IDN TAKE: TRAINED PATRIOTS: INDIA’S IMPENETRABLE LINE OF DEFENCE

[Zarvan]

by Abhijat Bharadwaj

With India at loggerheads with Pakistan on the west and an increasingly aggressive red China on the east, the possibilities of a debilitating two-front war are ever increasing. With heightening chances of a long drawn conflict in the future, maybe it’s time for the Indian government to start thinking about starting a Civilian Marksmanship program on the lines of the one in the United States.

The Indian program would be a little different from the one in the U.S. in that it would be tailored to Indian needs. Civilians could be trained in the use of weapons at the Indian Army’s various facilities in and around cities. Also, the citizens availing these lessons could be charged a substantial fee. That’s why this program could pay for itself as there is no dearth of Indians who would be interested in such learning and experiences (India is a nation of patriots after all). There is also no dearth of people in India who would pay handsomely for the same. The weapons would also be safely kept at training ranges and hence there would be no danger of them falling into the wrong hands. All that the citizens of India would be getting is training in the use of these weapons. In the event of a misadventure planned by China or the Pakistanis, this could come in very handy as we would need as many boots on the ground as possible. Weapons could be distributed to the citizenry in case of a long drawn war, this could help lead to a stalemate and the eventual victory of India’s armed citizenry and armed forces. All these reasons combined make a very strong argument for a culture of training citizens in the use of weapons.

If you’re wondering where these weapons would come from, here’s the answer: India is set to replace the INSAS rifle with a more able rifle soon. That means more than 1 million INSAS rifles can be pressed into service to train Indian citizens.

If India takes this step and starts training its citizens in the use of weapons and military tactics, not even the combined strength of Pakistan and China would dare take a step on Indian soil. This could prove to the ultimate deterrent. More powerful than a hydrogen bomb, are millions of citizen patriots trained to fight.

Abhijat Bharadwaj is a Defense enthusiast. This piece on the emerging Russian stealth fighter was written by him exclusively for IDN. Views expressed are of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of IDN

http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2017/06/idn-take-trained-patriots-indias.html

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

As for Pak, I think owning and using weapons are in their DNA like the Turkish folks. A man without a weapon is like a tree without fruits!!!!!! During the Osmanli period, even the Hutbe during Juma Namaz was offered by the Imam while he kept one of his hands on a sword. It implies that we have established our rights over this land for we are ready to kill and get killed by a sword!!!! Hodri Meydan...

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

Pakistanis mostly can already use weapons. come to fata they can even use heavy weapons and snipers.

 

[Reichsmarschall]

As for Pak, I think owning and using weapons are in their DNA like the Turkish folks. A man without a weapon is like a tree without fruits!!!!!! During the Osmanli period, even the Hutbe during Juma Namaz was offered by the Imam while he kept one of his hands on a sword. It implies that we have established our rights over this land for we are ready to kill and get killed by a sword!!!! Hodri Meydan...

They can never be as good as us in military

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[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

They can never be as good as us in military

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How come a nation of 1.25b folks can have a pilot to fighter ratio of 0.8???? If the need arises, I think each Mahalle in Pak or Turkey can produce a couple of dozen pilots!!!! During the coup attempt in Turkey, regular joes learnt how to operate a tank in 5 minutes!!!! You're right, we may have a natural inclination for everything called military!!!

 

[Brickwall]

by Abhijat Bharadwaj

With India at loggerheads with Pakistan on the west and an increasingly aggressive red China on the east, the possibilities of a debilitating two-front war are ever increasing. With heightening chances of a long drawn conflict in the future, maybe it’s time for the Indian government to start thinking about starting a Civilian Marksmanship program on the lines of the one in the United States.

