The Elephant Awakes: Strategic Reflections - 2023

World is going through a geopolitical churn at a feverish pace. The UN, is loosing its efficacy. Issues like cross border terrorism, religious radicalism, climate change, cyber, bio and space are adding new dimensions to warfare. Because of the advancements in technology, the devastations during conflicts are becoming excessively ruinous. Internal security problems in India are adding new challenges.

Students of strategy need to study the problems of national security to analyse the correlations between the issues to develop a response strategy. For this strategy to become comprehensive, infrastructure build up and increaed indigenous production are prerequisites.

This book, "The Elephant Awakes: A Strategic Reflection" is an outcome of the endeavour of Team STRIVE to share their analysis of the contemporary strategic issues with the strategic community and stimulate many a mind to look at issues with a new perspective.

Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM, is the Vice Chairman of STRIVE. An alumnus of CDM and NDC, he after a distinguished career in the Army, has devoted himself to analysis. His areas of interests are Non-traditional threats to National security. He is a prolific author and has a number of books to his credit. He can be contacted on ajay_bengalspr@yahoo.co.in

Maj Gen Harsha Kakar was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery in Jun 79 and superannuated in Mar 15. An alumnus of the NDA, he is a graduate of the DSSC, LDMC and the National Securities Studies Course at the Canadian Forces College, Toronto. A Founder member of STRIVE, he is a prolific writer, he writes for a variety of newspapers and magazines. His blog is www.harshakakararticles.com and can be contacted at @kakar_harsha.

Lt Gen Dushyant Singh, PVSM, AVSM (Retd) was commissioned into the NINTH BN OF THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY REGIMENT in Dec 81. An alumnus of NDC, CDM, DSSC, and Naval Post Graduate School California, USA. He has attended the Regional Defence Counter Terrorism Programme with specialisation in Terrorist Operations and Financing in US. He has been a military observer in the UN and has served as IG (Ops) NSG, Chief of Staff, Eastern Command. He commanded a Corps and thereafter headed the Army War College. A prolific writer, he is currently Professor Emeritus at Rashtriya Raksha University and a Founding Member of STRIVE India.