The Indian military has been seeking to build jointness among its services for decades, including through proposals to establish regional joint theatre commands with responsibility for different areas of the subcontinent and beyond. But those efforts hit a roadblock earlier this year when the Indian Air Force (IAF) objected to its capabilities being split across commands and relegated to providing tactical support to land operations. A truly joint Indian military may still be a long way off.
M Matheswaran
Air Marshal M Matheswaran (Retd) is the founder President of TPF. He is an Air force veteran and was the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, MOD, in his last appointment. He specialises in Defence and Aerospace, National Security and Geopolitics, Military Strategy and War studies, and China's aerospace power.
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