On Eid, which should have been a peaceful day, filled with gaiety and celebrations, there were four killings by militants. A police inspector was shot dead at his home in Pulwama district, while two other off duty policemen were killed in Kulgam and Pulwama. Two escaped being killed by being away when militants barged in. In addition, the body of […]
For the first time in Indian history, 750 army personnel have approached the supreme court to counter the directions of one of its benches to the CBI seeking an early closure of the Manipur “so-called” extra judicial killings. It has requested the apex court to consider multiple facets of its operations, including the environment in which it functioned, protection from […]
India is possibly the only nation in the world which has two nuclear powered adversaries on its borders, seeking Indian territory. The close relationship between Pak and China, dubbed as ‘higher than mountains and deeper than oceans’, always creates a threat of a two-front war, which would be the worst-case scenario for the military. While China has not supported Pak […]
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The 2+ 2 dialogue between the US and India is scheduled for 6th Sep. While in every manner, it indicates the growing relationship between the two countries, there are differences on multiple points. For the US, India is the strategic partner they seek in Asia, a nation which can stand on its own against China and a democracy with shared […]
The latest news from China is its moving large numbers of Uyghur Moslems from the Xinjiang province into re-education centres. The matter was even discussed in the UN committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In this hearing the Germany based World Uyghur Congress (WUC) stated that they estimated over one million Uyghurs being held in China in political indoctrination camps. […]
The presence of Navjot Singh Sidhu at the swearing in of Imran Khan and his hugging the Pak army chief brought forth a barrage of criticism. On return he began advocating peace, taking a cue from Imran and General Bajwa. He appeared to convey a message from Pak. The Chinese foreign office recently stated that it is willing to contribute […]
The Indian army’s organization structure has remained unchanged since Independence. It has continued to follow the Command, Corps, Division and Brigade model. Its training pamphlets mention that the Division is the basic fighting formation. There has been no change in its organization structure despite changes in almost everything, equipment profile, technology, communications, mobility, nuclear warfare, concept of operations etc. In […]
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Review the intake process to reduce shortfall levels in the armed forces CENJOWS 06 Aug 18 In a reply to a question raised in parliament, the government stated that the army faces a shortfall of 7,298 officers. The statement read, ‘As on 01 Jan 2018, the authorised strength of the army was 49,933 but it has 42, 635’. This shortfall […]