One Year & The World Watches In Helplessness If Russia wanted it, they would have pulverised Ukraine into submission. The humanitarian crisis would have got the world involved. Setting a stage for another massive military exposition. Similar to the World War II. Neil John 25 Feb 2023 Read more
Is There A China Solution? War with China is avoidable completely. We need to focus inwards on capability building. Be it technology or infrastructure. We need to have major military reforms to fight a technologically enabled war. Neil John 29 Jan 2023 Read more
Military War Games: Fun Or Serious Business? No war is ever won by just reacting to an action, giving the enemy advantage and a reason, But to do nothing and just sit watching and waiting is an act of absolute treason, Neil John 24 Jan 2023 Read more
Need For Seamless Integration Of Air Force & Ground Operations We with our northern adversary have only short windows of opportunity that will play up and disappear within hours. These need to be addressed, prepared for and focused on. Neil John 18 Jan 2023 Read more
Reviewing & Redefining Combat Leadership Build Military leaders that encourage free thinking, contrarian ideas, impeccable leadership and an indomitable spirit. It is important that officers and their capabilities are clearly defined through various scientific means in the first year of his service. Neil John 12 Jan 2023 Read more
Is The Indian Military Ready For War ? Is war with China a military war? The relevant question is this. It’s an all out national effort, it’s a nation at war. Economics, energy, water, international dynamics, nuclear neighbours, imports and exports, local markets, Indian businesses and finally collusive. Neil John 7 Jan 2023 Read more
Systematic Malfunction In Deciphering Chinese Intent The military is an instrument of national will. They come into the picture first for border control and last for manifestation of an intent, that is forced into a contact battle. Between that is the space for diplomacy, confidence building and cooperation. Neil John 17 Dec 2022 Read more
DSSC: The News Maker - Debate Part 4 We define Defence Services Staff College as the pillar of hope, where the young breed of future military leadership will set their foundations towards professional growth. Neil John 2 Dec 2022 Read more
DSSC: The News Maker - Debate Part 1 We can keep wanting change, but change has to be top driven without emotion. Come with an agenda, earmark the need and then go after it without ambiguity. Neil John 28 Nov 2022 Read more
Nothing British About The Indian Army Many a time the Indian-ness of the Indian army is questioned. Mostly by people who either envy it, are jealous of it, think they have too much knowledge about it, or just that they couldn’t be part of it. I remember the Onida advertisement, ‘Neighbours envy, owners pride’. Neil John 10 Nov 2022 Read more
A Nation At War: Or Is It Just The Military Who controls nuclear assets? It’s not the military, we just operationalise them. Neil John 29 Oct 2022 Read more
Depression & Anxiety: The Way Forward We need to have systems in place. To ensure that cases are identified and preventing the same therefore becomes easy. Won’t it therefore be prudent that we have a psychologist posted to every batallion or regiment. Neil John 21 May 2022 Read more
Clarity Of Vision, Contrarian Views & Need To Enable Free Thinking How many of our officers actually understand conventional war. Joint operations and integrated applications? We might be brilliant in those PowerPoint slides and cavalry type articulation. But that won’t win us the next war." Neil John 22 Mar 2022 Read more
A Simple Idea With many Indian generals deployed in the field, a commonly used adage is "we will give them a bloody fight." I want to tell them: it is not your fight, it is not the isolated application of military power. What is the long term plan? Neil John 4 Jan 2022 Read more
CDS General Bipin Rawat Helicopter Crash - An Account From Ground Zero "The commandant DSSC was waiting at the helipad, the communication was in place. When the helicopter did not reach at its designated time it was learnt that one helicopter had crashed. This information was given to the police by some local civilians." Neil John 9 Dec 2021 Read more
The China Dilemma: Need To Rethink "China has read us correctly. He thinks that we don’t have the might or the will. He will seek to engage us in the grey zone. Non contact forms. Contact battle is the last resort." Neil John 30 Nov 2021 Read more
Allies in War "Any war with India will have a strain & cause a time delay in the Chinese dream of being a military superpower by 2049, suits the USA perfectly." Neil John 28 Oct 2021 Read more
Situations & Decisions - Dilemmas & Conscience "What is most beautiful is to be in adversity with almost strangers that become best of friends, camaraderie that sees you through situations and sometimes death itself." Neil John 18 Oct 2021 Read more
