Military Leadership & Psychological Resilience in Future Wars

Military Leadership and Psychological Resilience in Future Wars explores human psychology as one of the most powerful yet least examined elements of national defense. Set within India's complex security environment, it highlights how a soldier's mind—shaped by training, culture, and experience—is as vital to mission success as strategy and weapons. From border deployments to peacekeeping and internal security, the book examines the psychological resilience and mental strength demanded of Indian soldiers.

The book presents the Indian military as a transformative institution where civilians are reshaped into soldiers through discipline, collective identity, and psychological conditioning. It explains how stress tolerance, cohesion, and decision-making under uncertainty are deliberately cultivated to prepare personnel for combat as well as non-combat roles such as disaster response and civil-military cooperation. Psychology is shown not as a support function, but as the foundation of operational readiness.

Leadership emerges in the book as a deeply psychological skill rather than mere authority. In a force drawn from India's vast cultural and linguistic diversity, effective leaders rely on emotional intelligence, morale-building, and cultural sensitivity to maintain unity under pressure. The book emphasizes that in high-stakes situations, true leadership lies in psychological credibility, the ability to inspire trust, purpose, and calm amid chaos.

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The author is a retired Brigadier from the Indian Army. He is recipient of Vishisht Seva Medal from the President of India and Commendation Card from the Army Chief for his meritorious services. He has participated in three wars.

He is a graduate from Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and MSc in Defence Studies. He is also an MBA (HR) from All India Institute of Management Studies Chennai.

Has travelled far and wide upto the remotest corners of India and has also visited number of major Asian and European countries.

After retirement he had a tenure of over two years with a Corporate Sector as Vice President (Operations).

He was also CEO and VC of Cordia university, Sanghol, Punjab.