Category: India internal

A year of ups and downs in national security (English version) Amar Ujala 15 Aug 2020

https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/independence-day-on-the-way-to-becoming-a-big-military-force?src=top-lead A year of ups and downs in national security 15 Aug 2020           The past one year has witnessed a few major reforms in management of defence as well as the Chinese standoff. The first announcement on reforms was made by the Prime Minister from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day last year. He fulfilled a […]

Reassessing national security post Chinese incursions CENJOWS 06 Jul 2020

https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=321 Reassessing national security post Chinese incursions 06 Jul 2020 The armed forces maintained by any nation are not showpieces or a means of displaying its economic power, but a necessity to face challenges to its ideology, culture and way of life. Economic growth is dependent on national security and vice versa. For India, with two nuclear powered adversaries along […]

Banking on defence PSUs and OFB The Excelsior 02 Jul 2020

Banking on defence PSUs and OFB Banking on defence PSUs and OFB 02 Jul 2020 The recent spat between the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Admiral Arun Prakash, the former chief of naval staff, brought to fore the lack of faith and trust which the armed forces place on defence Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and factories under the Ordnance Factory […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

India’s approach to the virus The Statesman 21 Apr 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2641837/Kolkata-The-Statesman/21TH-APRIL-2020#page/7/2 India’s approach to the virus 21 Apr 2020           Coronavirus has impacted human life in a manner unseen for a century. Huge numbers of infected have shaken even advanced health care systems. A few nations, which acted timely, have been able to control its spread. This despite inaccurate inputs and data from China, where it originated. Current research indicates […]

A battle like none other The Excelsior 15 Apr 2020

A battle like none other A battle like none other 15 Apr 2020           The battle to contain the Coronavirus is being fought on a global scale, almost each nation in isolation. Initially, it was China which was affected but laxity, secrecy and desperation to protect its regime, led to the virus spreading across the globe. The spread is such […]

How mass exodus from cities will hurt India The Statesman 31 Mar 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2615087/Kolkata-The-Statesman/31ST-MARCH-2020#page/7/2 How mass exodus from cities will hurt India 31 Mar 2020           What began as a trickle ended as a flow. The exodus of migrant workers from Delhi, thousands and thousands of them rushed to leave the city, fearing for their lives, worried, insecure and uncertain on their future. While many would have been daily wage earners, some had […]

Does India need to integrate the CAPFs? The Excelsior 12 Mar 2020

Does India need to integrate the CAPFs? Does India need to integrate the CAPFs? 12 Mar 2020 The armed forces are on the way to the creation of theatre commands and greater integration. The three services have vastly different roles (land, sea and air) however possess a similar task of national security. The intention of integration is to reduce the […]