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 […]
Religious tolerance is a part of national fabric Religious tolerance is a part of national fabric 29 May 19 I do not normally write on religion as being an army veteran, all religions are equal in my eyes. I have been to every religion’s place of worship and felt the same serenity and peace in each one. However, comments by […]
Need Of The Hour – A Gutsy Defence Minister Needed a defence minister with guts News4Masses 23 May 19 The elections have concluded, results are almost out, and government formation will be the next stage. The defence ministry saw the maximum shuffle of ministers in the last government. Jaitley officiated twice as the defence minister, in addition to his finance […]