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no matter how much their thinking has been shaped by WoT, or no matter how busy the COAS is, the army is a huge organization. it must have a think-tank that looks into these matters and advises the planners accordingly. so, either that think-tank is useless, or the planners are.
it appears as if they are living in a bubble, and refuse to listen to others. similar things have been witnessed by those who work in nescom. seniors are not willing to change/adapt new technologies. higher ups are not interested in doing any innovation or anything new, they do what the army tells them, or what they already know.
Agreed. This is basically what I was trying to imply.
The army is a huge lumbering bureaucracy and like any bureaucracy, it is resistant to change.
Both the PAF and PN have made good progress as far as independent research-based policy advisory is concerned by setting up independent but focused think-tanks such as the CASS (PAF) and NIMA (PN/Bahria University).
The PA also needs to leverage the qualified human resource available at NUST institutions (NIPS and NIPCONS). It is a great tragedy that the PA has been unable to utilize independant researchers and policy experts in order to guide its procurement and operational matters.
Fairly simple solution to that (but may require a bit of courage): implement a policy that the military chiefs cannot approach the President, PM and other ministers directly. any and all communications must be handled by MoD and the Minister of Defence. Briefings to the press etc. must also be given by the ministry staff, not by generals. also, post the next chairman joint chiefs from other forces and not from the army.
That is only possible when the defence minstry bureacracy is totally civilian AND academically qualified in the area of defence and strategic affairs. An example would be Dr Moeed Yusuf - the defence ministry must be staffed by experts like him, who bring an academic and policymaking experience to balance the field experience of the military. With the defence ministry staffed by retired generals and colonels, what you suggest can not be done.