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Army chief says military must prepare for Cold Start

Offensive doctrine jittered Pakistan into developing tactical nukes

General Bipin Rawat
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Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat gestures during the Army's annual press conference in New Delhi

Ajai Shukla New Delhi
Army chief, General Bipin Rawat, who this month became the first senior official to publicly confirm the existence of India’s so-called Cold Start doctrine, explained on Friday why he acknowledged this controversial term publicly.
 
Cold Start is the Indian operational plan for rapidly mobilising infantry and armour to launch lightning strikes across the plains and deserts of Pakistan. The aim is to break into Pakistani before its defensive formations can prepare and occupy defensive positions along the border.
 
Indian policymakers and officials have always downplayed Cold Start, partly because it scared Pakistan’s army into relocated defensive formations close

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