Grey Zone Warfare - Singh, Lt Gen Dushyant

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Résumé :
Grey Zone War has become the preferred choice of countries to secure their national interests due to low cost, deniability, and difficulty in attribution. The idea of the book was given out by the Director General USI, Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM** (Retired), since it was felt that there was a felt need for a comprehensive and a well-researched book on this subject from an Indian perspective. The book has attempted to demystify the grey zone warfare and thereafter highlight the grey threats that India is facing especially from its archrivals China and Pakistan. At the same time, it has also examined countries indulging in grey zone activities such as US, Russia, and Israel to draw out lessons in formulating a way ahead for India. The author strongly advocates adopting a whole of nation approach to manage grey wars. He also highlights the need to integrate the agencies involved in dealing with grey threats under a single agency by creating an exclusive department to focus and manage the grey zone. However, he also, cautions that while dealing with grey threats care should be taken not to compromise with the stated stand of India's foreign policy and the principles of rules-based world order, a difficult ask in conduct of grey wars. Finally, the author admits that the recommendations are by no means exhaustive. They are open to further discussion and scrutiny. The book will be extremely useful to the security fraternity in getting an unbiased perspective on grey zone warfare....

Biographie:
He was commissioned into the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment in December 1981. He is an alumnus of National Defence College, Defence Services Staff College, College of Defence Management and Naval Postgraduate School, California, USA. He has attended the Regional Defence Counter Terrorism Programme with specialisation in Terrorist Operations and Financing in USA. He has served in varied terrains and theatres of operations, in India and in the UN as Military Observer, in addition to commanding an Infantry Battalion, Brigade, and a Division in Jammu and Kashmir. He also holds the distinction of having served twice in the elite National Security Guards, as the Deputy Inspector General (Operations) and the Inspector General (Operations). The General Officer has also held the appointment of Chief of Staff, Eastern Command. The General Officer commanded a Corps and thereafter headed the Army War College.He is currently Professor Emeritus of Defence Studies at Rashtriya Raksha University, Gujarat. He is also the founder member of a Lucknow Based Think Tank, 'Strive India'.For his distinguished services, the General Officer has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal as well as the Param Vishisht Seva Medal. Besides contributing regular articles to various defence journals and newspapers, he has also written chapters in three books: Deterring Terrorism which appeared in Understanding Suicide Terrorism, Impact of Virtual World in Creation and Sustenance of Terrorism which appeared in Countering Terrorism: Psychosocial Strategies, both published by Sage Publishing in 2019 and 'Maharana Pratap a Military Leader and an able King' in Life and War Strategies of Maharana Pratap.

Sommaire:
Grey Zone War has become the preferred choice of countries to secure their national interests due to low cost, deniability, and difficulty in attribution. The idea of the book was given out by the Director General USI, Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM** (Retired), since it was felt that there was a felt need for a comprehensive and a well-researched book on this subject from an Indian perspective. The book has attempted to demystify the grey zone warfare and thereafter highlight the grey threats that India is facing especially from its archrivals China and Pakistan. At the same time, it has also examined countries indulging in grey zone activities such as US, Russia, and Israel to draw out lessons in formulating a way ahead for India. The author strongly advocates adopting a whole of nation approach to manage grey wars. He also highlights the need to integrate the agencies involved in dealing with grey threats under a single agency by creating an exclusive department to focus and manage the grey zone. However, he also, cautions that while dealing with grey threats care should be taken not to compromise with the stated stand of India's foreign policy and the principles of rules-based world order, a difficult ask in conduct of grey wars. Finally, the author admits that the recommendations are by no means exhaustive. They are open to further discussion and scrutiny. The book will be extremely useful to the security fraternity in getting an unbiased perspective on grey zone warfare....