CAPFs as part of theatre commands CLAWS 12 Jul 2021 The armed forces have projected including select Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), mainly BSF and ITBP, deployed along the LOC and LAC, within the gambit of theatre commands thereby seeking the unity of command and responsibility for securing un-demarcated borders. A similar demand exists from the navy on the […]
Throwing the blame on the polity The Excelsior 16 Jun 2021 A collection of retired bureaucrats, claiming to have no political affiliation, have written to the Prime Minister on the centre’s poor handling of COVID. At first glance, it appears that the bureaucracy, which failed in correctly advising the polity in every adverse situation that the nation has faced, […]
Government failures fall on the armed forces The Excelsior 26 May 2021 For years, the army had been demanding the raising of a Mountain Strike Corps (MSC), funds for modernization and making up deficiencies in war wastage reserves (WWR). All this was based on increased Chinese threats and possibilities of a two-front war. Governments at the centre, on the […]
Battling the second wave The Excelsior 12 May 2021 The nation is in the midst of an unprecedented second wave of the China Virus. Casualties mount, medical resources are stretched, and the national public suffers untold misery. There is almost no household which has not been impacted by the virus. Events like recently concluded elections, religious festivals and nonadherence […]
जब बाकी सब विफल हो जाते हैं, तो भारत के पास एक आखिरी रास्ता बचताहै-सशस्त्र बल, चाहे भूकंप हो, बाढ़ हो, ग्लेशियर का फटना हो, ट्रेन दुर्घटना हो या महामारी हो। नवीनतम रिपोर्ट में बताया गया है कि सेना की मेडिकल बटालियन को पूर्वोत्तर से बिहार में कोविड अस्पताल स्थापित करने के लिए एयरलिफ्ट किया गया है, क्योंकि वहां संक्रमण […]
Enhancing CAPFs capabilities The Excelsior 24 Apr 2021 The recent encounter in Bastar which led to 23 CAPF soldiers losing their lives has raised questions on the planning and conduct of operations in the Naxal belt. The DG CRPF, Kuldeep Singh stated that there was no flaw in the intelligence inputs which led to the launching of large forces. […]
New strategy needed to handle Naxals The Statesman 13 Apr 2021 The ambush on police forces by Naxals in Tekulugudam leaving 23 dead shook the nation. Those who backed, planned and implemented the operation defended their actions. The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel stated, ‘It was not an attack on (police) camp…We had gone there to corner them. […]
Moving towards Atmanirbhar Bharat in defence manufacturing Sainya Sandesh Mar 2021 India has traditionally been amongst the largest importer of defence weapons. As per data, India in 2020, had the world’s third largest defence budget, after the US and China, and was the second largest importer of defence armaments, catering to 9.2% of global weapon imports. This, despite the […]
India and strategic autonomy Bharat Shakti 31 Mar 2021 India’s growing participation in the QUAD as also its increased proximity to the US is being dubbed as India losing its strategic autonomy. India has also been blamed for making other forums, BRICS and SCO, of which China and Russia are members, ineffective. In an editorial last week, the Global […]
Increasing cyber threat The Excelsior 10 Mar 2021 The New York Times (NYT) in a recent article blamed a Chinese hacker group called ‘RedEcho’ for the failure in Mumbai’s power grid on 12 Oct last year which led to a power failure, stopped trains on tracks and hampered those working from home. The NYT claimed that this was possibly […]