Why India is not yet ready to have joint theatre defence commands

In the demand for creating a western theatre command for Pakistan and an eastern theatre command for China, IAF is seen as a villain with the army and navy in favour of the new structural reform

The clamour for creation of two joint theatre commands – western theatre command for Pakistan and eastern theatre command for China – for better war-fighting has grown loud with senior serving military officers and importantly, defence analysts having jumped into the fray.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is seen as the villain (of peace), with the army and the navy in favour of the new structural reform for optimal war results. The IAF believes that given its limited assets and enormous flexibility inherent in aircraft, the military is for the defence of the nation and not for out-of-area operations and that