If the armed forces are restructured on modern lines, it will enable them to undertake the complex multiple tasks that is expected of them, with lesser manpower.
Uncomfortable with other countries cultivating Indian military officers, government says it’ll pay for an international course if justified.
The defence ministry has barred armed forces...
When Rajiv Gandhi started he could do no wrong. Halfway through his five years, he could do no right. His tenure had many chastening lessons in how mega mandates can make you smug and self-destruct. His record should be essential reading for those with brute majorities now, from Arvind Kejriwal, Narendra Modi and on to Vasundhara Raje, Naveen Patnaik and Mamata Banerjee.
Shekhar Gupta
A retired air force officer writes about a generation that has not seen a war and does not know how to respect those who serve in the armed forces.
Arjun Subramaniam
US PULLOUT OF PARIS DEAL MAY NOT BE SO BAD
If the U.S. pulls out of the Paris climate deal, many fear that it will have a domino effect, but a small group of experts has begun to argue that a withdrawal may actually be for the best.
If armed forces have begun to look and sound like any other govt department, the fault lies with their own leadership, civil servants who control them, and politicians who lead them.
Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
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.
It seems to me that the armed forces (in particular the Indian Army) are far too large in terms of manpower. A rationalization exercise ought to be undertaken with a view to reducing the size of the Army, if possible to around 1 million men while at the same time trying to increase the number of troops earmarked for offensive operations (the strike corps). This will require a shift toward more and better equipment to improve mobility (E.g. heavy lift strategic transport aircraft, personnel carriers, Etc.). It will also reduce the number of officers required, thereby closing the deficit. Our generals have traditionally focused far too much on numbers.
It seems to me that the armed forces (in particular the Indian Army) are far too large in terms of manpower. A rationalization exercise ought to be undertaken with a view to reducing the size of the Army, if possible to around 1 million men while at the same time trying to increase the number of troops earmarked for offensive operations (the strike corps). This will require a shift toward more and better equipment to improve mobility (E.g. heavy lift strategic transport aircraft, personnel carriers, Etc.). It will also reduce the number of officers required, thereby closing the deficit. Our generals have traditionally focused far too much on numbers.