| Issue - 2024 | Page No - 103 |
| HYBRID WARFARE AND THE CROSS TRAINED THEATRE OF COMMAND | |
| Alok Vijayant | |
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स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि ।
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते ॥ २-३१॥ (Shri Madbhagwat, pp. 2-31) Even if you have to look at your dharma (duty), you should not hesitate to fight as the basic duty of the martial race is to fight for the righteous and there is nothing more important than that. Be bothered of your assignment - In the battlefield, there are different kinds of assignments given to different sets of people. All assignments are unique in their respect and are distributed among the people as per their abilities and acumen. In the battlefield, every assigned work to individuals must be carried out effectively and efficiently without being concerned about activities that are not assigned to him. If every assignment is performed in its best form, the battle no more remains invincible. Warfare from time immemorial has been manifested in many forms. In the pre-historic times it was more for the control of resources resulting into ground fights for supremacy. As the techniques and horizons evolved, the deployment of varied strategies and tools came to the fore. The resources for the battlefield ranged from the surface to air to water and then to space and finally in the abstract domains of cyber. The unique abilities of commanders to mix and utilize the resources available in these realms in proper proportions and timely utilization resulted into more complex warring behaviors. Read Pdf |
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