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Asymmetric Warfare: A View from India

S. Kalyanaraman
S. Kalyanaraman was Research Fellow at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile.

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    • S. Kalyanaraman
    March 2012
    Volume: 
    36
    Issue: 
    2
    Commentaries

    Coined a few years ago, ‘asymmetric warfare’ is an umbrella term that includes insurgent and terrorist campaigns that Western militaries were forced to contend with in the course of external interventions. Asymmetric wars for Western countries are wars of choice, not wars of necessity.

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