India's Special Forces : History and Future of Special Forces

About the Book :

Employment till now of our nascent Special Forces have been analyzed including whether our Special Forces have actually been employed or used as Special Forces or primarily used in counter insurgency operations for which we have any number of other units available. The book brings out whether a rare resource like Special Forces should or should not be employed for such missions that can be performed by a host of other groups. In the backdrop of 21st Century threats, what should be the Special Forces structure in India, their concept of employment and doctrine? These are the other questions this book has attempted to answer.

About Author :

Lt Gen PC Katoch, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SC, a third generation army officer, superannuated as Director General Information Systems of Indian Army in 2009. A Special Forces officer, he participated in the 1971 India-Pakistan War, commanded a Special Forces Battalion in Sri Lanka, a Brigade on Siachen Glacier, a Division in Ladakh and a Strike Corps in South Western Theatre. He has authored over 200 articles on international relations, strategic affairs, national security, military, technical and topical issues. A leading defence expert, he is a visiting fellow in foreign Think Tanks and has presented papers in USA (at Washington DC and Hawaii), China, Taiwan and Maldives. He is a Council Member of the United Services Institution of India and held the Field Marshal KM Cariappa Chair of Excellence for the year 2011-2012.