India’s limited experience with integrated command structures may require a fair bit of “mid-course corrections,” as acknowledged by the Army Chief as well.
We will grieve for true democracy if social media giants continue to display faith in the ability of their own employees & partners to make decisions about what’s true and what isn’t.
In episode 605 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta parses numbers to highlight how public sector firms and banks lost Rs 6.9 lakh crore in value in 6 years.
The backbone of the proposed legislation is a Committee for the Protection of Mediapersons to be headed by a high court judge, 3 journalists and a police officer.
Corbyn’s failed leadership sullied Labour’s reputation. For his successor Keir Starmer, changing the party culture — and winning the battle with the hard left — won’t be easy.
All the unemployed political leaders of J&K who are shedding crocodile tears for the small and marginal farmers should explain what they did in the past 70-odd years for them.
Challenge for govts now is twofold — to convince citizens that this disruption will be worth it & take advantage of the likely dip in post-lockdown infections to strengthen system.
As pleasant as it might be to have a president who isn’t actively destroying the country, there are many areas where Biden will need a better plan & political will to make progress.
It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
“Who will report to whom?”
In the recently concluded 2+2 dialogue the USA, Defence part, was represented by Secretary Mark Jesper.
Jesper, a thorough professional with a remarkable record – an infantry officer with the 101st Airborne (“Screaming Eagles”) who saw active service during Desert Storm and the Gulf War (awarded the Bronze Star); graduated in engineering from the Military Academy at West Point, New York; holds a master’s from Kennedy School at Harvard and a PhD from George Washington University; and was Secretary of the Army before taking over as Pentagon chief. Pentagon unlike our MOD is (wo)manned by a mix of soldiers and bureaucrats – as how a Defence Apex body should be.
India has seldom placed competent person at the head, Cabinet level, in Finance and Defence. Never ever in Defence. The answers or solutions are there for even a layman to see.. Only a gumption to act by the political dispensation of our democracy is required.
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“Who will report to whom?”
In the recently concluded 2+2 dialogue the USA, Defence part, was represented by Secretary Mark Jesper.
Jesper, a thorough professional with a remarkable record – an infantry officer with the 101st Airborne (“Screaming Eagles”) who saw active service during Desert Storm and the Gulf War (awarded the Bronze Star); graduated in engineering from the Military Academy at West Point, New York; holds a master’s from Kennedy School at Harvard and a PhD from George Washington University; and was Secretary of the Army before taking over as Pentagon chief. Pentagon unlike our MOD is (wo)manned by a mix of soldiers and bureaucrats – as how a Defence Apex body should be.
India has seldom placed competent person at the head, Cabinet level, in Finance and Defence. Never ever in Defence. The answers or solutions are there for even a layman to see.. Only a gumption to act by the political dispensation of our democracy is required.
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Within the Command the predominant a Service should take charge. Yes, some new regulations will be required to streamline the system here.