Diptendu Choudhury

The writer is a retired Air Marshal who was part of the team that drafted the new IAF doctrine

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National security needs a comprehensive application of all instruments of military and other elements of national power to come together. And since all future wars and conflicts will impact the lives of civilian citizenry, their resilience, morale, and willingness to accept the consequences, will be the ultimate test of a nation’s true mettle

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August 29,2023 07:45:57 AM

Air force offers several benefits — creating a unique hard power deterrence over the South China Sea, ensuring maritime and aerial freedom in the Indian Ocean region for all and enabling aerial access to strategically located air bases amongst friendly countries in the region

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Indian Air Force’s revised doctrine adopts a holistic approach to the country’s security imperativesSubscriber Only

February 14,2023 07:00:31 AM

Since national security is every citizen’s concern and given the efforts underway to evolve national defence and security strategies, the doctrine credibly conveys what aerospace power has, can and will do for the nation, and the need for greater awareness of it

Tue, Feb 14, 2023