At a press event, defence chief Angus Campbell deftly intervened to tell Australia's defence minister to take political questions without his officers in the frame.
The claim that VB-GRAMG provides an employment guarantee is incorrect. The only guarantee is to 'empower' the Centre to allow partial implementation in notified areas alone.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
Its nice to see this moral uprightness, though Australia is an Island nation with no shared borders, and their nearest neighbouring country is possibly a few thousand KMs away. I don’t know if they have any enemy nations.
In contrast we are in a low grade war with Pakistan for decades, and China, Burma, Bangladesh keeping pecking at our borders.
And our politicians and our bureaucracy are not exactly honest to the cause of the soldiers. Defence procurements are mired in controversies, and critical offensive and defensive military equipments are in short supply or not available.
The military leadership has no choice but to find creative means to get at least some of their needs addressed, including working on the politicians and bureaucrats.
In these circumstances, it is indeed commendable that they have maintained a very high level of separation from politics, barring a few exceptions. In fact everytime they’re called upon to serve during natural calamities or man made accidents, they deliver in a secular and non partisan manner to the highest standards.
Context makes all the difference – Australia enjoys a unique level of insularity from other nations, India is surrounded and at war continuously. We should judge the behaviours according to the context.
Its nice to see this moral uprightness, though Australia is an Island nation with no shared borders, and their nearest neighbouring country is possibly a few thousand KMs away. I don’t know if they have any enemy nations.
In contrast we are in a low grade war with Pakistan for decades, and China, Burma, Bangladesh keeping pecking at our borders.
And our politicians and our bureaucracy are not exactly honest to the cause of the soldiers. Defence procurements are mired in controversies, and critical offensive and defensive military equipments are in short supply or not available.
The military leadership has no choice but to find creative means to get at least some of their needs addressed, including working on the politicians and bureaucrats.
In these circumstances, it is indeed commendable that they have maintained a very high level of separation from politics, barring a few exceptions. In fact everytime they’re called upon to serve during natural calamities or man made accidents, they deliver in a secular and non partisan manner to the highest standards.
Context makes all the difference – Australia enjoys a unique level of insularity from other nations, India is surrounded and at war continuously. We should judge the behaviours according to the context.