In this episode, we speak to Air Mshl Anil Khosla, who recently retired as Vice Chief of Air Staff. Besides his experiences as a young officer, we focus on the role he played in the Doklam stand-off (when he was C-in-C Eastern Air Command) and the strike at Balakot (when he was Vice Chief). We also discuss the pros and cons of indigenous vs imported weapons platforms, the future of air war, and the Air Force's talent strategy, among other things.
Air Mshl Khosla's profile is here: http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/15871
His blog can be found here: https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:00 Initial journey into IAF
00:13:14 Doklam incident
00:16:01 How to deal with China
00:19:09 Balakot
00:28:46 Maintain a tech edge
00:43:46 Future of air war
00:53:30 Finding talent for the IAF