Need Of The Hour – A Gutsy Defence Minister Needed a defence minister with guts News4Masses 23 May 19 The elections have concluded, results are almost out, and government formation will be the next stage. The defence ministry saw the maximum shuffle of ministers in the last government. Jaitley officiated twice as the defence minister, in addition to his finance […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/army-will-be-set-up-new-joint-command Raising of new joint commands (English version) Rakshak News 22 May 19 The government has announced the raising of three new joint commands, headed by a Major General ranked officer from each of the services. The army would control the Armed Forces Special Forces Division (AFSFD), the air force, the space command and the navy, the cyber command. These […]
Nations will never succumb under pressure Nation’s will never succumb under pressure 22 May 2019 In recent times, Trump is seeking to enhance pressures on multiple nations intending to bring about a change to benefit US’s policies. These include North Korea, Venezuela, Syria, Russia, China and Iran. The US in most cases has imposed economic sanctions or some form of […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=171 Failed ordnance factories CENJOWS 21 May 2019 The army has approached the MoD highlighting increased accidents in peace time firing due to faulty ammunition produced by Ordnance Factories. It has also expressed concern over slippages in supply and development of ammunition by the same factories. This has not been the first time such concerns have been raised. There are […]
Can Pakistan’s army change its mindset? Can Pakistan’s army change its mindset? 21 May 19 Pakistan’s economy is in shambles. The nation is once again seeking its umpteenth bail-out package from the IMF. It is under scrutiny of the FATF for supporting terrorist networks. It may be placed on the black-list or continue in the grey list. The CPEC, which […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=168 FATF can ensure peace in South Asia CENJOWS 15 May 19 Pakistan comes up for partial review in the face to face meeting between the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Asia Pacific Group (APG) in Beijing from 15 to 17th May and the FATFs penultimate review during its plenary from 16th to 21st Jun in Florida. It is […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/the-post-the-increase-of-money-why-only-the-bureaucrats Why NFU only to bureaucrats? (English Version) Rakshak News 15 May 19 The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which is directly under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) issued a letter on 30th Apr, forming a high-level committee to examine the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) on Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU). The committee had no representatives from […]
Is India prepared for failed Afghan talks? Is India prepared for failed Afghan talks? 15 May 2019 All indicators prove that the Afghan peace talks are heading downhill. Every player in the game is seeking goals, different from where they commenced, countering those of the other. The US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, is demanding a ceasefire from the […]
Shadow cast on forces’ political neutrality Shadows cast on forces’ political neutrality 14 May 19 The ongoing elections have impacted the reputation and standing of the armed forces in multiple ways. There is no political party which has not referred to them, sought to use veterans to advantage and made claims of employment of military power to counter Pak threats. […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/soldier-and-election Soldiers and elections (English Version) Rakshak News 08 May 19 For decades armed forces personnel had almost no voting rights, despite being Indian citizens. They were only permitted to register themselves as service voters and could exercise their franchise through the postal ballot. This exercise was almost a waste as neither ballots reached on time nor could their votes […]