Indian Defence Review
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The first Editor of Indian Defence Review was Lt Gen Mathew Thomas from the Paratroopers, Indian Army
. This was the first attempt after Indian independence in 1986 to create a magazine on national security
in the private sector. The second editor of IDR, Major General Afsir Karim took over in 1995, was also from the Paratroopers, Indian Army. Finally in 1997, the publisher Capt Bharat Verma, also from the Indian Army
took over as the third editor of IDR.
The result of the spade work done by these three military
officers in the private sector
, for the first time brought the concerns of national security issues through a private forum in independent India to the national centre-stage.
Indian Defence Review (IDR) in print and Indiandefencereview.com the website launched by Capt Bharat Verma, are now considered within India as the foremost forum for strategic discussion. The magazine is officially recommended reading for the military
. In addition, on strategic issues IDR is considered as a policy making journal of India
.
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
. This was the first attempt after Indian independence in 1986 to create a magazine on national security
National security
National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the state through the use of economic, diplomacy, power projection and political power. The concept developed mostly in the United States of America after World War II...
in the private sector. The second editor of IDR, Major General Afsir Karim took over in 1995, was also from the Paratroopers, Indian Army. Finally in 1997, the publisher Capt Bharat Verma, also from the Indian Army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
took over as the third editor of IDR.
The result of the spade work done by these three military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
officers in the private sector
Private sector
In economics, the private sector is that part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not controlled by the state...
, for the first time brought the concerns of national security issues through a private forum in independent India to the national centre-stage.
Indian Defence Review (IDR) in print and Indiandefencereview.com the website launched by Capt Bharat Verma, are now considered within India as the foremost forum for strategic discussion. The magazine is officially recommended reading for the military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
. In addition, on strategic issues IDR is considered as a policy making journal of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.