The United Service Institution of India was founded in 1870 by a soldier scholar, Colonel (later Major General) Sir Charles MacGregor. The story of its growth is the story of the growth of the Indian Armed Forces. It was founded for ‘furtherance of interest and knowledge in the art, science and literature of the Defence Services.’
The study aimed to carry out an environment scan of Afghanistan through the BMC analysis technique so that necessary aspects of past and present could be identified to gain insight into the future. The study has been compiled into four chapters: base, means, capacity and strengths and weaknesses.