Cold crank

Although the government won’t say whether it exists or not, reports say the Indian Army has a new war doctrine called the ‘Cold Start’. Think of it as a quick fire response to any enemy action. Why is it needed? The answer to that is that the Indian Army is so huge that it takes days for it to mobilise. After the December 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament, the Army launched Op Parakram, which was a buildup of forces on the border in order to bleed Pakistan economically. Unfortunately, the mobilisation was so slow, that by the time the troops reached the forward deployment, a diplomatic initiative was already underway.

The result: Mumbai attacks in 2008.To prevent any future misdemeanor by Pakistan, the Indian Army’s new doctrine, ‘Cold Start’ envisages a response so swift, that neither the Pakistani Army nor the Indian political leadership, which has a legacy of being weak-willed, will have the time to react. For this, the doctrine contemplates moving up to eight independent battle groups with their own armoured and mechanised brigades near the forward positions instead of depending on strike corps that are based deep in the heart of the nation. A smaller battle group will move quicker and push into Pakistani territory within hours, preventing the enemy from launching a counter attack.

Think of this as a quick punishment, without threatening the integrity of Pakistan as a nation. With multiple, independently operating battle groups, it will pretty much incapacitate the Pakistani leadership from making quick decisions. To validate the doctrine, the India Army has conducted exercises like Operation Vijayee Bhava and Sudarshan Shakti where Division sized groups proved their quick mobilization times. India has also developed a tactical ballistic missile called Prahaar which has a range of 150 km and is solid fuelled for quick reaction times unlike the liquid fuelled Prithvi.

Pakistani response

So alarmed are the Pakistanis with the Cold Start, that they have changed tactics to counter the doctrine by reducing their nuclear threshold. Pakistan is believed to be working on tactical nukes that are designed for use in the battlefield. Whether Pakistan has the ability to miniaturize the size of nukes is debatable, but what is known for sure is that this is meant to counter India’s conventional military superiority.

The problem with tactical nukes is that they have to be kept ready for quick deployment and kept closer to the battlefield. The control too won’t be with the political leadership, but the local commander. That these nukes can be fired at the discretion of a ‘rogue’ General, or be stolen by the ever-present terrorist outfits are just some of the possibilities. And the other problem is that any nuclear conflict, even if it starts in a tactical battlefield scenario, is most likely to escalate to a strategic level. What that means is that if Pakistan tries to stop the forward movement of the Indian Army using nuclear weapons, India’s No First Use of nuclear weapons, which is designed for a decisive second strike, will be devastating to say the least.

All for peace

So if Pakistan were to make the mistake of launching a Mumbai-like attack again, and the Indian Army was to react with a swift ingress into its territory, can we expect a full blown nuclear conflict to ensue? The answer to that is most likely a ‘no’. Because if successive leaders of USSR and USA didn’t have the stomach for it even during the ‘Cold War’, expecting an economically weak Pakistan to do so is pretty much out of the question. The West, on whose donation Pakistan is surviving, won’t allow this to happen. In fact Western nations are keeping a close watch on the location and security of the Pakistani arsenal.

But if a nuclear exchange ever did take place, India’s strategic depth allows it to shrug off and walk away, while Pakistan will be wiped off the face of the map. And Pakistan knows this all too well.

Let’s hope the peace prevails.

How India’s Cold Start is making the world a safer place | Russia & India Report

Here's Why The Indian Army’s New War Doctrine 'Cold Start' Is Giving Jitters To The World

Defence News - Here's Why The Indian Army’s New War Doctrine 'Cold Start' Is Giving Jitters To The World

This doctrine can't work all the exercises done to test this doctrine have proved its impossible and if you are not satisfied with its failures in war exercises than Please try it in real we would tell what a disastrous policy it is

 

[Kinetic]

This doctrine can't work all the exercises done to test this doctrine have proved its impossible and if you are not satisfied with its failures in war exercises than Please try it in real we would tell what a disastrous policy it is

We need to invest more, may be by 2025. But its not impossible. We need huge airlift and change in the way army fights.

 

[doppelganger]

This doctrine can't work all the exercises done to test this doctrine have proved its impossible and if you are not satisfied with its failures in war exercises than Please try it in real we would tell what a disastrous policy it is

Do another 26/11 and find out Mr.

 

[kaonalpha]

We need to invest more, may be by 2025. But its not impossible. We need huge airlift and change in the way army fights.

In 10 years you think you can achieve that?

Do another 26/11 and find out Mr.

Will do first border par khushboo laga kar Ao !

 

[Zarvan]

Do another 26/11 and find out Mr.

This doctrine was there even before 2008 and you didn't tested it than even some other incident would also result in nothing

 

[deckingraj]

The best thing about this doctrine is whether it excist or not its giving are nebhigour shiver to think 10 times before doing another 26/11 & face the consequence

With all due respect this doctrine(if at all exists) came into existence post Parliament attack in 2003....and yet they managed to do a 26/11....in short it would be better if we channelize our energies in making India safe on real terms...such articles have been posted many times and all they have achieved here is some false sense of security in Indian mindset before the next bomb exploded....

 

[rockstarIN]

This doctrine can't work all the exercises done to test this doctrine have proved its impossible and if you are not satisfied with its failures in war exercises than Please try it in real we would tell what a disastrous policy it is

Oh you were there as a judge for 'Sudarshan Sakthi', Vijayee Bhava & Iron Fist?

 

[nik141991]

With all due respect this doctrine(if at all exists) came into existence post Parliament attack in 2003....and yet they managed to do a 26/11....in short it would be better if we channelize our energies in making India safe on real terms...such articles have been posted many times and all they have achieved here is some false sense of security in Indian mindset before the next bomb exploded....

Sir I never believed the real cold start doctrine is a military offensive, most likely to fool Pakistani into believeing that they will face an armour thrust in case of hostilities,to me this doctrine is what US did to soviet union during cold war, why go to war when we can bleed them without firing a single bullet ,I think you know what I mean

 

[deckingraj]

Sir I never believed the real cold start doctrine is a military offensive, most likely to fool Pakistani into believeing that they will face an armour thrust in case of hostilities,to me this doctrine is what US did to soviet union during cold war, why go to war when we can bleed them without firing a single bullet ,I think you know what I mean

...well what is the truth here we may not know(and this is how it should be)...

 

[Kinetic]

In 10 years you think you can achieve that?

Yes in 10 years its possible. During 10 years of congress govt they did little for that but as bjp govt is there, we can expect something in next 10 years.