So, what’s wrong with beating our chests The Statesman 18 Dec 18

So, what’s wrong with beating our chests The Statesman 18 Dec 18

So, what’s wrong with beating our chests? So, what’s wrong with beating our chests? 18 Dec 18 At the recently concluded Chandigarh Military Literature Festival, the former army commander who oversaw the surgical strikes, Lt Gen Hooda stated, ‘I do think there was too much hype over it. The military operation was important, and we had to do it. Now […]

Navjot Sidhu, Pakistan and India (English Version) 12 Dec 18 Rakshak News

Navjot Sidhu, Pakistan and India (English Version) 12 Dec 18 Rakshak News

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/navjot-sidhu-pakistan-and-india Navjot Sidhu, Pakistan and India (English Version) 12 Dec 18 Rakshak News Since Imran Khan took over the reins of Pak, Navjot Sidhu has visited the country twice. The first was the swearing in of Imran, where he was seen hugging General Bajwa, the Pak army chief. The criticism for the hugging crossed party lines. Navjot defended his actions […]

Celebrating the armed forces flag day on 07 Dec is meaningless (English Version) Rakshak News 05 Dec 18

Celebrating the armed forces flag day on 07 Dec is meaningless (English Version) Rakshak News 05 Dec 18

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/it-may-be-worthwhile-to-celebrate-the-armed-forces-flag-day Celebrating the armed forces flag day on 07 Dec is meaningless (English Version) Rakshak News 05 Dec 18 As per Wikipedia, Post-Independence, the government felt that it needed to take measures to manage the welfare of defence personnel, serving and veterans. A committee met under the defence minister on 28th Aug 1949 and decided to observe a flag day […]

Confusing MoD actions impact military morale The Statesman 04 Dec 18

Confusing MoD actions impact military morale The Statesman 04 Dec 18

Confusing MoD actions impact military morale Confusing MoD actions impact military morale 04 Dec 18 The recent announcement by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to refuse medical support to Short Service Commission (SSC) officers is the latest in the line of confusing actions being undertaken by them. The reason given by the department of ex-servicemen welfare, under whom the ECHS […]

Impact of Supreme Court directions The Excelsior 28 Nov 18

Impact of Supreme Court directions The Excelsior 28 Nov 18

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 […]

Punjab was always on Pak’s radar The Excelsior 21 Nov 18

Punjab was always on Pak’s radar The Excelsior 21 Nov 18

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 […]

Tampering with military assets The Excelsior 14 Nov 18

Tampering with military assets The Excelsior 14 Nov 18

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 […]

The message from Bomdilla The Statesman 13 Nov 18

The message from Bomdilla The Statesman 13 Nov 18

The message from Bomdilla The message from Bomdilla 13 Nov 18 Just prior to Diwali was the ugly incident of Bomdilla involving the local police and jawans of an Infantry Battalion, 2 Arunachal Scouts. Scout battalions comprise of locals, following the home and hearth policy, hence should never have occurred. While details of the incident have been in public domain, […]

Defending the soldiers is the commanding officer’s duty (English version) Amar Ujala 12 Nov 18

Defending the soldiers is the commanding officer’s duty (English version) Amar Ujala 12 Nov 18

https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/conflicts-between-army-and-police-is-not-good?src=top-lead Defending the soldiers is the commanding officer’s duty (English version) Amar Ujala 12 Nov 18 The recent incident in Bomdilla in Arunachal Pradesh, where the Commanding Officer (CO) of the Arunachal Scouts was witnessed warning police personnel of mistreating Jawans has been the focus of discussion across social media. The incident led to the President of Indian Civil Administrative […]