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Retired Brigadier Anil Raman, Research Fellow at the Takshashila Institution, joins Stimson Center South Asia program director Elizabeth Threlkeld to discuss lessons from recent military conflicts for South Asia and potential Indian military reforms.
Some interesting points from an Indian perspective. He thinks India should raise a rocket force command similar to Pakistan, as well as a multi domain operations command.
We often say India instigates conflict with Pakistan during election cycles to achieve domestic political wins, he also argues the same about Pakistan’s army. He argues its aim isn’t to take territory but to create a viable narrative of victory for domestic consumption. He therefore thinks a key aspect of India’s military objective for the next conflict is to militarily damage the credibility of the armed forces in the eyes of the Pakistani people by carrying out more strikes similar to Bholari.
Some points were raised on how the new Mecca joint defence agreement was a strategic threat to India, as it would mean Saudi money and advanced Turkish tech making its way into Pakistan, altering its strategic perception and making conflict more likely.
It’s also notable that the host still thinks Sindoor was a tactical success for India. Similar to her previous videos on the conflict.
***OUTLINE0:00 Introduction2:11 Requirements for Military Coercion6:15 From Tactical Success to Political Gains11:24 How to Deter China18:11 Lessons from Operation Sindoor26:26 Conflict Below Nuclear Threshold31:04 Evolving Role of Third Parties36:25 Higher Defense Reforms42:57 Bureaucratic and Political Challenges***
***Full Guest Biography: Brigadier Anil Raman (Retd) is a Research Fellow at the Takshashila Institution, and Head of the Defence Fellowship Program. He has command and staff experience on disputed borders and counter insurgency. He has been a REDFOR analyst, a senior instructor at the Army War College and has attended the higher air command course at the College of Air Warfare. A former Visiting Fellow at the U.S. National Defense University, he earned his master’s from the University of Wyoming, focusing on U.S. foreign policy decision-making towards India in the Clinton and Bush presidencies. His current research focuses on American domestic politics, and foreign policy making; as well as future conflict paradigms and military operations.
Some interesting points from an Indian perspective. He thinks India should raise a rocket force command similar to Pakistan, as well as a multi domain operations command.
We often say India instigates conflict with Pakistan during election cycles to achieve domestic political wins, he also argues the same about Pakistan’s army. He argues its aim isn’t to take territory but to create a viable narrative of victory for domestic consumption. He therefore thinks a key aspect of India’s military objective for the next conflict is to militarily damage the credibility of the armed forces in the eyes of the Pakistani people by carrying out more strikes similar to Bholari.
Some points were raised on how the new Mecca joint defence agreement was a strategic threat to India, as it would mean Saudi money and advanced Turkish tech making its way into Pakistan, altering its strategic perception and making conflict more likely.
It’s also notable that the host still thinks Sindoor was a tactical success for India. Similar to her previous videos on the conflict.
***OUTLINE0:00 Introduction2:11 Requirements for Military Coercion6:15 From Tactical Success to Political Gains11:24 How to Deter China18:11 Lessons from Operation Sindoor26:26 Conflict Below Nuclear Threshold31:04 Evolving Role of Third Parties36:25 Higher Defense Reforms42:57 Bureaucratic and Political Challenges***
***Full Guest Biography: Brigadier Anil Raman (Retd) is a Research Fellow at the Takshashila Institution, and Head of the Defence Fellowship Program. He has command and staff experience on disputed borders and counter insurgency. He has been a REDFOR analyst, a senior instructor at the Army War College and has attended the higher air command course at the College of Air Warfare. A former Visiting Fellow at the U.S. National Defense University, he earned his master’s from the University of Wyoming, focusing on U.S. foreign policy decision-making towards India in the Clinton and Bush presidencies. His current research focuses on American domestic politics, and foreign policy making; as well as future conflict paradigms and military operations.
