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Western Command plans for overwhelming force to achieve decisive victory against Pakistan
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lt Gen KJ Singh, speaks to The Indian Express and gives an insight into the new strategies worked out by the Command to take on its traditional adversary on the western borders, as well as the counter terrorism measures to control infiltration.
How has the operational doctrine of Western Command evolved in the past two years with respect to Pakistan?
The very concept of ‘decisive victory’ appears to be giving way to ‘stalemates’ as seen in Iraq and Chechanya. The possible way forward is to apply overwhelming forces targeting common centre of gravity. In our context it translates to application of Strike Corps. These Strike Corps, which are fixed in the Order of Battle (ORBAT) i.e. one per command on western front, were also getting fixed in their application. We have practised using two Strike Corps in the same theatre to cause psychological dislocation. Unlike the desert, here you do not need to go in deep as the objectives are shallow and sensitive. If you apply sufficient force you can get decisive victory. We have wargamed it and also practised on ground.
Are there any more elements to this?
Yes. Hybrid warfare has become a part of conventional warfare now. Stalemate in conventional warfare is also taking place due to outbreak of hybrid warfare, a distinct possibility in our case. Even when you go in deep you may have to deal with Jihadi elements who may be meshed with elements of the adversary’s army. We have practised counter measures and stabilisation operations for this.
Has any change in behavior been observed with respect to pushing in terror from Pakistan?
It does not seem to have changed. New areas are being explored with the movement of terror from the Samba area to Gurdaspur area now. We have received information that elements are even experimenting with hang gliders for terror attacks and so we have to remain vigilant. The border belt must be sanitised and the drugs smuggling in Punjab and cattle smuggling in Jammu area must be dealt with harshly. We have found lot of supposedly mentally ill people roaming in border areas. Recently two people from Kerala were caught there. We have asked the civil authorities to investigate. It seems our defences are being tested. More coordination with BSF and more aerial surveillance is needed.
http://defencenews.in/article/Weste...chieve-decisive-victory-against-Pakistan-7172
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General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lt Gen KJ Singh, speaks to The Indian Express and gives an insight into the new strategies worked out by the Command to take on its traditional adversary on the western borders, as well as the counter terrorism measures to control infiltration.
How has the operational doctrine of Western Command evolved in the past two years with respect to Pakistan?
The very concept of ‘decisive victory’ appears to be giving way to ‘stalemates’ as seen in Iraq and Chechanya. The possible way forward is to apply overwhelming forces targeting common centre of gravity. In our context it translates to application of Strike Corps. These Strike Corps, which are fixed in the Order of Battle (ORBAT) i.e. one per command on western front, were also getting fixed in their application. We have practised using two Strike Corps in the same theatre to cause psychological dislocation. Unlike the desert, here you do not need to go in deep as the objectives are shallow and sensitive. If you apply sufficient force you can get decisive victory. We have wargamed it and also practised on ground.
Are there any more elements to this?
Yes. Hybrid warfare has become a part of conventional warfare now. Stalemate in conventional warfare is also taking place due to outbreak of hybrid warfare, a distinct possibility in our case. Even when you go in deep you may have to deal with Jihadi elements who may be meshed with elements of the adversary’s army. We have practised counter measures and stabilisation operations for this.
Has any change in behavior been observed with respect to pushing in terror from Pakistan?
It does not seem to have changed. New areas are being explored with the movement of terror from the Samba area to Gurdaspur area now. We have received information that elements are even experimenting with hang gliders for terror attacks and so we have to remain vigilant. The border belt must be sanitised and the drugs smuggling in Punjab and cattle smuggling in Jammu area must be dealt with harshly. We have found lot of supposedly mentally ill people roaming in border areas. Recently two people from Kerala were caught there. We have asked the civil authorities to investigate. It seems our defences are being tested. More coordination with BSF and more aerial surveillance is needed.
http://defencenews.in/article/Weste...chieve-decisive-victory-against-Pakistan-7172
read the rest in the above link
