A message through adventure activities The Excelsior 16 Dec 2022 The Indian army’s Eastern Command recently concluded its first Trans-Theatre Adventure Activity. This event, which commenced in August took almost four months, included a series of adventure activities, conducted close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) spread from Sikkim to Arunachal, a region forming part of the Eastern […]
Many challenges to theatre commands The Statesman 22 Nov 2022 The current CDS, General Anil Chauhan, has been relatively silent on media networks as compared to his predecessor, General Bipin Rawat, though he would be addressing the agenda entrusted to him. His major reform is establishment of theatre commands. The government has repeatedly stated its intent on the subject. […]
The new CDS takes his post The Excelsior 03 Oct 2022 Gen Chauhan (promoted from Lt Gen and reinstated from retirement) has been appointed as the second CDS. While many may contend that the appointment is political, the fact remains that the prerogative of appointing is solely that of the government in power, who select an individual whom they […]
It takes long to build military traditions The Statesman 27 Sep 2020 The non-nomination of a CDS, for almost 10 months, displays that there is an intentional delay in uniting the forces under one head. For a layman to believe that the government has been unable to find a suitable replacement, is laughable. The reason is that the government […]
Ukraine war: Is it the end of the road for tanks in modern warfare First Post 21 Sept 2022 The Moscow Times, in an article of 6th Sept, stated that Russia has thus far lost over 1000 tanks in its Ukraine operations. Over 50% of armour casualties were in the first seven to eight weeks of the war when […]
The case for and against a third aircraft carrier The Statesman 13 Sep 2022 The launching of INS Vikrant, India’s second aircraft carrier, is truly a moment of pride for the nation. It took thirteen years to build and cost over Rs 20,000 crores. Aircraft and helicopters for it have yet to be procured. Its construction provided 15,000 personnel […]
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, […]
Haphazard restructuring of the armed forces will not work The Statesman 17 Aug 2022 The appointment of the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) with a mandate to create theatre commands, failure to appoint his reliever, introduction of the Agnipath scheme and finally directions to shed manpower by two lakhs, the government is going all guns to alter armed […]
Disagreements on theatre commands: India needs this project; don’t dump it as unnecessary First Post 31 Jul 2022 Addressing a seminar in Delhi, the current Air Chief, Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Chaudhari, mentioned that creation of an air defence theatre command ‘may prove counterproductive.’ He justified his comments by mentioning, ‘air defence and offensive air missions are interdependent and […]
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 […]