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October 29, 2018

Increasing anti-military attitude by MoD organizations CENJOWS 29 Oct 18

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=117 Increasing anti-military attitude by MoD organizations CENJOWS 29 Oct 18 The social media spat last weekend, initiated by the MoD spokesperson adversely commenting on a simple tweet by Admiral Arun Prakash, a former Chief of Naval Staff, was deplorable. Subsequent apology and claiming it was inadvertent did not reduce public anger. The spokesperson being sent on leave and replaced […]

October 25, 2018

Restructuring national security architecture (English Version) Rakshak News 25 Oct 18

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/effective-the-national-security-framework Restructuring national security architecture (English Version) Rakshak News 25 Oct 18 There have been a few decisions taken in the recent past indicating a change in the manner India would now handle national security. For a long time, India had no cohesive structure to assess emerging challenges and evolve a ‘whole of government’ approach to the same. India only […]

October 17, 2018

Making NSC powerful The Excelsior 17 Oct 18

Making NSC powerful Making NSC powerful 17 Oct 18 India has always reacted to challenges, rather than being prepared for them. This statement may appear broad based, but the reality is that response to challenges is initially tardy as concerned departments and ministries have always responded in independent silos. The ‘whole of government’ approach does appear later almost as an […]

October 11, 2018

Battlefield tourism (English Version) Rakshak News 10 Oct 18

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/infinite-possibilities-in-war-land-tourism Battlefield tourism (English Version) Rakshak News 10 Oct 18 A senior army general in Jaipur recently stated in a seminar that Rajasthan could gain immensely from battlefield tourism. He was addressing a two-day convention organized by the Rajasthan government on battlefield tourism. Across the world battlefields where major encounters have taken place are popular tourist destinations, as they […]

October 9, 2018

Why procurement processes are slow? CENJOWS 09 Oct 18

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=115 Why procurement processes are slow? CENJOWS 09 Oct 18 The recent claims on the Rafale and earlier on Bofors and AgustaWestland are indicative of a likelihood of financial involvement in defence deals. None has been investigated to its logical conclusion and guilty booked till date, while accusations by political parties continue unabated. In each case, it took 12 years […]

September 19, 2018

Modi seeking military support for 2019 – The Excelsior 19 Sep 2018

Pre-2014 elections, the Rewari ex-service men rally was the turning point for the backing which Modi received from the serving and veteran military community across the country. His promises on granting OROP, giving the armed forces its due, enhancing its capabilities and restoring its pride and status won the hearts of the armed forces community. Serving and veterans voted for […]

September 7, 2018

Army officers approach the apex court (English Version) Amar Ujala 07 Sep 18

For the first time in Indian history, 750 army personnel have approached the supreme court to counter the directions of one of its benches to the CBI seeking an early closure of the Manipur “so-called” extra judicial killings. It has requested the apex court to consider multiple facets of its operations, including the environment in which it functioned, protection from […]

August 8, 2018

National register of citizens is commendable The Excelsior 08 Aug 18

The release of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam has been rocking parliament for the past few days. The opposition led by the Congress and Mamta’s TMC have been up in arms on the issue. Though sensing national view, the Congress is showing a change in stance. The draft NRC was initially released on 01 Jan 18. […]

August 7, 2018

Soldiers need support in insurgency hit areas The Statesman 07 Aug 18

The Supreme Court is presently hearing a PIL on supposed extra-judicial killings during the peak of insurgency in Manipur. It has been pressurizing the CBI, presently investigating some of the cases, to speed up its processes. In the last hearing on 30th July the court summoned the head of CBI and left him with the option of arresting those security […]

August 1, 2018

As elections draw close defence deals raise their ugly head (English Version) Rakshak News 01 Aug 18

Whenever elections appear close, political parties seek to subdue or discredit the opposition by re-raising corruption cases. With the announcement of results, the cases again move into the cupboard to be extracted when fresh elections are due. In recent times, defence deals have increasingly come under the scanner. For years it was the Bofors, which was exploited to the hilt […]