INDU - Indian National Defence University Gets Off The Ground

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INDU - Indian National Defence University Gets Off The Ground

Mooted eight years ago, the Indian National Defence University (INDU) is finally set to get off the ground with the Haryana government promising land for the institution in the Gurgaon suburb of the national capital.

'The Haryana government has given the green signal for acquiring land at the earliest in village Binola along the National Highway No.8 (in Gurgaon district) for setting up the university,' Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh told reporters here Wednesday.

Haryana Chief Secretary Dharam Vir had addressed a letter in this regard to Defence Secretary Vijay Singh, he added. Action to acquire the land would be initiated after obtaining the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security.

'Being a prestigious project, the setting up of such a university would make Gurgaon a hub of academic, strategic and professional expertise in defence preparedness,' Singh maintained.

'It would also open myriad avenues for employment opportunities,' he added.

Taking a cue from existing defence universities in the US and China, INDU will be a fully autonomous institution under an act of parliament, Singh said.

It would run courses not only for officers of the armed forces but also of the civil services and paramilitary organisations.

An empowered group of ministers, while reviewing the report of a committee that examined the 1999 Kargil conflict with Pakistan, had also reviewed the entire spectrum of defence and security management and recommended in 2000 the setting up of the INDU.

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The Union Cabinet, in its meeting held on May 13, 2010, accorded “in principle” approval to the setting up of Indian National Defence University (INDU) at Binola in District Gurgaon, Haryana. The acquisition of land, creation of infrastructure and development of the University is likely to be completed in a period of seven years. An estimated expenditure of Rs. 395 crore (at current rates) including the cost of land is likely to be incurred.

Details of the new institutions proposed to be set up and courses proposed to be conducted in these institutions are as under”-

(i) College of National Security Policy (CNSP): It is proposed to conduct a ten-month Post Graduate instructional course for Colonel/equivalent civilian officers.

(ii) Institute of Advanced Technology Studies (IATS): This institute shall consist of College of Technology Studies and College of Information Studies in Security.

(iii) National Institute of Strategic Studies (NISS): This institute shall consist of the Department of Research and Department of War Gaming and Simulation. The Department of Research shall have the Centres of Neighbourhood Studies, Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism, Chinese Studies, Evaluation of Strategic Thought, International Security Issues, Maritime Security Studies, Eurasian Studies and South East Asian Studies.

(iv) Department of Distance Learning: This new Department will bring distance learning within the reach of service personnel and shall be instituted after INDU is established.

(v) Institute of Defence Management: It is proposed to upgrade the existing CDM, Secunderabad to Institute of Defence Management (IDM). A new institute namely college of Industrial Resource Management (CIRM) is proposed to be set up under IDM. CIRM is proposed to impart education in the resource component of national power with special emphasis on material acquisition and joint logistics and their integration into national security strategy in peace and war.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in written reply to Shri Nand Kumar Sai in Rajya Sabha today.

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