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Revisiting Campaign ...

chemical agents, global terrorism, transnational threats, unpredictable impact of
media and social sites etc. So, campaign plan in future will be diversified,
complex and blend of military, media, psychological and regional diplomacy.
So, there is a need of doctrinal institutions to educate officers, validate
operational perceptions, strengthen military-media interface and broaden
horizon on national, regional and international affairs. Countries like Israel,
Singapore, USA and alliance like NATO have developed such institutional
military-media and civil-military interface for a sound campaign management.

However, to show a traditional campaign plan formulation, this paper
highlights the various levels of war vis a vis the campaign planning tools in a
simple diagram (Figure 1) which may generally suit in conventional war or
conflict environment. This depicts a broad outline, may vary in changing
scenario and accepts the views and ideas of the readers.

Figure 1: Campaign Plan Formulation

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