Group Captain (Dr) Swaim Prakash Singh MSc, M Phil, PhD, psc+

                Senior Fellow

Group Captain (Dr) Swaim Prakash Singh is a category AYE, Master Fighter Controller, and AWACS Mission Commander with over 1000 hours of flying. He is an alumnus of Air Defence College Memaura and Defence Services Staff College Wellington and has served as Directing Staff (psc+) for two years. The officer was part of the Tri-Services Indian Expert team to review the course curriculum of the Command and Staff College of Tanzania in 2016. He was instrumental in achieving a significant diplomatic feat in opening the Indian Armed Forces Training Team (IAFTT) at C&SC Tanzania, which commenced functioning in 2017. As a MEA Official, he led a group of 46 pilgrims to Kailash Mansarovar in China in 2019.

The author holds an MSc, M Phil, PhD and psc+ in Defence and Strategic Studies. He has been writing and speaking on various issues related to defence, aerospace power, IAF, Integration of Armed Forces, UNPKF and international relations, especially India-Africa and the IOR. His articles have found a place in prominent peer-reviewed journals of CAPS, MPIDSA, CENJOWS, IIPA, and booklets of the Indian Army and the MoD. He was declared Runner Up in the USI Gold Medal Essay Competition 2023. He has co-edited a book, “Indian Air Force in its Centennial Decade” released in Jun 2023. His second self-authored book “Indian Air Force and Integration of Armed Forces” was released in March 2024.

The scholar warrior is currently employed as a Senior Fellow at the New Delhi-based think tank, the Centre for Air Power Studies.

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Published Articles

Web Articles 26, 2021 | Caps India

  1. “Act Africa – A Case for Soft Diplomacy” Africa Trends, Vol 7, Issue 1, January-June 2018 (IDSA)
  2. “Liberalized Drone Policy Calls for Strict Air Space Management Mechanism” Issue Brief. November 2021 (CAPS)
  3. “Indian Air Power on Rajpath” In Focus. 26 January 2022 (CAPS)
  4. “Commercialisation of Air Power through Drones” In Focus, June 10, 2022 (CAPS)
  5. “Agnipath: Not Defence but a Social Reform” Expert View, June 20, 2022 (CAPS)
  6. “Indian Air Power Overseas” In Focus, July 15, 2022 (CAPS)
  7. “Air Power as a tool Political Signaling” Expert View, Aug 10, 2022 (CAPS)
  8. “Prioritisation of AWACS for the IAF” Expert View, Aug 31, 2022 (CAPS)
  9. “4C Battlespace is the New Norm” Expert View, Sep 26, 2022 (CAPS)
  10. “An Alert, Aggressive, and Agile Indian Air Force” In Focus, October 09, 2022 (CAPS)
  11. “ISTAR-Aircraft Another Essentials for India” In Focus, October 09, 2022 (CAPS)
  12. “Reposing Faith in MONUSCO” Africa Trends, Magazine, June-December 2022 (IDSA)
  13. “Exploring Air Power in India-Australia Military Diplomacy” Issue Brief. March 17, 2023    (CAPS)
  14. “Centralised Command, Distributed Control and Decentralised Execution” Expert View, March 30, 2023 (CAPS)
  15. “Theatre or Integrated – Future Commands” In Focus, July 31, 2023 (CAPS)
  16. “C-295 Fleet: A Boost to Indian Air Force Airlift Capability” Issue Brief. October 04, 2023 (CAPS)
  17. “Mission 2032: Transforming the Indian Air Force into the Indian and Air Space Force” Expert View, November 29, 2023 (CAPS)
  18. “Deep Space Radar Capability (DARC)” In Focus, December 31, 2023 (CAPS)

