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The increasingly complex nature of warfare from nuclear to low intensity to the unconventional requires the dependence on an elite band of troops. Special operation forces can meet unorthodox security needs that the conventional military find difficult to accomplish. This study addresses these aspects alongwith the relevance in our context About The Author: A secondgeneration paratrooper commissioned in the 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment in 1974. He has varied experience on instructional, staff and command appointments having served as an instructor at the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, at Indian Military Training Team, Bhutan and on the Directing Staff of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He has also been the Brigade Major of a mountain brigade and the Colonel General Staff of an infantry division. He went on to command his battalion in 1994. Prior to the award of the Field Marshal KM Cariappa fellowship for the year 200304 at the United Service Institution of India, on the subject of “Special Forces Employment in the Indian Context: An Appraisal,” the officer served as Director of Parachute and Special Forces in the Directorate General of Infantry at the Army Headquarters. He is presently commanding a Parachute Brigade. Contents: CONTENTS: # Introduction : Development and Organisational Models : Overview of Indian SOF : Reshaping SOF : Conclusion : Appendices : Bibliography : Index. The Title 'Beyond the Bayonet Indian Special Operations Forces in the 21St Century written/authored/edited by Brig. Deepak Sinha', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9789362806963 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 304 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Terrorism / Defence. Size of the book is 2.34 x 10.59 cms Vol: