Submarines or Carriers?
Jun 12, 2021
4 minutes
BY REAR ADMIRAL SUDHIR PILLAI (RETD)
INDIA FINDS ITSELF in a strange situation. On one hand, the Chief of Defence Staff says the Indian Navy does not need aircraft carriers, while the Chief of Naval Staff has been emphasising their continued utility. This needs to be looked at from a deeper strategic perspective lest we straitjacket military readiness at a time when the demands on the Indian Navy continue to rise.
With reference to the Chinese Navy’s rising competence, Sir Julian Corbett’s is informative. ‘The object of naval warfare must always be directly or indirectly either to secure command of the sea
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