National security cannot be ignored National security cannot be ignored 07 Mar 19 Post the Pulwama incident the government went on an overdrive seeking to act against Pak. The nation cried for revenge, implying launching some form of retribution against Pak. An air force strike on JeM’s largest training camp in Pak was successfully conducted, however, is not a permanent […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/defense-ministry-needs-to-change-its-point-of-view Surgical strike 2.0, MoD change now (English version) Rakshak News 06 Mar 19 Post Pulwama, the nation was screaming for retribution. The government’s diplomatic and economic measures had done little to satisfy the masses. Their influence would be visible after some time. National temperature was rising. Political pressure had also begun mounting on the government. Opposition parties had begun […]
Removing myths of an insufficient budget Fauji India Mar 2019 Issue Historically, Indian concerns on national security only come out of the closet post a crises. The last was Kargil, which was twenty years ago. As time passes, national security recedes into the background, only to be pulled out of the bag, when the enemy is at the gates. The […]
Political fallout of Pulwama Political fallout of Pulwama 28 Feb 19 The nation was still grieving over the losses of security personnel in the Pulwama suicide attack, while political issues are showing their ugly face. As the last rites and grief moved away from public glare, political battles began to rise. Three aspects gained ground in the political arena, the […]
Elephants in the MoD Elephants in the MoD 26 Feb 19 Recently I came across a poster which stated, ‘Getting work done in this office is like the mating of elephants. It is done at a high level with immense grunting and groaning as also it takes almost two years to produce results.’ These words aptly define the MoD. It […]
https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/pulwama-attack-politics-congress-bjp-2019-elections#gs.iWyUMvHx Here is the Indian neta who will seek votes even on the blood of jawans The Quint 22 Feb 19 The flames on the funeral pyres of the martyred soldiers of Pulwama have yet to die down and political games on the attack have begun. Mamta Banerjee had already blamed the government, possibly even accusing it of orchestrating the […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/military-army-and-political-parties What will the soldier think of politicians and political parties? (English Version) Rakshak News 13 Feb 19 The press conference by Rahul Gandhi last weekend when he projected an internal note of the Defence Ministry was the latest salvo of the Congress on the Rafale. In recent days, the nation has only been witnessing accusations of corruption in defence […]
Defence ministry in another turf war Defence ministry in another turf war 12 Feb 19 Why is the Ministry of Defence (MoD) opening a new front in its all-out war with service HQs, whenever an earlier one is forced shut due to public pressure? Does it have the concurrence of the defence minister to continuously push service HQs into wasting […]
Public Sector Undertakings and Ordnance Factories have Outlived their Utility PSUs and ordnance factories have outlived their utility Bharat Shakti 11 Feb 19 The recent air crash of a Mirage 2000 aircraft in Bangalore led to the death of two young trained pilots. Unofficial reports claim that one of the wheels (oleo) came off during take-off. This is not the […]
https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/need-for-modernization-in-defense-sector?src=top-lead Implications of the current defence budget (English version) Amar Ujala 07 Feb 19 The finance minister, Piyush Goyal, announced a defence budget of Rs 3.18 Lakh Crore in his budget speech. His announcement, playing to the galleries, stated that for the first time the budget had crossed the 3 Lakh Crore mark, leading to loud applause. As the applause […]