India needs responsible politicians and press India needs responsible politicians and press 04 Sep 19 Comments by Rahul Gandhi stating that people are dying in Kashmir, made after he was stopped and returned from Srinagar, were gobbled by Pakistan, which quoted him in a letter addressed to the UN. Once cornered by the opposition and realizing he had been quoted […]
Privatizing defence production Privatizing defence production 28 Aug 19 The firing accident at the School of Artillery, last week, where an artillery shell exploded in the barrel of a gun and caused injuries to soldiers undergoing training, is the latest in such accidents as a result of ammunition produced by ordnance factories. In 2009, post a near similar accident, which […]
Foreign Policy and National Security Foreign policy and national security Bharat Shakti 27 Aug 19 For any nation, foreign policy and national security go hand in glove. Both are aimed at enhancing national interest. National interests, apart from being enduring, also have a geographical content, hence vary nation to nation. The task of any government in power is to employ […]
Putting Self Before Nation – Ordnance Factory Unions Mull 30 Days Strike Pushing self before nation- ordnance factory unions mull 30 day strike News4masses.com 18 Aug 19 The three unions of the 41 ordnance factories, functioning under the Ordnance Factories Board (OFB) located in Kolkata have announced a month’s strike commencing on 20th Aug to project their disapproval to orders […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/why-are-ordnance-factories-against-privatization Ordnance factories against privatisation (English version) Rakshak news 16 Aug 19 A report stated that objecting to privatisation, about 80,000 employees of ordnance factories are planning a month-long strike from 20th Aug. In a letter to employees, G Srikumar, General Secretary of the All India Defence Federation stated that the strike is aimed at protesting against the government’s decision […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2263167/Kolkata-The-Statesman/30TH-JULY-2019#page/7/2 A new India asserts itself 30 Jul 19 It is twenty years since Kargil, where our valiant soldiers fought in the toughest of conditions to defeat an enemy which had challenged our might and regain what was rightfully ours. The fact that our intelligence agencies failed, and the army was lax in its initial actions in no way impacted […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/kargil-vijay-day-just-remember-their-sacrifice Observing Kargil diwas (English Version) Rakshak News 24 Jul 19 Twenty years ago, India pushed back infiltrators of the Pak Northern Light Infantry, supported by their special forces from the Kargil heights. Heroism of those involved in the battles for the peaks was evident. Despite casualties, officers led from the front, men moved alongside and one by one, each […]
https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/why-politics-on-nia?src=top-lead Making the NIA powerful (English version) Amar Ujala 18 Jul 19 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was created after the Mumbai terror attacks, under the NIA act of 2008. Its main role initially was to investigate terror incidents in India, and it was designated as the central counter terrorism law enforcement agency. It was empowered to deal with terror […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/will-nirmala-sitharaman-signal-a-change-in-defense-allocation Will Nirmala signal a change in defence allocations? (English Version) 27 Jun 19 This is not the first time that a minister has handled both defence and finance in the same government. Pranab Mukherjee handled defence and finance at different times under Manmohan Singh, so did Jaswant Singh in the Vajpayee government. Under Modi, Arun Jaitley handled defence and […]
Selective leaks and morale of soldiers Selective leaks and morale of soldiers 25 Jun 19 There was an article last week in a leading national newspaper titled, ‘Commanders whose bases breached in terror attacks may be told to quit.’ The writer claimed to be an established defence journalist and obtained his inputs from unnamed sources in the Ministry of Defence […]