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Pension bill can be cut if government has the will The Statesman 26 May 2020
May 26, 2020

Pension bill can be cut if government has the will The Statesman 26 May 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2686882/Kolkata-The-Statesman/26TH-MAY-2020#page/7/2 Pension bill can be cut if government has the will 26 May 2020           The new scheme, proposed by the army, termed as ‘Tour of Duty’ envisaging a shorter service tenure without liability for pension and other benefits, has been mandated by the compulsion to curtail the pension bill while enhancing funds for modernization. In the annual budget, pensions […]

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Countering Pakistan’s information warfare campaign The Daily Guardian 19 May 2020
May 20, 2020

Countering Pakistan’s information warfare campaign The Daily Guardian 19 May 2020

https://thedailyguardian.com/countering-pakistans-information-warfare-campaign/ Countering Pakistan’s information warfare campaign The Daily Guardian 19 May 2020           Pakistan is challenging India simultaneously in multiple arenas. Infiltration attempts continue, few succeed. It has attempted to give a local flavour to terrorist activities in Kashmir by raising and projecting ‘The Resistance Front’ as an internal group, whereas it is nothing but a repackaged LeT. The army […]

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Indigenous defence procurement CENJOWS 19 May 2020
May 20, 2020

Indigenous defence procurement CENJOWS 19 May 2020

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=285 Indigenous defence procurement 19 May 2020           Last weekend, the finance minister announced sweeping reforms in defence manufacture and procurement. She enhanced FDI in defence manufacturing from 49 to 74%. She laid emphasis on introduction of indigenous production, rather than imports. She stated the department of military affairs headed by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) would release an […]

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Plight of minorities in Pakistan The Excelsior 20 May 2020
May 20, 2020

Plight of minorities in Pakistan The Excelsior 20 May 2020

Plight of minorities in Pakistan Plight of minorities in Pakistan 20 May 2020           During the past few months, India has been fighting a digital battle across every media network, initiated by Pakistan, backed by its paid journalists in the west and supported by an anti-government lobby within the country. Pakistan’s aim has been to project India as Islamophobic, where […]

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Pro’s and cons of the Tour of Duty idea The Statesman 19 May 2020
May 19, 2020

Pro’s and cons of the Tour of Duty idea The Statesman 19 May 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2677793/Kolkata-The-Statesman/19TH-MAY-2020#page/7/2 Pro’s and cons of the Tour of Duty idea 19 May 2020           The army chief recently announced that the army is considering a new scheme for officers termed ‘Tour of Duty’ (TOD). The scheme envisages three years’ service, with no extension. It aims to attract those seeking to join the armed forces without adopting it as a fulltime […]

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China-Pak bonhomie builds as China desperately needs allies The Daily Guardian 15 May 2020
May 15, 2020

China-Pak bonhomie builds as China desperately needs allies The Daily Guardian 15 May 2020

China-Pak bonhomie builds as China desperately needs allies The Daily Guardian 15 May 2020           A research dossier prepared by the so-called ‘Five Eyes’ involving intelligence agencies of US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, released over the weekend, stated that China intentionally hid or destroyed evidence of the Coronavirus outbreak resulting in the loss of over 2.5 Lakh lives […]

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Is China feeling economically threatened The Excelsior 13 may 2020
May 13, 2020

Is China feeling economically threatened The Excelsior 13 may 2020

Is China feeling economically threatened? Is China feeling economically threatened? 13 May 2020           Were the standoffs between Indian and Chinese troops orchestrated to convey a message or was it due to differing perceptions of borders? An analysis of recent Chinese writings would indicate that border skirmishes were intended to convey a message and possibly the future would witness more […]

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Let’s not glorify terrorists The Statesman 12 May 2020
May 12, 2020

Let’s not glorify terrorists The Statesman 12 May 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2668599/Kolkata-The-Statesman/12TH-MAY-2020#page/7/2 Let’s not glorify terrorists 12 May 2020           The elimination of the Hizbul Mujahideen leader, Riyaz Naikoo was in some media outlets termed as ‘revenge’ for the deaths of Indian army brave hearts in Handwara, while others sought to humanize him as ‘maths teacher turned rebel commander.’ Both these comments are grossly out of place. Equating the killing of […]

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Afghan peace talks and India CENJOWS 11 May 2020
May 11, 2020

Afghan peace talks and India CENJOWS 11 May 2020

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=275 Afghan peace talks and India CENJOWS 11 May 2020           The recent visit to India by Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan, his interaction with Foreign Minister Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval conveyed that the US, when facing failure, turns to India. The visit displayed US desperation for pushing forward stalled peace talks leading to pull out […]

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Looking beyond the Coronavirus The Excelsior 07 May 2020
May 7, 2020

Looking beyond the Coronavirus The Excelsior 07 May 2020

Looking beyond the Coronavirus Looking beyond the Coronavirus 07 May 2020           India is slowly flattening the curve of the Coronavirus. The national leadership is aware that increased lockdowns would only slow the spread of the virus, not stop it. While in some states the lockdown would persist for a while as there continues to be multiple hotspots, in most […]

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