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STRIVE INDIA Year Book
To encourage research on issues related to national security and nation building, Team STRIVE decided to introduce an annual Strategic Year Book with the name ‘Strategic Reflections’ during 2023. Accordingly, STRIVE came out with its inaugural publication, ‘The Elephant Awakes – Strategic Reflections – 2023’. An edited book on current strategic issues with Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi, Lt Gen Dushyant Singh and Maj Gen Harsha Kakar as editors. Out of 26 chapters of the book, 15 were contributed by the members of STRIVE. The book was released by Gen VK Singh, Lt Gen SA Raja Subramani, and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on 24 Mar 2023.
The ‘Strategic Reflections-2024’, a joint effort with CLAWS with ‘Technology’ as the main theme. Lt Gen Dushyant Singh, Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi, and Col AK Singh are the editors. Team STRIVE, in collaboration with CLAWS, released it on December 16, 2024, by Lt Gen SA Raja Subramani, Vice Chief of Army Staff.
The 2025 “Strategic Reflection” was released by Gen Upendra Dwivedi, COAS, in presence of former COASs, Gen JJ Singh, Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, Lt Gen Dushyant Singh, DG CLAWS, Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi, Working Chairman STRIVE India India and others during the Chanakya Dialogues 2025 organized by CLAWS on 28 Nov, 2025.
The STRIVE INDIA Initiatives
STRIVE INDIA
Registered on 18 February 2020 with the motto “ज्ञातं प्रति शोधम्” (Wisdom Through Research), STRIVE INDIA is a premier veteran-led think tank. It harnesses decades of frontline military leadership to advance nation-building, deepen defence scholarship, and enrich national security discourse. STRIVE INDIA produces original research on border dynamics and defence policy, highlighted by its flagship annual Strategic Reflections yearbook series and partnerships with HQ Central Command and CLAWS. The organisation actively fosters strategic dialogue through national seminars, the prestigious Late Gen Bipin Rawat Memorial Lecture, the Strive India Defence Dialogue YouTube channel, and civil-military initiatives like Atmanirbhar Bharat (Defence Corridor) and the annual STRIVE Golf Cup.
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Lest we Forget….
Gone are those days when a Nation, however powerful militarily, with the capability to leverage technology and with its financial heft, could run over another country with impunity.
Notwithstanding the tall claims made by President Trump from time to time to finish the war and free Iran from the tyranny of the ‘Oppressive Islamic Regime’, Iran has displayed tremendous tenacity and showed to the world that military power alone is not sufficient to defeat a resilient nation which is not prepared to accept defeat.
This war, now in its seventh month with no end in sight has brought out some great lessons in the domain of conflict management for the students of warfare. It has proved that a country with rudimentary technology, can sustain against an enemy with far more advanced technology and achieve its objective with better planning and gauging the weaknesses of the adversary. This war also flags that the civilizational ethos and will of the people counts a lot for a nation to remain motivated to continue with the resistance. Finally, the outcome of any conflict depends on the comprehensive national power. Obviously, it entails much more than military power alone.
In this book by STRIVE INDIA, an attempt has been made to draw out lessons which would be highly relevant for India to build a strong and resilient India capable of sustaining against any threat from Pakistan, China or even both of them coming together to cause problems for India in any future conflict-
– Team STRIVE INDIA
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