Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam's book India's Wars: A Military History, 1947-1971 is an eye-opener. India's Wars gives the reader deep insights into little known aspects of combat, the sharp military minds that shaped battlefield tactics and the precision with which they were executed. Rediff.com brings you an exclusive excerpt from India's Wars about leadership in the 1971 war, India's greatest military triumph, published with the author's kind and gracious permission. IMAGE: Indian soldiers fire on Pakistani positions during the 1971 War. Photograph: Getty Images W hat then were the major operational takeaways from the 1971 war from an Indian perspective? While much of the current discourse on the 1971 war concentrates excessively on the meticulous military planning and orchestration at the highest level, particularly at Eastern Army Command Headquarters, it is the conversion of that plan into more than just successful operational outcomes that takes pole … [Read more...] about Exclusive! The mantra that handed the Indian Army victory in 1971
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Staying creative in extreme isolation: Lessons from Japan’s ‘hikikomori’
advertisement advertisement advertisement The Japanese word hikikomori translates to “pulling inward.” The term was coined in 1998 by Japanese psychiatrist Tamaki Saitō to describe a burgeoning social phenomenon among young people who, feeling the extreme pressures to succeed in their school, work, and social lives and fearing failure, decided to withdraw from society. At the time, it was estimated that around a million people were choosing to not leave their homes or interact with others for at least six months, some for years. It is now estimated that around 1.2% of Japan’s population are hikikomori. advertisement advertisement When this trend was identified in the mid-1990s, it was used to describe young, male recluses. However, research has shown that there is an increasing number of middle-aged hikikomori. In addition, many female hikikomori are not acknowledged because women are expected to adopt domestic roles, and … [Read more...] about Staying creative in extreme isolation: Lessons from Japan’s ‘hikikomori’