Defeating Insurgency in the 21st Century: Can the Sri Lankan Model be Replicated

The Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) organised a talk on ‘Defeating Insurgency in the 21st Century: Can the Sri Lankan Model be Replicated?’ on 25 August 2011 at the Centre’s premises. While Maj Gen Ashok Mehta (Retd), former GOC 57 Mtn Division, Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF), made an elaborate presentation on the subject, Mr Rajesh Sundaram, Editor (Assignments), Headlines Today, spoke as a discussant. Maj Gen Dhruv Katoch (Retd), Additional Director, CLAWS, chaired the proceedings that commenced with Welcome Remarks by Brig Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd). Serving and retired officers of the armed forces and government and members of the strategic community attended the event.