IN THIS VOLUME IDR COMMENT PUNJAB • PAKISTAN • SUPERSESSIONS Interview with Admiral R.H. Tahiliani The Battlefield Environment in AD 2000 – IDR Research Team Infantry in the Battlefield of AD 2000 – Brigadier O.P. Kaushik, VSM Lessons from Sri Lanka: A Sub-continental Experiment in Power Projection – IDR Research Team The Siachen Impasse – Captain S.S. Ahlawat The India-China Syndrome: The Second Round – IDR Research Team Studies in Low-intensity Conflict: The Tibetan Rebellion – IDR Research Team Cutting the Army Down to Size: A Large Standing Army vs A Small, Mobile, Hard-hitting Force – Brigadier S.B.L. Kapoor Operational Art: An Important Component of Military Art – Brigadier Jasbir Singh Nagra Frank Carlucci's Visit to India and India's Options – Lt Gen H. Kaul, PVSM, AVSM Joint Air attackteams: Integration of AAH and FGA Missions as a Combat Force Multiplier – Major Gurmeet Kanwal The Cyclic Nature of Artillery Tactics: Some Relevant Lessons from Military History – Major P.K. Gautam Manpower Planning and Career Management – Air Marshal Vir Narain, PVSM Cadre Reviews: A Psychosis of Rank – Brigadier N.B. Grant, AVSM The Threat from Within: A Perspective of Insurgency in India – Brigadier Vivek Sapatnekar Peasant Agitation and Internal Security – Lieutenant Colonel Shyam Singh Training for War: Myth and Substance – IDR Research Team The Indian Soldier: Cornerstone of our Democracy – Colonel C.L. Proudfoot Weapons and Equipment State: Are we Getting our Money's worth? – IDR Research Team Armour Update – IDR Research Team Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle for AD 2010 – Colonel NA Ansari IDR Mail • General Sundarji: Media Myth or Military Hero? The Kiss of Death and the Sundarli Inheritance
In October 1950, within days of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, Mao achieved an exceptional feat that no ruler of Dynastic China had ever accomplished before - the annexation of Tibet. The achievement was unique in that Tibet, with a territorial expanse four and a half times the size of France, a cultural heritage as old as that of any ancient civilization of the world, and seat of one of largest religions of the world, was forcibly occupied without any intervention by nations who claimed to be champions of liberty, freedom, human rights, and equality. Amazingly, the nation whose national security was directly affected by the act, not only remained oblivious, but played an active role in the demise of Tibet. It was a tragedy that was to torment India forever. This book offers a stirring account of the secret history of Tibet from its earliest settlement, its Golden Age, its heroes, its wars, its politics and intrigues, its transition into one of the most peaceful and spiritual nations in the world and finally, the death blow to its independence. The transmission of Buddhism, mainly by Indian Buddhist intellectuals in Tibet, resulted in converting Tibetan warriors, who by their valour and grit established one of the largest empires in Central Asia, into pacifists. The tragedy was waiting to occur…
On 28 April 1954, history was made. Never before had any nation outreached another nation that did not even share a common border, with an offer to occupy its immediate neighbour, sacrificing strategic interests. Strangely, the country that was directly involved was not even consulted. To add to the weirdness, the Indian Government continued to defend China’s act of treason against Tibet in international forums and also misled its citizens. How the India-Tibet border was converted into the Sino-Indian border in 1954 is both intriguing and tragic. With Great Britain in the lead, several other nations that had exploited Tibet for decades for various one-sided benefits brazenly decided to desert it at the time of its crisis and feigned conniving ignorance about its political status. Tibet, as a theocracy, with no armed forces and reliable ally, was an alluring target for expansionist China. What lies ahead for Tibet is a geostrategically important issue not only for India but also the world at large—to contain China’s outrageous expansionist and hegemonistic designs. The failure of China to subdue Tibetan nationalism, religion, culture and heritage by suppressive means over seven decades is indicative that the resurrection of Tibet is not a myth but a possibility in the future.
