Böcker av Gautam Banerjee

Conceptualising the foundations of national defence and organising a conformingly robust military structure is an extremely complex task. This book does not offer formulae for the achievement of military success. Rather it offers an insight into the processes that enable military planners to conceive the best possible force composition.

A compilation of 30 pioneering papers on issues connected with India's national defence. The papers are a part of the vast repository of VIF publications over the past decade of its functioning as a strategic think tank with the purpose of addressing the complex commitments on defence that the State has been confronted with.

To commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of the Vivekananda International Foundation, a selection of 15 articles of contemporary national concerns, along with analyses and prognoses, are presented in this volume. The topics chosen are diverse, and the analyses are as current today as when the papers were written.

A compilation of stories penned by the author at intermittent intervals over forty turbulent years of his service in the Indian Army that began just prior to the Bangladesh War in 1971. The stories recount real-life events. The book contains twenty one narratives, covering themes as diverse as mind boggling experiences, sad episodes, humour in field, adventure, satire and nostalgia.

Examines the Indian military management system, identifies problems, redresses systemic concerns valid or conjured, and offers certain options to modernise the system of Indian defence management into an operationally efficient political instrument that can promote the cause of India's sovereignty in a cost-effective manner.

Past unfamiliarity with the Chinese way of politico-diplomatic expressions, aided by China's unilaterally adopted adversarial posture towards India, makes it imperative for India's strategic community to study China's moves very carefully, and draw conclusions for the purpose of managing a strained relationship. This book is a compilation of such observations, analyses and inferences.

Authored in the context of the current situation in the Kashmir Valley, this monograph delves into the deeper nuances of the political failure to build up a potentially stable state, and advocates direct involvement of the Indian polity in clearing up the mess.