Impact of Supreme Court directions Impact of Supreme Court directions 28 Nov 18 The appeal requesting for the recuse of the bench hearing the Manipur ‘so called’ extra-judicial encounters case, by over seven hundred serving and retired military personnel, was turned down. While rejecting the appeal, the court had stated, ‘In any event, in our opinion, it should be clear […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=123 India needs to recalibrate its relationships in the subcontinent CENJOWS 27 Nov 18 Introduction There has been a change of government in Malaysia and Maldives, while political turmoil continues in Sri Lanka. The new Malaysian and Maldivian government have a single point agenda, cut dependence on China. The Oli led government in Nepal is shifting focus towards China. Myanmar […]
Trump has his facts right on Pakistan Trump has his facts right on Pakistan 27 Nov 18 From January this year, President Trump has been targeting Pakistan on multiple occasions. In a tweet on New Year’s Day, Trump stated, ‘The US has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 Billion Dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=121 Participating in Russia sponsored Afghan peace talks CENJOWS 22 Nov 18 When the request came from Russia for India to participate in its sponsored Afghan peace talks, alongside eleven other nations, India was in a quandary. Russia is an ally whom India would find hard to refuse. When Russia, China and Pakistan met as a trilateral to discuss Afghanistan […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/bomdila-flames-not-being-cold Bomdila refuses to die down (English Version) Rakshak News 21 Nov 18 The scuffle between the police and soldiers in Bomdila has continued to dominate social media. Members of the IPS have, instead of adopting their normal pastime of criticizing the IAS for all ills, jumped up and joined them in blaming the army. Multiple versions of what happened […]
Punjab was always on Pak’s radar Punjab was always on Pak’s radar 21 Nov 18 The recent grenade throwing incident in the Nirankari Bhawan in Amritsar’s Rajasansi village left three dead and ten injured. The police claim that bike-borne individuals lobbed the grenade and escaped. The state was already on a high alert as intelligence inputs had stated that Jaish-e-Mohammad […]
A race Pakistan cannot win A race Pakistan cannot win 20 Nov 18 The completion of the first deterrence patrol by INS Arihant, India’s first home developed nuclear powered submarine, completing the nuclear deterrence triad, procurement of the S 400 missile systems from Russia and the induction of new heavy calibre guns for the artillery are changing the balance of […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/the-strength-of-the-artillery-increased-by-the-arrival-of-new-guns Impact of artillery modernization (English version) Rakshak News 14 Nov 18 At a ceremony is Devlali last week, in the presence of the defence minister and the army chief, the artillery inducted two new weapon systems into its arsenal. They were the K9 Vajra and the M777 155 mm guns. The K9 Vajra is a self-propelled gun being made […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=120 Time to shift focus to enhancing naval power 14 Nov 18 CENJOWS Introduction The completion of the first deterrence patrol by INS Arihant marks the successful integration of the triad in nuclear deterrence. However, reports indicate that India is still short of Chinese capability. China has four Jin Class SSBNs (ballistic missile submarines) and nine SSNs (nuclear powered submarines). […]
Tampering with military assets Tampering with military assets 14 Nov 18 The present government is the first in Indian history to eye military assets and use them to enhance vote banks or open doors to corruption. In the bargain they are denuding the capability of military organizations and enhancing security risks. The first act by the government to garner votes […]