In October 1950, within days of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, Mao achieved an exceptional feat that no ruler of Dynastic China had ever accomplished before - the annexation of Tibet. The achievement was unique in that Tibet, with a territorial expanse four and a half times the size of France, a cultural heritage as old as that of any ancient civilization of the world, and seat of one of largest religions of the world, was forcibly occupied without any intervention by nations who claimed to be champions of liberty, freedom, human rights, and equality. Amazingly, the nation whose national security was directly affected by the act, not only remained oblivious, but played an active role in the demise of Tibet. It was a tragedy that was to torment India forever. This book offers a stirring account of the secret history of Tibet from its earliest settlement, its Golden Age, its heroes, its wars, its politics and intrigues, its transition into one of the most peaceful and spiritual nations in the world and finally, the death blow to its independence. The transmission of Buddhism, mainly by Indian Buddhist intellectuals in Tibet, resulted in converting Tibetan warriors, who by their valour and grit established one of the largest empires in Central Asia, into pacifists. The tragedy was waiting to occur…
IN THIS VOLUME IDR COMMENT PUNJAB • PAKISTAN • SUPERSESSIONS Interview with Admiral R.H. Tahiliani The Battlefield Environment in AD 2000 – IDR Research Team Infantry in the Battlefield of AD 2000 – Brigadier O.P. Kaushik, VSM Lessons from Sri Lanka: A Sub-continental Experiment in Power Projection – IDR Research Team The Siachen Impasse – Captain S.S. Ahlawat The India-China Syndrome: The Second Round – IDR Research Team Studies in Low-intensity Conflict: The Tibetan Rebellion – IDR Research Team Cutting the Army Down to Size: A Large Standing Army vs A Small, Mobile, Hard-hitting Force – Brigadier S.B.L. Kapoor Operational Art: An Important Component of Military Art – Brigadier Jasbir Singh Nagra Frank Carlucci's Visit to India and India's Options – Lt Gen H. Kaul, PVSM, AVSM Joint Air attackteams: Integration of AAH and FGA Missions as a Combat Force Multiplier – Major Gurmeet Kanwal The Cyclic Nature of Artillery Tactics: Some Relevant Lessons from Military History – Major P.K. Gautam Manpower Planning and Career Management – Air Marshal Vir Narain, PVSM Cadre Reviews: A Psychosis of Rank – Brigadier N.B. Grant, AVSM The Threat from Within: A Perspective of Insurgency in India – Brigadier Vivek Sapatnekar Peasant Agitation and Internal Security – Lieutenant Colonel Shyam Singh Training for War: Myth and Substance – IDR Research Team The Indian Soldier: Cornerstone of our Democracy – Colonel C.L. Proudfoot Weapons and Equipment State: Are we Getting our Money's worth? – IDR Research Team Armour Update – IDR Research Team Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle for AD 2010 – Colonel NA Ansari IDR Mail • General Sundarji: Media Myth or Military Hero? The Kiss of Death and the Sundarli Inheritance
On 28 April 1954, history was made. Never before had any nation outreached another nation that did not even share a common border, with an offer to occupy its immediate neighbour, sacrificing strategic interests. Strangely, the country that was directly involved was not even consulted. To add to the weirdness, the Indian Government continued to defend China’s act of treason against Tibet in international forums and also misled its citizens. How the India-Tibet border was converted into the Sino-Indian border in 1954 is both intriguing and tragic. With Great Britain in the lead, several other nations that had exploited Tibet for decades for various one-sided benefits brazenly decided to desert it at the time of its crisis and feigned conniving ignorance about its political status. Tibet, as a theocracy, with no armed forces and reliable ally, was an alluring target for expansionist China. What lies ahead for Tibet is a geostrategically important issue not only for India but also the world at large—to contain China’s outrageous expansionist and hegemonistic designs. The failure of China to subdue Tibetan nationalism, religion, culture and heritage by suppressive means over seven decades is indicative that the resurrection of Tibet is not a myth but a possibility in the future.
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