The Indian program would be a little different from the one in the U.S. in that it would be tailored to Indian needs. Civilians could be trained in the use of weapons at the Indian Army’s various facilities in and around cities. Also, the citizens availing these lessons could be charged a substantial fee. That’s why this program could pay for itself as there is no dearth of Indians who would be interested in such learning and experiences (India is a nation of patriots after all). There is also no dearth of people in India who would pay handsomely for the same. The weapons would also be safely kept at training ranges and hence there would be no danger of them falling into the wrong hands. All that the citizens of India would be getting is training in the use of these weapons. In the event of a misadventure planned by China or the Pakistanis, this could come in very handy as we would need as many boots on the ground as possible. Weapons could be distributed to the citizenry in case of a long drawn war, this could help lead to a stalemate and the eventual victory of India’s armed citizenry and armed forces. All these reasons combined make a very strong argument for a culture of training citizens in the use of weapons.

If you’re wondering where these weapons would come from, here’s the answer: India is set to replace the INSAS rifle with a more able rifle soon. That means more than 1 million INSAS rifles can be pressed into service to train Indian citizens.

If India takes this step and starts training its citizens in the use of weapons and military tactics, not even the combined strength of Pakistan and China would dare take a step on Indian soil. This could prove to the ultimate deterrent. More powerful than a hydrogen bomb, are millions of citizen patriots trained to fight.

Abhijat Bharadwaj is a Defense enthusiast. This piece on the emerging Russian stealth fighter was written by him exclusively for IDN. Views expressed are of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of IDN

http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2017/06/idn-take-trained-patriots-indias.html

This is certainly not good idea as far as India is concerned .Maybe earlier times we required large number of personal to fight and defend.

But this is era of technology we should train citizens for thinking new ideas and development of country infrastructure indegeniously. Patriotism is not only means taking guns and going to kill someone but serving the country with best possible way.

Besides we already have example of Iraq and Afghanistan where large number of people are trained either by choice or compulsion but it didn't had any effectiveness against invading Force.

 

[bananarepublic]

This is certainly not good idea as far as India is concerned .Maybe earlier times we required large number of personal to fight and defend.

But this is era of technology we should train citizens for thinking new ideas and development of country infrastructure indegeniously. Patriotism is not only means taking guns and going to kill someone but serving the country with best possible way.

Besides we already have example of Iraq and Afghanistan where large number of people are trained either by choice or compulsion but it didn't had any effectiveness against invading Force.

yes you are completely right these forces might slow down the more trained part of the army also there would be considerable strain on its supply line during wartime. rather you should work on to improve the rapid deployment of your current forces.

 

[jetray]

Nonsense even the police dont get advanced assault weapons in India. That too only few states where insurgency is present they have a few personnel handling them. Forget citizens even police wont get those weapons.

Abhijat Bharadwaj is a Defense enthusiast.

well wonder why ppl take these ppl seriously.

Only lawless & irresponsible countries or tribal society will have/provide advanced weapons to their citizens.

 

[Deutsche Wehrmacht]

Very bad idea.
Weapons in the hand of civilians is totally unnecessary.

How come a nation of 1.25b folks can have a pilot to fighter ratio of 0.8???? If the need arises, I think each Mahalle in Pak or Turkey can produce a couple of dozen pilots!!!! During the coup attempt in Turkey, regular joes learnt how to operate a tank in 5 minutes!!!! You're right, we may have a natural inclination for everything called military!!!

Thankfully our government is intelligent to see that there is no benefit in guns with civilians. So fortunately very few peoplehavegun licences in India. Even the ones with illegal ones are only with country made guns & small handguns.
one of the best decisions ever by Indian gov't.

So thanks to that firearm homicide rate is So low in our country.

 

[Fledgingwings]

Very bad idea.
Weapons in the hand of civilians is totally unnecessary.


Thankfully our government is intelligent to see that there is no benefit in guns with civilians. So fortunately very few peoplehavegun licences in India. Even the ones with illegal ones are only with country made guns & small handguns.
one of the best decisions ever by Indian gov't.

So thanks to that firearm homicide rate is So low in our country.

Watch out for more accidental fire casualties

 

[unbiasedopinion]

A single bomb will clear off huge portion of these so called civilians. So I dont know how much benefits this is gonna have. There should be other ways to tackle enemy forces or show patriotism which can be useful in the advent of war.