Addressing the Combined Commanders' Conference - 2013 , the Prime Minister said the country needs urgent and tangible progress in establishing right structures for higher defence management and appropriate civil-military balance in decision making.
He also highlighted the political leadership had highest faith in the military's institutional rectitude.
Understanding the Roles and the 'Ways of Working' in civil and military establishments in a developing democratic India, and the resultant slide down in CMR, caused by 'Me-too and Ego Issues - politico-civil-military' need to be routinely 'treated' surgically.
Need for Prudence in Defence Acquisitions and the CMR
