Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd)

Col Dalvi, ex Maratha LI, ex APTC is the Founder & Director of 'Mission Victory India.' He is a combat veteran of the '71 war, an author, & is the foremost authority on military selection & trg issues

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Women in the NDA – A Step in the Right Direction?
Should women be allowed to join the National Defence Academy? Experts react!

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd), Aritra Banerjee

23 Aug 2021
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Kargil as Collective Memory Serves
Collective memory of the Kargil war serves not only as a reminder but a lesson too

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd), Aritra Banerjee

25 Jul 2021
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Naxalism in India: History, Growth, Present & Future
While India's Naxal affected districts have gone down from 231 to 30, the aftermath of the Chhattisgarh attack on 3 April 2021 brings out the skeletons of the nation's fledgling anti-Naxal response

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd)

29 May 2021
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Objective Physical Testing at the SSB for Meeting the Minimum Entry Standards
"The SSB selection system has a great degree of subjectivity in its selection. Candidates appearing for the mandatory obstacle tests are neither physically prepared nor familiar with the obstacles."

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd)

27 Apr 2021
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MVI Interviews
"Need for Expert Medical Guidance for Military Selection & Training," Says Col. IVS Gahlot, Former CO, MH Khadakwasla
Col. IVS Gahlot (Retd), a former CO, MH Khadakwasla spoke to MVI on the need to incorporate the advice of military medical professionals as part of the selection & training procedure for soldiers & officer cadets.

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd), Aritra Banerjee

25 Apr 2021
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Necessity of Professional Medical Advice & Guidance During Training
"It is my personal observation that there is a serious lacuna in our training system where the professional advice and guidance of the dedicated medical authorities is either not being sought or optimally utilised, resulting in avoidable relegations."

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd)

23 Apr 2021
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SSB Screening Tests Need Introspection: In Conversation with Col. Pradeep Dalvi (Retd)
Col. Pradeep Dalvi (Retd), a DIPR/SSB qualified IO & GTO spoke to MVI in part-5 of this ongoing interview series on SSB reforms.

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd), Aritra Banerjee

9 Apr 2021
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MVI Interviews
SSB Screening Tests Need Introspection: In Conversation with Brig. Rajbir Singh (Retd)
Brig. Rajbir Singh (Retd), a former SSB Psychologist & Technical Officer spoke to MVI in part-4 of this ongoing interview series on Services Selection Board (SSB) reforms.

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd), Aritra Banerjee

8 Apr 2021
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MVI Interviews
Does The SSB System Need Overhaul? In Conversation with Col. Pradeep Dalvi (Retd)
Col. Pradeep Dalvi (Retd), a DIPR/SSB qualified IO & GTO spoke to MVI in part-2 of this ongoing interview series on the Shekatkar Committee recommendations calling for a closure of the DIPR & its SSB system.

Aritra Banerjee, Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd)

28 Mar 2021
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MVI Interviews
“SSBs Have Totally Failed!” Says Shekatkar Committee, Chairman; Marked for Closure in Report
Lt Gen. D.B Shekatkar (Retd) speaks about his recommendation to close down the DIPR, the DRDO lab responsible for tri-services officer selection, in his report to the MoD.

Aritra Banerjee, Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd)

26 Mar 2021
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A Need to Re-Think The Indian Army’s Recruitment Policy
This MVI debate dives deep into the Indian Army’s 'recruit' selection system and brings well considered views by experts proposing potential reforms.

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd), Aritra Banerjee

16 Mar 2021
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The Nation and its Soldiers, Looking after Our Own
Activist, Major P M Ravindran's article 'The Nation and its Soldiers' sparked off a debate amongst MVI readers, triggering responses to his piece. Reader views have reproduced in this 'hybrid' debate.

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd), Aritra Banerjee

3 Mar 2021
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India's Defence Budget Constraints: Experts Weigh In
This edition of 'MVI Debates' brings to you well considered responses from senior veterans and defence analysts on ‘India’s Defence Spending’ following Sandeep Unnithan's article and the presentation of the defence budget.

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd), Aritra Banerjee

3 Feb 2021
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Incorporation of Scientific Approaches in Military Training Methodology (Redux)
This is an abstract of a talk delivered by Col Vinay Dalvi, Founder/Director of MVI, at the Sports Authority of India Conference (SAICON) at New Delhi in December 2017. Reproduced here for the larger benefit of the Indian military fraternity.

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd)

5 Jan 2021
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Does India's Professional Military Education Need a Course Correction? (Part-2)
The quality of 'Professional Military Education' in the Indian Armed Forces has been a long pending area of discourse, with the subject only recently coming to the arena of public discussion. Part-2 of this debate continues to bring a diversity of views on PME.

Aritra Banerjee, Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd)

2 Jan 2021
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Does India's Professional Military Education Need a Course Correction?
The quality of 'Professional Military Education' in the Indian Armed Forces has been a long pending area of discourse, with the subject only recently coming to the arena of public discussion. This debate aims to bring a diversity of Tri-Service views on PME.

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd), Aritra Banerjee

23 Dec 2020
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From '71 Warfighting to CI Ops, Brig. BK Ponwar is a Complete Profile in Courage!
This profile is dedicated to Brigadier Basant K Ponwar (Retd) for his outstanding services in the 1971 Indo-Pak War for the liberation of Bangladesh and over half a century of ongoing contributions to the nation's Counter-Insurgency efforts.

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd), Aritra Banerjee

16 Dec 2020
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Is ‘BECA’ in the Nation’s Best Interest? Analysts Weigh in
An article by IAF veteran and security analyst, Group Captain TP Srivastava (Retd) headlined: ‘Indo-US Military Alliance: BECA’ has sparked a diversity of views and initiated a healthy debate among defence and foreign policy analysts.

Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd), Aritra Banerjee

17 Nov 2020
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