Topic: armed forces
Balakot shows India needs to take its technological military edge beyond Pakistan’s reach
Pakistan has bridged the gap as far as relative technological edge is concerned, and India’s numerical edge will be in play only in long-duration war.
The real problem with AFSPA is how a normal law can bypass constitutional safeguards
India does not need to look far to see how military power can undermine constitutional orders.
Former chiefs of Army, Navy, Airforce claim armed forces being used for political gains
The veterans expressed their outrage in a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, saying it is "unusual and unacceptable" that political leaders take credit for military operations.
BJP is using armed forces in polls but Modi govt fighting them in Supreme Court over money
Most of Modi government’s arguments to deny non-functional upgrade to the armed forces won’t stand a layman’s scrutiny let alone legal scrutiny.
I met Manohar Parrikar last month & saluted him on behalf of soldiers whose lives he touched
Manohar Parrikar directly interacted with armed forces' veterans and their families to listen to their problems and suggestions.
If India continues to politicise military, we may not look very different from Pakistan
The Indian armed forces are as accountable to the people as any other institution in a democratic country.
Indian armed forces up against an adversary they aren’t trained to fight — politicians
Modi with Abhinandan in a BJP campaign poster and AAP rally make soldiers wary of their exploitation for political gains.
Despite Imran Khan’s offer, Pakistan’s track record is why India has to escalate
India is left with no option but to persevere with its strategy of forcing ‘compellence’ on Pakistan, no matter how long it takes.
Operation Parakram: The war that wasn’t but could have reined in Pakistan
‘Coercive diplomacy’ was a mere fig leaf to cover the strategic fiasco in 2002.
In post-Section 377 world, military can still punish what it calls ‘unbecoming conduct’
Armed forces can and must continue to enforce their higher moral standards to maintain discipline.
How, and why, we learned to stop worrying and love the electoral bonds
Modi government’s electoral bonds scheme has several benefits that its critics ignore. But even their criticisms are without merit.
Google, Apple stop TikTok downloads: Is HC order quashing small town India’s creative joy?
Google and Apple have blocked downloads of the video-sharing app TikTok in India in compliance with the Madras High Court order.
Defence
China is now testing laser ASAT weapons from its naval ships
China has already tested missile & EMP anti-satellite weapons from the ground. Now it’s using icebreaker ships in the Yellow Sea/Bohai Sea area.
Imran Khan’s ‘support’ for Modi shows BJP has walked into its own Pakistan trap
Modi & the BJP hope to return to power by exploiting the fear of Pakistan. Imran Khan has turned the tables and become a factor dividing Indian public opinion.