{"id":265943,"date":"2023-10-23T18:39:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=265943"},"modified":"2023-10-23T18:39:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:09:17","slug":"defence-minister-launches-project-udbhav","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/defence-minister-launches-project-udbhav\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Minister launches \u2018Project UDBHAV\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201cDefence Minister launches \u2018Project UDBHAV\u2019<\/b>\u201d <\/b>published in<\/span> \u201cPIB\u201d on 23rd October 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Defence Minister has launched \u2018Project UDBHAV\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Project UDBHAV?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Launched by: <\/b>Indian Army and the United Service Institution of India (USI), a defence services think tank.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aim:<\/b> To revive and integrate India\u2019s ancient military wisdom with contemporary military practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Objectives of the project:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2013 Understanding ancient military systems and India’s indigenous military culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Studying the evolution of the Indian military system and strategic ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Educating junior and senior military leaders about concepts in classical texts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Creating a knowledge resource for scholars and defense personnel.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Considering the inclusion of historical military concepts in modern practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Features: <\/b>The project involves organizing events and workshops focusing on various aspects of India’s strategic culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 It will culminate in a publication scheduled for January 2024, which will document and institutionalize this knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the major military practices Project UDBHAV takes inspiration from?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Chanakya\u2019s Arthashastra:<\/b> It emphasizes strategic partnerships, alliances, and diplomacy.<\/span>This aligns with modern military practices like international cooperation and soft power projection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thirukkural:<\/b> It is authored by Tamil philosopher Thiruvalluvar.It promotes ethical conduct in all endeavors, including warfare.This aligns with modern military codes of ethics and principles of the Geneva Convention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prominent Military Campaigns and Leaders: <\/b>The project examines historical examples like the empires of Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka and the Cholas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clever Diplomacy and Military Intelligence:<\/b> Explores instances of clever diplomatic negotiations, psychological warfare and military intelligence.The Naval <\/span>Battle of Saraighat<\/span><\/a> in 1671, led by Lachit Borphukan, exemplifies these strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the significance of Project UDBHAV?<\/b><\/h2>\n

By combining ancient wisdom with contemporary military education and operations, Project UDBHAV is preparing a strong, forward-looking Indian Army.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cDefence Minister launches \u2018Project UDBHAV\u2019\u201d published in \u201cPIB\u201d on 23rd October 2023 What is the News? The Defence Minister has launched \u2018Project UDBHAV\u2019. What is Project UDBHAV? Launched by: Indian Army and the United Service Institution of India (USI), a defence services think tank. Aim: To revive… Continue reading Defence Minister launches \u2018Project UDBHAV\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11204,1],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-265943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence-exercises","category-uncategorized","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":248,"cached_at":1698387126,"cached_date":1698473816},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265943","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\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265943\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}