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Ramesh Phadke

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Archive data: Person was Advisor, Research at IDSA from 2009 to 2010

Joined IDSA
01 July 2009
Background
Ramesh V. Phadke, a fighter pilot, is a retired Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force. He was the Air Force Member and Senior Fellow at IDSA from 1999 to 2002.
He is a MSc in Defence Studies from Madras University. He held the Air Mshl Subroto Mukherjee Chair at the USI of India in 2003 and is the author of a book, China’s Power Projection Capabilities, published by USI-Manas Publications, Delhi.
He was a visiting fellow at CISAC Stanford University in 2001 where he published a paper titled “PLAAF: Shifting Air Power Balance”.
His current interests include China’s Military, Air Power Studies and India’s Security and Comprehensive National Power.
Publications at IDSA

Advisor, Research
Email:-rvphadke[at]idsa[dot]in
Phone:-+91 11 2671 7983

Publication

Air Power and National Security: Indian Air Force Evolution, Growth and Future

  • Publisher: Pentagon Press
    2015

In over a century since the first manned flight, air power has made spectacular progress. Every conflict since World War II has seen an increasingly bigger role of air power, but despite this, to a general reader, air power continues to be esoteric. The study highlights major air power lessons of all the major conflicts, and explains air power roles and missions. It frankly yet fairly discusses the somewhat contentious subject of air power in support of surface forces and traces the IAF’s contribution in war and peace in the last 68 years since independence. It critically examines if use of air power in the Indian subcontinent is indeed escalatory.

  • ISBN 978-81-8274-853-8
  • E-copy available

  • Published: 2015
  • Book

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Air Power in the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War: An Assessment

The 1965 Indo-Pak War came when India was in the midst of a major military expansion. India did not want to escalate matters when Pakistani forces invaded Kutch in April 1965 and accepted a ceasefire with British mediation. Although the government allowed the use of Indian Air Force (IAF) combat aircraft on 1 September 1965, action remained localised to the Chhamb area for five days. This was primarily because of India’s desire to avoid all-out war. IAF was used for counter air, air defence, and in support of the ground forces.

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The Two Myths of 1962

In the ongoing debate on the 1962 War, two issues have not been adequately addressed: the myth that the Indian Army had not provided viable military options, and the reasons for the non-use of the combat potential of the Indian Air Force.

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MMRCA: Counter Point

The range, speed, armament carrying capacity and the ability to accurately deliver a variety of weapons against different targets make the current IAF fleet of just over 32 squadrons far more formidable than when the IAF had almost 39.5 squadrons.

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Rafale Wins the MMRCA Competition

The Rafale’s upkeep and maintenance would demand a very high level of training and skills both by the pilots and technical personnel. Above all, stupid mistakes must be avoided by bringing about a fundamental change in our outlook to peacetime operations.

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