The armed forces have identified states and regions which need more help, based on existing capacities and number of cases, and are also preparing for a possible third wave.
The full potential of the armed forces is not being utilised. They are not in the decision-making loop and military representatives have not been consulted.
The Defence Minister's office said he invoked special provisions to empower the armed forces to speed up efforts in the nationwide fight against Covid-19.
The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief capabilities our forces possess fulfil both India’s internal and external needs & are a major cog in military diplomacy.
Army Vice-Chief Lt Gen. C.P. Mohanty said his vision of Operation Logistics is that it has to be networked to connect frontline soldiers & service providers at the click of a button.
The PMO can hardly blame the armed forces for soldiering on however they could. After all, they’ve been working without any political guidance for years.
According to Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik, the Army reported 591 suicide cases, Navy 36, while the Indian Air Force had 160 between 2014 and 2021 (till 22 March).
While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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