Does Arun Jaitley bear a grudge Does Arun Jaitley bear a grudge 12 Dec 18 While the veteran community rightly blames the MoD for not supporting their stand on issues which face the armed forces, there are some decisions which are beyond their powers. All financial decisions are controlled by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) headed by Arun Jaitley. It […]
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 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 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 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 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 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, […]
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 […]
Military hospitals can’t handle Modicare Military hospitals can’t handle Modicare 06 Nov 18 The armed forces, like any other central agency has been created with a specific purpose. It missions, aims and task are oriented towards security of the nation. Its tasks spread across a spectrum from provision of aid in disaster relief, enforcing law and order when other agencies […]
Government must give forces the respect due to them The government must give forces the respect due to them 30 Oct 18 Diwali is around the corner and with it the nation would hear of the Prime Minister and Defence minister visiting army units and celebrating the occasion with them. They would address troops, join them for tea and announce […]