Maj Gen Harsha Kakkar – Page 111 – Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd.)

October 17, 2018

Kudo’s to the J and K police (English version) Rakshak News 17 Oct 18

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/jammu-kashmir-police-deserve-to-be-praised Kudo’s to the J and K police (English version) Rakshak News 17 Oct 18 Last week security forces gunned down research scholar turned Hizbul terrorist Mannan Wani in Kupwara. Wani was a research scholar pursuing his PhD in Geology at the Aligarh Muslim University from where he went missing in Jan this year. Subsequently his photograph appeared on social […]

October 17, 2018

Making NSC powerful The Excelsior 17 Oct 18

Making NSC powerful Making NSC powerful 17 Oct 18 India has always reacted to challenges, rather than being prepared for them. This statement may appear broad based, but the reality is that response to challenges is initially tardy as concerned departments and ministries have always responded in independent silos. The ‘whole of government’ approach does appear later almost as an […]

October 16, 2018

Politicizing the Indian army is destroying its internal fabric The Quint 09 Nov 17

Events in the past one year has brought the military, mainly the army, into limelight for all the wrong reasons. While it has continued with its tasks of maintaining national security, dominating the Line of Control (LoC), ensuring a near normal environment in Kashmir thus enabling the government to commence dialogue through an interlocutor, it has been witnessing criticism from […]

October 16, 2018

India remains wary of China The Statesman16 Oct 18

India remains wary of China India remains wary of China 16 Oct 18 The standing committee on external affairs in its latest report on Sino-India relations stated that China continues to display double standards as far as India is concerned. It ignores India’s objections on the CPEC that it transits through disputed territory, while at the same time opposes any […]

October 15, 2018

India-Russia summit conveys a message Bharat Shakti 15 Oct 18

India-Russia Summit Conveys a Message India-Russia summit conveys a message Bharat Shakti 15 Oct 18 The two-day 19th Indo-Russian bilateral summit in Delhi concluded over the weekend. It was an event which dominated headlines for over a week. The highlight was the signing of eight pacts in areas ranging from defence, nuclear energy, space and economy. The S-400 air […]

October 11, 2018

Battlefield tourism (English Version) Rakshak News 10 Oct 18

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/infinite-possibilities-in-war-land-tourism Battlefield tourism (English Version) Rakshak News 10 Oct 18 A senior army general in Jaipur recently stated in a seminar that Rajasthan could gain immensely from battlefield tourism. He was addressing a two-day convention organized by the Rajasthan government on battlefield tourism. Across the world battlefields where major encounters have taken place are popular tourist destinations, as they […]

October 10, 2018

India must get over its Pak fixation

India needs to get over its Pak fixation India needs to get over its Pak fixation The Excelsior 10 Oct 18 During her speech at the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Sushma Swaraj, India’s external affairs minister, devoted approximately half her speech on Pakistan. This has been the norm over the years. Is this because Pak dominates Indian political space […]

October 9, 2018

Why procurement processes are slow? CENJOWS 09 Oct 18

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=115 Why procurement processes are slow? CENJOWS 09 Oct 18 The recent claims on the Rafale and earlier on Bofors and AgustaWestland are indicative of a likelihood of financial involvement in defence deals. None has been investigated to its logical conclusion and guilty booked till date, while accusations by political parties continue unabated. In each case, it took 12 years […]

October 9, 2018

No free lunches in fund raising The Statesman 09 Oct 18

The Statesman No free lunches in fund raising 09 Oct 18 Pak has foreign exchange reserves for less than two months of imports. It immediately requires USD 12 Billion as a bailout to clear pending dues. The IMF has recommended stronger measures to be adopted by Pak to restore its financial status. Pak announced its willingness to adopt these measures, […]

October 8, 2018

Rightsizing, restructuring or transformation Fauji India magazine Oct issue

The army chief had stated recently that like all other government organizations, the army is also expected to conduct an internal review every five years but has not undertaken one for 35 years. He had therefore ordered multiple studies to be conducted simultaneously on the future of the army. Studies included restructuring of army units and formations, directorates and branches […]