Trends in Thinking about Warfare

P. K. Gautam

Consultant Email:  pkgautam2003[a]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in Phone:  +91 11 2671 7983 Archive data: Person was Consultant at IDSA A veteran of 1971 Indo-Pakistan War in Bangladesh and Operation Meghdoot (Siachen glacier) and a… Continue reading Trends in Thinking about Warfare read more

Militaries the world over need to study and understand lessons from the ongoing military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lebanon, and the new knowledge needs to be placed in context. Neglected military history itself provides enduring lessons. This article attempts to capture the trends and debates in the understanding of current warfare and outlines how lessons of war are interpreted with a focus on future trends in war-fighting. The article concludes with some policy suggestions and areas for further inquiry.