Journal Papers 26, 2021 | Caps India

  1. “Revival of SAARC: An Attempt Worth Making” Defence and Diplomacy Journal. Vol.11, no.1, October-December 2021. (CAPS)
  2. “India-Africa Security Cooperation: Strategies for Revival” Bihar Journal of Public Administration, Vol XVIII, No 2 July -December 2021 of Indian Institute of Public Administration. (IIPA)
  3. “Integrated Theatre Command: Perspective from the Field” Air Power Journal, Vol.17, no.1, Spring 2022, January-March 2022. (CAPS)
  4. “India-Africa Defence Cooperation: Moving beyond Engagement” Defence and Diplomacy Journal. Vol.11, no.2, January-March 2022. (CAPS)
  5. “Recalling Air Power in the Indian Context” Journal of Defence Studies, Vol. 16, No. 2, April-June 2022 (MPIDSA)
  6. “Contemporary Technology in Peacekeeping Operations” Journal of Defence Studies, Vol. 16, No. 3, July-September 2022 (MPIDSA)
  7. “AWACS: Enabler to Orchestrator of Air Operations” Air Power Journal, Vol.17, no.3, Monsoon 2022, July-September 2022. (CAPS)
  8. “Concerns for Drone Proliferation in India and the Challenges to Air Space Management” Journal of Defence Studies, Vol. 16, No. 4, October-December 2022 (MPIDSA)
  9. “Russo-Ukraine War: A Dozen Lessons for India” Air Power Journal, Vol.17, no.4, Monsoon 2022, October-December 2022. (CAPS)
  10. “Mitigating 4C Battlespace with 4R Approach” Blue Yonder Journal. Inaugural Issue, January-June 2023. (CAPS)
  11. “Future Battlefield: Analysing the Need for Techno Commanders” Indian Army Northern Command Techno Commander Seminar Mar 2023. (IA-NC)
  12. “India Australia Defence Cooperation” Defence and Diplomacy Journal. Vol.12, no.2, January-March 2023. (CAPS)
  13. “Indian Military Airbase in Africa: A Futuristic Vision” Air Power Journal, Vol.18, no.2, Summer 2023, April-June 2023. (CAPS)
  14. “India’s Response Strategy to China-Pakistan Collusivity” Air Power Journal, Vol.18, no.3, Monsoon 2023, July-September 2023. (CAPS)
  15. “Drones and Border Management: Threats, Challenges and Opportunities” Synergy, Vol.2, Issue 2, September 2023. (CENJOWS).
  16. “India Africa Military cum Defence Diplomacy-A Viable Option” Journal of Defence Studies, Vol. 17, No. 3, July-September 2023 (MPIDSA)
  17. “Exploring Multi-Dimensional Trends for the Indian Air Power” Journal of Defence Studies, Vol. 17, No. 4, October-December 2023 (MPIDSA)
  18. “Ukraine Conflict: Military Lessons for India” USI Gold Medal Essay Competition, December 2023 (USI)
  19. “Space Traffic Management: An Inescapable Necessity” Air Power Journal, Vol.19, no.1, Spring 2024, January-March 2024. (CAPS)
  20. “Indian Air and Space Force: A Preview” College of Air Warfare Journal, 2023-24 (CAW)
  21. “Air Power and Strategic Thinking” Blue Yonder Journal. January-June 2024. (CAPS)

Book Chapters 26, 2021 | Caps India

  1. “OTH Radar: A Necessity for the Indian Skies”Asian Defence Review, KW Publishers, August 2022 (CAPS)
  2. “India-Africa Defence Cooperation: Moving Beyond Engagement” Army Chiefs Conclave Commemorative Booklet by MoD (AFIDEX 2023) March 2023
  3. “Exploiting Air Power Beyond the Continent: Challenges and Opportunities” IAF in its Centennial Decade, KW Publishers, June 2023 (CAPS)
  4. “Changing IAF Dynamics” Asian Defence Review, KW Publishers, June 2023 (CAPS)
  5. “Integrated Air Power in the Indian Ocean Region” Air Power and the Strategic Balance: The Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal, KW Publishers, August 2023 (CAPS)

Book 

  1. “IAF in its Centennial Decade” Co-editor, KW Publishers, June 2023 (CAPS)
  2. “Indian Air Force and Integration of Armed Forces” Author, KW Publishers, Mar 2024

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