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Idea of war: The battlefields are changing

Military is more an instrument of asserting political will. The ultimate objective of war may not always be about controlling territory or land, as Gen M M Naravane (retd) argues

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Shekhar Gupta
Right at the outset, a dollop of gratitude is owed to our recently retired Chief of Army Staff, Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane, for kicking off a debate on what India can and should learn from the war in Ukraine. In his lead article in The Times of India, he’s been wise, candid and realistic.

What’s most important is he’s given the entire strategic community more than one thing to debate over. That is what makes the ideal opinion piece. Especially, as in this case, it comes from an eminent person who isn’t just a top domain specialist, but is also
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