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SUMMARY:"Aerospace power as a critical tool of statecraft”
DESCRIPTION:Air Marshal TD Joseph examines aerospace power as a critical instrument of statecraft\, highlighting\nits strategic\, coercive\, and diplomatic roles in modern conflict and international relations. The latest\nexample is India itself choosing aerospace power as the first instrument of choice to punish the\nenemy as in ‘Op Sindoor’. Drawing on historical and contemporary examples from conflicts across\nthe globe and India’s own operations as well as humanitarian relief missions\, he explains how\nairpower shapes outcomes through compellance\, deterrence\, and soft power applications. Synergy\nbetween aerospace and surface forces\, and technological asymmetry are critical to success. Air\npower lends itself to dual use in both hard and soft diplomacy as well as in nation building.\nUltimately\, aerospace power emerges as a decisive yet complementary tool for achieving national\nobjectives. \nSpeaker : Air Marshal TD Joseph\n\nBiography :\n\nAir Marshal TD Joseph\, AVSM\, VM\, VSM (Retd) was commissioned as a Fighter Pilot in the IAF\non 29th December 1982. He has flown various fighter and trainer aircrafts accumulating over 3800 hours of\nflying. \n\nThe Air Marshal has commanded a frontline Fighter Squadron\, the prestigious Flying Instructors’ School\, and\nAir Force Station Hindan\, near Delhi. He has held important Command and Staff appointments across the\ncountry in field and headquarter organisations. His last appointment was as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) of\nTraining Command where he was responsible for ab-initio and in-service training of officers\, airmen and noncombatants\nof the entire IAF. \n\nHe is a Category ‘A’ Qualified Flying Instructor and an Instrument Rating Instructor & Examiner; alumnus\nNational Defence Academy\, Pune and DSSC Wellington. He attended Royal College of Defence Studies\,\nLondon\, has master’s Degrees from University of Madras and King’s College London\, and MPhil from\nUniversity of Madras. Besides graduating at the top of his Air Force Course\, the Air Marshal stood First in\nJungle & Snow Survival Course\, Instrument Rating Instructor &Examiner Course\, and Air Staff Course. \n\nAuthor of a book entitled “Winning India’s Next War” (2007)\, he has written chapters in edited books and other\npublished articles on air strategy and security. \n\nAir Marshal Joseph was conferred with the Presidential awards of Vayusena Medal in 2003\, Vishsisht Seva\nMedal in 2010 and Ati Vishsisht Seva Medal in 2021. The Air Marshal hung his blue uniform on 31st July 2021\nafter 38 ½ years of service. \n\nHe is married to Mrs Sophie Joseph\, an educator\, and they have two sons\, the elder one with the World Bank\,\nand the younger one\, an aviator with Indigo Airlines
URL:https://aero.iisc.ac.in/event/aerospace-power-as-a-critical-tool-of-statecraft/
LOCATION:Auditorium (AE 005)\, Department of Aerospace Engineering
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