Creating the post of Chief of Defence Staff is independent India’s biggest defence reform. The Modi government has finally bitten the bullet as India moves towards military jointness and interoperability. But the devil is in the details. CDS should ideally be a five-star officer and empowered to take critical steps
Modi’s population control call bold but a sign economic growth isn’t fulfilling aspirations
PM Modi’s call for population control is bold and timely. Political capital on this was missing for four decades after Emergency’s excesses. Although India’s population growth rate is slowing down impressively, Modi’s appeal signals an admission that economic growth isn’t fulfilling aspirations and leveraging the short window of demographic dividend.