Theater Commands

This section houses articles by defence experts analysing the feasibility of implementing 'Theater Commands' in the Indian Armed Forces.

What Should Theatre Commands Essentially Be?
The Theatre Command debate has been disjointed and most of the time have been confined to a Service-specific point of view. Now comes the time that all stakeholders come together and debate over what the new Indian Armed Forces should be.

Colonel Samir Srivastava

21 Feb 2021
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Theaterisation: Are We Ready?
"If headway is not made on ground and if issues highlighted above are not thought through for implementation, establishment of Theatre Commands will be a disaster."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

27 Nov 2020
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The Theaterisation of Command: Discussing the History, Rationale & Feasibility of Proposed Policy
The ongoing standoff with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has once again brought the focus on the need for ‘Theatre Commands’ in order to ensure seamless ‘Tri-service cohesion’ and ‘coordination’ in the event of hostilities. Experts weigh in the 'pros' and 'cons' of said proposal.

Aritra Banerjee

17 Nov 2020
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Theaterisation of Command: The Ill-Advised Brainchild of Pseudo-Intellectual ‘Jaichands’
"Advisors in the Prime Ministers Office on military affairs are intellectual pygmies, whose expertise lies in copying/aping from others without going into the nitty gritty of the issues at macro level."

Group Captain TP Srivastava (Retd)

6 Nov 2020
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