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  Akhand Bharat SENSING AN AD HOC APPROACH TO THEATRE COMMAND REFORMS “ In the absence of a National Security Strategy vision document, the impending Theatre Command reforms suspiciously look like an adhoc consensus achieved in the Chiefs Of Staff Committee (COSC) on equitable distribution of spoils of higher posts between the three protagonists Armed Services .” – Col RS Sidhu   Backdrop Emerging news reports indicate the Indian apex military hierarchy reaching a broad consensus on forwarding a draft on Theatre Command reforms to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by the end of April/May 2026, coinciding with the end of extended tenure of the current Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) . The draft document is reportedly recommending three Theatre Commands by integrating the Tri-service resources. A Lucknow based Northern Theatre Command headed by Army , a Western Theatre Command at Jaipur headed by Air Force , and a Thiruvanthapuram Maritime Theatre Command under the Navy . At th...
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  Silver Warriors Kolkata GTG Kolkata – Sunderbans – Gangasagar 15 – 20 March 2026 An ode to the Silver Warriors, a mad Collective… “ One of the biggest certainties of life, other than death, and the surest fire way to induce even the role model adults of high society and governance to descend into adolescence behavioral displays, is by throwing them into the company of their early life adolescence peer group .” - Col RS Sidhu Preamble – Definition of a Coursemate The Silver Warriors Kolkata GTG, held amidst the ‘ Agent Orange ’ induced spreading conflagration in the Levant and India’s near abroad, best showcases the country’s singular geopolitical achievement, of standing tall as the only symbol of regional stability and strength amidst burning chaos, and being courted by all the protagonists. Preparations for this major event were underway for more than the past six months, and not one cautionary opinion was voiced by any participant, urging calling off the show, ...
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                                                                         Akhand Bharat REVISITING INDIAN MILITARY THEATRE COMMAND REFORMS “ The best way forward for India to unbalance China’s coercive military posture along the northern land border, is to pivot the battlefield centre of gravity to the Indo-Pacific maritime region . ” – Col RS Sidhu   Backdrop 2019 turned out to be a watershed year in India’s future outlook of itself in the geopolitical space. The Budget 2019-20, presented on 05 July 2019, contained a declaratory statement   to make India a US Dollar 5 trillion economy by 2024-25 . In immediate aftermath, on 15 August 2019, the Prime Minister announced the government intent to create the appointment of Chief of Defense Staff (CDS). Thereafter the wheels of the gove...
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