Will Kashmir stay as an integral part of India? Or the insurgency will lead to its breakaway? Can increased application of air power help to contain insurgency? Some unwelcome facts stare us in the face when we look at Jammu and Kashmir problem. In last 12 years, the insurgency, barring a short period, has continued and is beginning to increase in intensity. Large number of ground forces have been tied up to fight the insurgency. The strategy adopted so far has yielded less than desired results. It is time we reviewed the strategy. Air power has helped contain insurgencies very successfully in 1920s-1930s. It was successful in 1950s-60s too. In more recent times it has had mixed record. With suitable strategy and equipment it is possible to employ air power in far more effective ways. This book is a study of this problem.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A K Tiwary
Air Vice Marshal A.K. Tiwary, VSM was commissioned in the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a fighter pilot. He served as a ground based Forward Air Controller During the 1971 Indo-Pak conflict. His flying hours, over 4100, are mostly on Russian fighters and include about 2000 hours of instructional flying. He commanded a MiG-29 Squadron in late 1980s. His command and staff appointments like Chief Operations Officer at a major Wing, operational planning at command level, Director Concept Studies at Air Headquarters, Command of a major flying base, head of the Training Team (Air) at Defence Services Staff College and Senior Directing Staff (Air) at National Defence College, have conferred a rich practical experience. The air staff course at Defence Services Staff College Wellington (TN), instructional tenure at the College of Air Warfare Secunderabad, National Defence College New Delhi and Air War Course at the Air University, Maxwell Airbase, Montgomery (USA), all inducted and accelerated his interest in air war studies. He has published many articles in military journals in India and authored two books titled, Attrition in air Warfare and Air Power and Counter Insurgency. Presently he is serving as Air Defence Commander at the prestigious HQ Western Air Command of the IAF. He was awarded the Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee Chair by the United Service Institution of India, for the year, 2004-2005, to carry out research on Aerospace Defence: A Holistic Appraisal.
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