Opinion: Reassessing Responsibility Ratios for Land Power and Tri-Services Integration in Defence Transformation
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Land Power & Tri-Services Integration: Rethinking Defence Responsibility Ratios
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News18•22-02-2026, 19:45
Land Power & Tri-Services Integration: Rethinking Defence Responsibility Ratios
•India's military evolution demands greater integration due to geopolitical rivalries, technological shifts, and multi-domain threats.
•The Indian Army, with 1.24 million personnel, is significantly larger than the Air Force and Navy, reflecting India's continental threats and unresolved land borders.
•The Army bears over 95% of India's military fatalities since Independence, engaged 24x7 in live missions across challenging terrains.
•Integration must reflect India's unique geography, threat landscape, and operational burdens, not artificial parity among services.
•Proportionality, guided by operational relevance and strategic logic, is crucial for effective tri-service integration, strengthening land power's role.
