Hardening of stance in Ladakh Hardening of stance in Ladakh 08 Oct 2020 The comment last week by the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, ‘China does not recognise the so-called union territory of Ladakh illegally established by India, and opposes infrastructure construction in disputed border areas for military control purposes,’ was pushing a new hurdle into the current efforts […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2846824/Kolkata-The-Statesman/06-OCTOBER-2020#page/7/2 Corporatization vital to make OFB productive 06 Oct 2020 A recent report released by the army stated that 403 accidents have taken place due to faulty ammunition since 2014. It also highlighted that casualties due to Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) manufactured ammunition and armament were unacceptably high, with 27 soldiers losing their life and nearly 160 injured. Financially, the […]