| Summary/Abstract |
Military leadership is a combination of the ability ‘to win wars’ (or,
in peace-time, to achieve favourable outcomes in operations other
than war [OOTW]) and, the ability to look after its men. Whereas these
abilities may be imbibed progressively by the military officer during his
three to four decade-long career, it is an oft-repeated perception that the
Indian Army officers generally lacks a strategic culture, which becomes
increasingly important as they rise up in service and hold operational
responsibilities at the senior level. Further, it is alleged that, as a
consequence of this deficiency, many operational problems which are of
‘strategic’ magnitude are dealt with tactically—resulting in, at best, only
short-term gains or effects. Is this a mistaken perception or is it factual—
and if so, is it caused by inadequacies in the way we expose and train the
Army leadership, especially our middle level and senior officers?
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