Make in India if you want to sell in India The Statesman 24 Jan 2023 There were reports that India is currently in talks with Airbus and Boeing to set up assembly lines for their aircraft manufacturing in the country. India is likely to be the third largest aviation market in the next decade, increasing its demands for new […]
Growing defence industry The Excelsior 17 Nov 2022 A few recent announcements indicate the coming of age of domestic defence industries. Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited revealed receiving an order worth USD 150 million for supplying 155mm howitzers. It did not name the country which placed the order but confirmed it was in a non-conflict zone. The company had mentioned […]
India finally gets moving The Statesman 08 Nov 2022 Threats never reduced nor attitudes of neighbours changed, nor did we learn from history. Indian defence planners shouted from rooftops of a two-front threat for decades, but their cries were ignored. As a nation we failed to modernize our forces to counter emerging threats, despite being aware that capability enhancement […]
Compulsions constrict India’s defence expo The Statesman 25 Oct 2022 The 12th edition of the Defence Expo, inaugurated by the PM, was held in Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, last week. It was originally scheduled to be conducted in March but was postponed almost at the last moment due to unexplained ‘logistic problems.’ These arose post an online QUAD heads of state […]
Why LAC with China can’t be allowed to be theatre of turf war between army and ITBP First Post 08 Oct 2022 A press report recently stated that the government is contemplating on whether the ITBP should be given a larger role along the LAC with China, especially when it comes to patrolling. Currently most patrols are joint and […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3567819/Kolkata-The-Statesman/23RD-AUGUST-2022#page/7/2 Army, not ITBP must guard un-demarcated borders The Statesman 23 Aug 2022 There are times when the government drums up ideas without an indepth assessment. A news report last week stated that the government is considering a proposal to provide a greater role to the ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) along the LAC (Line of Actual Control) with China, […]
A rising India The Excelsior 20 Aug 2022 Notwithstanding its intent to display a neutral and independent foreign policy, India is definitely pro-west. Historically it has close ties with Russia, as also is dependent on it for maintaining its origin military equipment, which forms 65% of the Indian military inventory. Both nations are together in multiple international forums. It […]
Registrations for Agnipath The Excelsior 12 Jul 2022 The air force, whose registration process for Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme commenced on 24th Jun and concluded on 05 Jul announced it received 7.5 lakh applications. The government subsequently stated that these high numbers indicate that Agnipath had national acceptance. This, despite objections from veterans and strategic analysts, that it […]
Tupul landslide: Why national media kept quiet when 27 soldiers lost their lives in Manipur disaster First Post 05 Jul 2022 The untimely demise of a number of soldiers alongside civilians in a landslide in Tupul, located in Noney district of Manipur, last week, was largely ignored by the media as it occurred in a remote corner of India. […]
India needs security strategy and not piecemeal solutions The Statesman 28 Jun 2022 The National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, while stressing that the Agnipath scheme would not be rolled back, added, ‘The (idea of) war is undergoing a change. We are moving toward contactless wars, as also towards war against an invisible enemy. Technology is taking over at a […]