This is a special issue on ‘Ethics and Morals in the Indian Armed Forces’. The contributions not only deliberate on the changing nature of the institution of the armed forces, they also focus on levels of individual performance and leadership, based on their collective experience of service.

From the Managing Editor

Articles

• Roots of Moral Decline in the Armed Forces: Time to Reclaim our Izzat
  — Arun Prakash
• Falling Standard of Values in the Army: Dilution of Norms is the Root Cause
  — Mrinal Suman
• Ethics at the Grassroots: A Values-based Approach
  — Rahul K. Bhonsle
• Role of Morals, Ethics and Motivation in a
  Counter-insurgency Environment
  — Vivek Chadha
• Institutional Challenges Confronting the Indian Armed Forces:
  The Moral and Ethical Dimension
  — B.D. Jayal
• Changing Socio-economic Norms and its Impact on India’s Armed Forces
  — Nitin A. Gokhale
• Role of Military Culture and Traditions in Building Ethics, Morals and Combat Effectiveness in Fighting Units
  — V. Mahalingam
• Professional Ethics for the Armed Forces in War and Peace
  — Ian Cardozo
• Ethics and Military Leadership
  — S.R.R. Aiyengar
• Needed: A Better Appraisal System for Better Leaders
  — Gurmeet Kanwal
• Ethics and Morals in the Armed Forces: A Framework
  for Positive Action
  — Dhruv C. Katoch
• ‘Strength One’ on the Moral Highway
  — Vikram Taneja

Book Review

• Restructuring India’s Military: Out of Box Options by Rear Admiral (Retd.) A.P. Revi
  — Y.M. Bammi
• Building Army’s Human Resource for Sub-Conventional Warfare by K.C. Dixit
  — Stuti Banerjee