Western perceptions and Indian realities The Statesman 30 Apr 2024 Writing for The Chatham House, a British thinktank, Dr Bajpaee, mentions, ‘Over the decade that the BJP has been in power, assessments of the country’s democracy have pointed to a downward trajectory, with its democratic principles, including freedom of expression, under strain. At the same time, it is important […]
As India moves into an elite group The Statesman 19 Mar 2024 Last week PM Modi himself announced the success of Project Divyastra, which was the launching of the indigenously developed Agni 5 missile with ‘Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV)’ technology. His announcement came on X (formerly Twitter). He tweeted, ‘Proud of our DRDO scientists for Mission Divyastra, […]
Nari Shakti is all set to take center stage in armed forces First Post 06 Feb 2024 The recently concluded Republic Day parade showcased Nari Shakti as never before. Apart from a few marching contingents of the army and a BSF Camel contingent almost all others were women contingents. The armed forces medical corps including the Military Nursing Service participated […]
Battle of narratives over Temple inauguration The Statesman 30 Jan 2024 The inauguration of the Ram Mandir by PM Modi last week was witnessed by millions across the globe. Indian diaspora celebrated the occasion with gusto in their home countries. This made the globe aware of the significance of the event. Within India, it bound the nation as one, […]
Ensuring security of land frontiers The Excelsior 07 Nov 2023 Speaking at the fire side chat as part of the curtain raiser of the Chanakya dialogue a few days ago, the army chief, General Manoj Pande stated, ‘In my view, the salience of land domain is going to be extremely important, especially in our case.’ Sometime ago, in an […]
DRDO restructuring must not be delayed The Statesman 05 Sept 2023 The government last week announced the formation of a nine-member panel, comprising of former defence personnel, academia and industry, under the chairmanship of Vijay Raghavan, former Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government, to undertake a detailed assessment of the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization). This follows years […]
Armed forces are playing a neutral role in Manipur The Statesman 22 Aug 2023 The Ipsos trustworthiness index of global armed forces of July last year, places India at the top with 64%. As per the Ipsos website this ‘reflects the confidence that people have in the integrity, bravery, and commitment to duty exhibited by armed forces members in […]
Unorthodox spin to India’s diplomacy The Statesman 15 Aug 2023 Russia’s withdrawal from the grain deal on 17th July received global criticism. The west accused Russia of employing ‘food as a weapon,’ as it impacted the UN’s World Food Program hurting weaker nations in Africa as also Afghanistan, though Russia promised to compensate by providing free grain to select […]
Manipur needs attention The Excelsior 04 Aug 2023 A single video brought to fore the horrors of hatred between the two major communities in Manipur. The video on the parading and rape of two women was so shameful that the PM, who had not spoken on Manipur, avoiding controversy, was compelled to, parliament was stalled for days, the CJI […]
How Khalistan movement is hollow, absurd, and just an irritant Firstpost 17 Jul 2023 We have recently been witnessing interesting scenes being played out in UK, Canada, Australia and the US. Sikhs, permanent residents of these countries, with almost no affinity or links to India, except religion, standing in protest outside Indian embassies and consulates, demanding the creation of […]