Indian Defence Review Jan Mar 1992 Vol 71

IN THIS VOLUME • Command Failures – 1947-1990: A Disheartening Continuum • South Asian Security — Lt Gen Mathew Thomas • To End with a Whimper — AP VENKATESWARAN • Pakistan’s Complicity in Terrorism in J&K: The Evidence and the Law — AG NOORANI • Defence Expenditure – Some Issues — GC KATOCH • Military Expenditure and the Poor — Air Marshal Vir Narain • The Resource Crunch & Defence Management: Sustaining and Modernising the Army in Keeping with Security Commitments — Lt Gen KK Hazari • India at the Crossroads: Issues in the Articulation of a Viable Defence Strategy — Sudhir K Arora • Nuclear Developments: Weapons and Procurement of Fissile Material — Amrita Hazarika • Operation Rhino: A Case Study — Pravin Sawhney • Some Personal Thoughts on Command — Lt Gen Mathew Thomas • The Army and the Change: Criticism and Rebuttal — Lt Gen SC Sardeshpande • Airborne Forces: Part II AB Division in its Classic Role — Maj Gen Afsir Karim • Employment of Military Helicopters: Part II The Indian Experience & Compulsions — Brig Vijai K Nair • Weapons Overview: The Artillery Division — Maj Shankar Bhaduri VIEWPOINT • What Ails the Army’s Officer Class? • Repercussions on Frequent Deployment of Armed Forces in Aid to Civil Power