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B󰁡󰁳󰁩󰁣 D󰁯󰁣󰁴󰁲󰁩󰁮󰁥󰁯󰁦 󰁴󰁨󰁥 I󰁮󰁤󰁩󰁡󰁮 A󰁩󰁲 F󰁯󰁲󰁣󰁥
2012
 
DOCRINE EAMAir Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam AVSMGroup Captain Satvinder SinghWing Commander KK NairPHOO CREDIS
Directorate of Media and Public Relations, Disha-IAF Placement Cell and Wing Commander RS Chauhan (Retd)
Published in India by Indian Air ForceAir HeadquartersVayu BhawanRa󿬁 MargNew Delhi 110106IAP 2000-12© 2012, Directorate o Operations (Space)All rights reserved. No part o this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any orm or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any inormation storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing.
 
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Foreword
 
 V 
 
Preace
 
 VII1
 
Vision, Mission Statement & Core Values
 
12
 
Air Power in the Indian Context
 
33
 
Principles o War and the Nature o Air Power
134
 
Air Power Doctrine and the IAF
 
255
 
Structure o Air Power
 
316
 
Te Air Campaigns
 
397
 
Combat Enabling Air Campaigns
 
758
 
Sub-Conventional Warare
 
1059
 
Joint Operations
 
11310
 
Nation Building, Aerial Diplomacy & Perception Management
 
11711
 
Te Air and Space Paradigm
 
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