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CENTRE FOR AIR POWER STUDIES - New Delhi - IAF in a VUCA World

7 Oct 2024

Whether it was Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the UK, dismissing the possibility of war with Germany in 1938, or the now-deleted press release from President Zelensky of Ukraine on February 22, 2022, which downplayed the chances of a full-scale Russian invasion, both were proven wrong within a short time.2 Following the Covid-19 pandemic, economies across the globe were stressed. [...] In the ongoing war in the Middle East, the first barrage of Iranian missiles and drones, fired in retaliation for the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in April 2024, was said to have been intercepted at nearly 99 per cent. [...] The arguments in favour of such a force seem to resonate with the theme of ‘Atmanirbharta’. [...] This is a long-drawn process and is dependent on the country’s industrial capacity and the training of the air warriors. [...] The 92nd IAF Day is an opportunity to once again take the resolve and demonstrate the willingness to defend the values of the IAF and India in the global landscape.

Authors

Dilip

Pages
4
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India

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