2019 – Page 21 – Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd.)

February 16, 2019

The Pulwama attack has many unanswered questions (English Version) Amar Ujala 16 Feb 19

https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/no-need-to-hurry?src=top-lead The Pulwama attack has many unanswered questions (English Version) Amar Ujala 16 Feb 19 The suicide attack on a bus carrying CRPF jawans in Pulwama district near Srinagar on Valentine’s day has been amongst the single most-deadliest attack in recent times. The figure of 44 dead and over two dozen injured is far higher than the Uri attack of […]

February 15, 2019

The destabilizing role of the Pak army News4masses 14 Feb 19

The Destabilizing Role Of The Pakistan Army The destabilizing role of the Pak army News4masses 14 Feb 19 In a rare rebuke to the powerful Pak army, its supreme court prohibited them from engaging in political activities and directed the ISI to operate within the law. It gave this judgement when deciding on the 2017 Faizabad sit-in by the hard […]

February 14, 2019

Pak hyping up Kashmir The Excelsior 14 Feb 19

Pak hyping up Kashmir Pak hyping up Kashmir 14 Feb 19 The Kashmir solidarity day is observed every year in Pakistan on 05 Feb. It organizes rallies and statements are issued by the top leadership in support of the ongoing agitation in the valley. It is an occasion by them to project and honour anti-India terrorist groups and the separatists. […]

February 13, 2019

What will the soldier think of politicians and political parties (English Version) Rakshak News 13 Feb 19

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/military-army-and-political-parties What will the soldier think of politicians and political parties? (English Version) Rakshak News 13 Feb 19 The press conference by Rahul Gandhi last weekend when he projected an internal note of the Defence Ministry was the latest salvo of the Congress on the Rafale. In recent days, the nation has only been witnessing accusations of corruption in defence […]

February 13, 2019

Format adopted in the Moscow talks was more logical CENJOWS 13 Feb 19

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=137 Format adopted in the Moscow talks was more logical CENJOWS 13 Feb 19 The intra-Afghan talks sponsored by Moscow cleared for the first time, demands being placed by the Taliban but kept under wraps. Details of ongoing US led talks are not shared on open media with only some snippets being made available in tweets by the US special […]

February 12, 2019

Defence ministry in another turf war The Statesman 12 Feb 19

Defence ministry in another turf war Defence ministry in another turf war 12 Feb 19 Why is the Ministry of Defence (MoD) opening a new front in its all-out war with service HQs, whenever an earlier one is forced shut due to public pressure? Does it have the concurrence of the defence minister to continuously push service HQs into wasting […]

February 11, 2019

PSUs and ordnance factories have outlived their utility Bharat Shakti 11 Feb 19

Public Sector Undertakings and Ordnance Factories have Outlived their Utility PSUs and ordnance factories have outlived their utility Bharat Shakti 11 Feb 19 The recent air crash of a Mirage 2000 aircraft in Bangalore led to the death of two young trained pilots. Unofficial reports claim that one of the wheels (oleo) came off during take-off. This is not the […]

February 7, 2019

Implications of the current defence budget (English version) Amar Ujala 07 Feb 19

https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/need-for-modernization-in-defense-sector?src=top-lead Implications of the current defence budget (English version) Amar Ujala 07 Feb 19 The finance minister, Piyush Goyal, announced a defence budget of Rs 3.18 Lakh Crore in his budget speech. His announcement, playing to the galleries, stated that for the first time the budget had crossed the 3 Lakh Crore mark, leading to loud applause. As the applause […]

February 7, 2019

Optimally exploiting the defence budget (English Version) Rakshak News 06 Feb 19

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/optimally-exploiting-the-defence-budget Optimally exploiting the defence budget (English Version) Rakshak News 06 Feb 19 The finance minister announced the defence share of the budget at Rs 3.18 Lakh Crore, a marginal increase of 3% over the last year. Percentage wise, this budget at 1.5% of the GDP is even lower than the last, which was 1.6%. This marginal increase would barely […]

February 6, 2019

Nothing new in the US national intelligence agency outlook The Excelsior 06 Feb 19

Nothing new in US National Intelligence outlook Nothing new in the US national intelligence agency outlook 06 Feb 19 In a briefing to a Senate Special Committee on intelligence, the US National Intelligence agency head, Dan Coats, gave a forecast on security aspects as pertaining to the subcontinent for the current year. The major points in his briefing included that […]