General Chauhan pointed out that becoming self-reliant is among the most important lessons India can learn from the Russia-Ukraine battle. It remains to be seen, premised on other learnings from the war, what kind of capabilities India is required to develop.
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Self-reliance the takeaway lesson
India may not be forced to confront an extended war like the one between Russia and Ukraine, however, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said it on Friday that the country ought to possess a good combination of modern technology and arms for combating both long wars and short ones.
The top military commander was discussing at a roundtable discussion called “The Old, the New, and the Unconventional: Assessing Contemporary Conflicts” with General Angus J. Campbell, Chief of the Security Force in Australia, and General Jim Mattis, the veteran US Secretary of Defense. The conversation was part of the Raisina Dialogue, which was put on by the Department of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation.
Should it be prepared for a short and intense battle or for the long run, since both necessitate various sets of advanced technologies and arms sets,” he stated “, adding that while high-precision firearms are considered necessary for long-range attacks in a small war, a significant number of modern arms, which include stocks of artillery ammunition and tank weaponry, are actually needed for extremely long wars to keep up a nation’s warfighting strength and endurance.
He argued that a balanced combination of both was necessary for the Indian armed forces due to the country’s unique security threats. According to him, India has made some small steps toward self-sufficiency, and the military will be the engine that propels the government’s efforts in that direction.
General Chauhan stated there are currently no generally accepted points to take away from the dispute from his perspective as an army practitioner. There are new inconsistencies, he said, because this combat is unlike any other. Warfare in the coming years was predicted to be brief and decisive, but the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has lasted longer than expected.
He had earlier mentioned suspensions and demassification, but in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, it has been concentrated attacks that have taken centre stage.
Insight into the current war
When we examine the events that are going on, we can see that their battle lines are barely moving. The Russians declare victory with a 3 km advance…,” he said, adding the existence of non-linearity and that goal in great detail could be confronted starting from the front, centre, and rear regions.
“Now that we’ve gotten stuck in the form of a form of warfare that evokes memories of the First World War — trench wars — that’s what we’ve fallen steadily into,” he stated regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict. General Campbell and General Mattis attempted to criticise Russia’s course of action in the current conflict with Ukraine.
We are not fighting a war against ourselves, however, the human element continues to remain dominant even as advances in technology are made. He stated that standing by Ukraine is critical in conveying the message that dictators cannot succeed in this type of aggressive operation.
Speaking about numerous disinformation strategies that have emerged in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, General Chauhan stated that enemy soldiers should concentrate on the kinetic choices available, while the story would be built around them.
