Centre for Land Warfare Studies

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Centre for Land Warfare Studies
AbbreviationCLAWS
Formation14 January 2004 (2004-01-14)
TypeSecurity think tank
Location
Director General
Lt. Gen Dushyant Singh (Retd.)
Affiliations Indian Army
Website www.claws.in

The Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi, India is an autonomous think tank on strategic studies and land warfare. The mandate of CLAWS covers national security issues, conventional military operations and sub-conventional warfare. [1] CLAWS is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and is a membership-based organisation. It is governed by a Board of Governors and an Executive Council. Research at CLAWS is futuristic in outlook and policy-oriented in approach. CLAWS disseminate the products of its research to its members, members of the armed forces, decision makers, members of the strategic community and interested civilians. It also seeks to contribute to developing a pro-active strategic culture for India. [2] The objective of the organization is to convey policy recommendations based on interactions, consensus and research projects to policymakers and experts. CLAWS has been ranked 171th amongst World Top Defence and National Security Think Tanks as per '2020 Global Go To Think Tank Report' published by University of Pennsylvania, USA. [3]

Contents

Vision

The motto of CLAWS is "Victory through Vision". It encapsulates the founding idea of employing academic and practical research to provide actionable knowledge to the strategic community of India and the world.

The vision of CLAWS is to join leading international think tanks in conceptualizing various aspects of land warfare, with special focus for India and its extended neighborhood. CLAWS aspires to attract leading strategic thinkers, defense analysts, scholars and academicians and media persons to deliberate on all facets of land warfare at all levels. [4]

Areas of interest

The mandate of CLAWS [5] covers national security issues, conventional military operations and sub-conventional warfare. The Centre also focuses on conflicts in the region and military developments in countries within India's strategic frontiers, particularly those in the South Asian region. The expanded areas of interest are: [6]

Leadership

List of CLAWS Directors

NameFrom DateTo Date
Lt Gen Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia (Retd.) [18] June 201814 Feb 2022
Lt Gen Balraj Singh Nagal (Retd.) [19] Dec 2014June 2018
Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch (Retd.) [20] Nov 2012Oct 2014
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd.) [21] Jan 2008March 2012
Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi (Retd.) [22] Jan 2004Nov 2007

CLAWS team comprises serving and retired defence personnel from all services, civilian experts and support staff. [23]

Activities

CLAWS is involved in primary and secondary research which is qualitative and quantitative in nature. [24] The topics are contemporary and security oriented [25] having a bearing on India's national security and interests. On its website, CLAWS publishes research articles [26] and reports on workshops, conferences, round-table discussions and guest lectures. [27] [28] [29] The organisation undertakes research projects [30] on national security-related issues, especially those pertaining to land warfare.

Major publications

CLAWS conducts research that is futuristic in outlook and policy-oriented in approach. CLAWS follows a set of publication guidelines in terms of types, content, language, design and printing.

Other publications by faculty

See also

See also

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  2. ↑ "About Us".
  3. ↑ McGann, James. "2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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  5. ↑ "CLAWS service specific mandate- Integrated Defence Staff, India".
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  34. ↑ "CLAWS Manekshaw Papers".
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