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Pakistan’s ‘proxy war’ and the level and intensity of the militancy in various States have led to the increasing involvement of the Central Government’s police and paramilitary forces (CPMFs) and the Indian Army in bringing the situation under control, observes Gurmeet Kanwal in Indian Army: Vision 2020 ( www.harpercollins.co.in).

“The employment of a plethora of forces inevitably results in lack of cohesiveness and dissonance in the execution of policy and is bound to lead to institutionally debilitating turf battles,” he opines.

To reduce the employment of the army for internal security duties, the author’s suggestion is to upgrade the capability of the police and paramilitary forces at the disposal of the State and the Centre. “They must develop an army-like ethos and must raise their standards to match the army’s levels of proven junior leadership, motivation and training.”

The army can assist in the gradual transformation of the CPMFs and state police forces, provided these forces can overcome traditional inter-service mindsets and learn to work together in the national interest, recommends Kanwal.

Recommended addition to your study list.

D. MURALI

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