Integrated Theatre Commands

 

Integrated Theatre Commands

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As part of defence reforms after the appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the government is working on the formation of integrated theatre commands.

Theatre Command


§     The word ‘theatre warfare’ means “the entire land, sea and air areas are involved directly in war operations.”

§     “Theatre command” refers to unified command under which all the resources of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force are pooled, depending on the threat perception.

§     Currently, commands are set up service wise, so for instance in case of war against Pakistan on Western Border, the army will lead the fight on the ground under leadership of Army Commander and Air Force will take care of air-warfare under leadership of Air Force Commander. For a joint strategy, the Army Commander and Air Force Commander will need to coordinate efforts. Thus, there is limited jointness.

§     In case of integrated theatre commands, there will be one commander who will control all the assets and forces of Air Force and Army. This will lead to greater jointness and coordination in response.

§     The commands could be geographical — like looking at a border with a particular country — or thematic, like a command for all maritime threats.

§     The integrated theatre commander will not be answerable to individual Services.

§     Integration and jointness of the three forces will avoid duplication of resources. The resources available under each service will be available to other services too.

§     The services will get to know one another better, strengthening cohesion in the defence establishment.

§     The Shekatkar committee has recommended the creation of 3 integrated theatre commands - northern for the China border, western for the Pakistan border, and southern for the maritime role.

 


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