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It is idle to claim that our organisations have stood the test of time and war and, therefore, need not be tampered with. The nature of wars we are likely to face has changed. The battle zone is virtually transparent to surveillance devices. The range and lethality of weapons has increased many times over. Precision guided munitions have replaced the old areaneutralisation munitions. Means of mobility have increased. And the convergence of Information Technology, computers, allweather sensors, communications and firepower resources has vested commanders at various levels, with unprecedented realtime knowledge of the situation as also the ability to alter it at will. These developments necessitates a review of our existing force structure.
Macro-level Restructuring.
The Army has always been regretting the blunting of the Combat Edge it had over its traditional adversary. The calculation of force ratios between the adversaries was hitherto done on a service to service basis our Army versus the opponents, our Navy and Air Force versus the opponents. This gave us a skewed idea of the capability of our armed forces as a whole vis--vis our adversary. Wars are not fought service wise. All the services have to join during combat. In such a milieu, the three services should be integrated into one strong unified force with unity of command and control, total synergy in operations, and much superior and economical employment of the resources available to the armed forces.
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