India’s Special Forces: An Appraisal

Amit Kumar

Archive data: Person was Research Assistant at IDSA from February 2011 to February 2016 Joined IDSA February 2011 Expertise Russian Affairs, Nuclear related issues, Ethnicity, Internal Security Challenges, Good-Governance Education… Continue reading India’s Special Forces: An Appraisal read more

At a time when the battlefield has been progressively transforming from the conventional to unconventional, the role of Special Forces will become critical in shaping its outcome. Conflicts in the past decade have established the primacy of such forces. Their role has evolved and today special operations are meant to be decisive and achieve strategic objectives. The Indian security establishment has also been taking notice of these changes and by and large making right moves. As India embarks on the path of high economic growth and becomes a power to reckon with, its troubled neighborhood poses the biggest challenge to it. The role of Special Forces will thus be critical in outwitting adversaries’ moves in the neighborhood and areas of India’s strategic interests, and in promoting India’s security.

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