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 […]
Agnipath and Agniveers Business Standard Lucknow 28 Jun 2022 The Agnipath scheme, which will be the future form for recruitment into the armed forces was launched with much fanfare on 14th Jun. Since its launch, all government functionaries have attempted to sell the scheme as path breaking and futuristic while many armed forces veterans considered it a setback. This […]
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 […]
Why protests against Agnipath scheme for entry in the armed forces don’t make sense Taaza Khabar News 22 Jun 2022 Two days after the announcement of the Agnipath scheme, large parts of North India including Bihar, Haryana, UP, Himachal, J and K, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan experienced protests, some peaceful, largely violent. These regions are the main catchment areas […]
Is Agnipath the answer to all problems The Excelsior 20 Jun 2022 The press conference last week, presided by the Raksha Mantri, accompanied by service chiefs, to introduce the Agnipath scheme appeared to be an orchestrated attempt to sell an idea with pitfalls, while facing criticism from all quarters. The participants claimed this to be the solution to all […]
Agnipath scheme has benefits but also drawbacks Amar Ujala 17 Jun 2022 केंद्र सरकार ने हाल ही में चार साल की अवधि के लिए लगभग 45-50,000 युवाओं को सशस्त्र बलों में शामिल करने की योजना अग्निपथ शुरू करने की घोषणा की है। इन सैनिकों को अग्निवीर कहा जाएगा। यह प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय की परिकल्पना है और उसी के माध्यम से […]