{"id":263143,"date":"2023-10-06T20:29:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=263143"},"modified":"2023-10-06T20:53:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T15:23:20","slug":"educating-our-security-chieftains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/educating-our-security-chieftains\/","title":{"rendered":"Educating our security chieftains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cEducating our security chieftains<\/strong>\u201d published in Business Standard <\/strong>on 6th<\/sup> October 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 Issues Related with Education<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevance: <\/strong>concerns with Professional Military Education (PME) in India<\/p>\n

News: <\/strong>In May 2013, the then Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, laid the foundation stone of the Indian National Defence University (INDU) in Binola, Gurugram.<\/p>\n

What was the purpose of establishing the university?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Indian National Defence University (INDU) was planned to primarily focus on national security subjects, as recommended by the Kargil Review Committee in 1999.<\/p>\n

It aimed to provide education in national security studies for both military and civilian personnel<\/strong>, with a structure similar to Indian Institutes of Management and Technology.<\/p>\n

INDU was intended to be led by a serving three-star general from the army, navy, or air force, with a student composition of two-thirds military and the rest from government, police, and civilians.<\/p>\n

However, despite being proposed in 2013, INDU has not been established yet, highlighting the deficiency of institutions for “professional military education” (PME) in India.<\/p>\n

How is India’s professional military education (PME) system compare to those of other countries?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

India’s PME system falls behind nations like the US, UK, Russia, China, and even Pakistan,<\/strong> all of which have made substantial investments in specialized PME institutions.<\/p>\n

According to the US,<\/strong> PME emphasizes cognitive learning, diverse perspectives, critical analysis, and innovative thinking for complex problems.<\/p>\n

However, India’s military PME<\/strong> predominantly concentrates on tactical aspects throughout professional development, lacking a focus on strategic studies.<\/p>\n

What are the concerns with India\u2019s professional military education (PME)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Currently, India’s PME system is primarily overseen by the military, with minimal participation from civilian committees, leading to a focus on “training” rather than “education.”<\/p>\n

Many officers completing courses in India have reported that PMEs emphasizes more on social activities rather than imparting essential elements of statecraft and national security.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, this limited focus on strategic education hampers their ability to provide crucial strategic advice during national security crises. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Moreover, a study by US military officers noted that<\/strong> the Indian course at DSSC in Wellington was not as competitive as the equivalent courses in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

What steps have been taken by the current government to reform military education?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The current government asserts that the military environment has changed significantly, aligning with the PM’s agenda of “transform, reform, and perform.” <\/strong><\/p>\n

Further, modern militaries prioritize providing comprehensive education to their officers for a better understanding of broader national security issues.<\/p>\n

Consequently, around 30 Indian military officers are sent abroad each year to attend staff college courses with foreign armies to acquire modern education.<\/p>\n

What can be the way ahead?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Indian PME lacks creativity and promotes operational stereotypes. It also does not foster group discussions or prepare officers for future senior positions.<\/p>\n

Hence, the PME in India should be restructured to expand officers’ cognitive space and facilitate their understanding of macro issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cEducating our security chieftains\u201d published in Business Standard on 6th October 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 Issues Related with Education Relevance: concerns with Professional Military Education (PME) in India News: In May 2013, the then Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, laid the foundation stone of the Indian… Continue reading Educating our security chieftains<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[10503,212,8131],"class_list":["post-263143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-business-standard","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-social-issues","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263143\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}