Indian National Defence University (INDU) is a proposed university of defence of the Government of India which will be established at Binola in Gurgaon, Haryana.
- The idea of defence university was mooted first in 1967 and then in 1980 by Sethna Committee.
- Issue came to limelight after Kargil war of 1999
- Union govt approved setting up of INDU in 2010
- INDU will spread across 200 acres and will be acquired by Ministry of Defence for Rs 300 crore.
- It will be first of its kind, fully autonomous Central defence University to be constituted by an act of parliament
- Would have both military and civilian faculty in ratio 1:1
- It will be fully operational by 2020
Proposed Courses:
war gaming and simulation, neighborhood studies, counter insurgency and counter terrorism, Chinese studies, evaluation of strategic thought, international security issues, maritime security studies, Eurasian studies, South East Asian studies, material acquisition, joint logistics, and national security strategy in peace and war.
References:
Chronicle-July edition
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