Topic: ARMY
British Empire’s sun hasn’t set on Indian officers’ clubs — centre of civil-military tussle
In ‘India’s Power Elite’, Sanjaya Baru writes that BJP’s greater political prominence to military heroes has not always raised their profile within the power elite.
7 militants, including chief of Al Qaeda-inspired AGH killed, Amarnath Yatra was target
Police & Army say militants are picking ‘soft targets’ but Yatra will be protected, reveal that Hizbul & Lashkar operatives are joining outfits like AGH to revive them.
Army, IB, CRPF — India needs culture of accountability to prevent Chhattisgarh, Ladakh repeat
The 1971 war was the finest moment for India’s defence and security establishment — intelligence and accountability saved lives. Now errant officers get promotions.
Army HQ is in the middle of a makeover, and these are the changes introduced so far
From having 3 deputy chiefs to DG Rashtriya Rifles being moved out to Northern Command as ADG, many key changes have taken place at the Army HQ over the last one year.
Houses caught fire in Shopian encounter ‘because of stacked dry grass’, not us, says Army
One family alleged that security personnel had forced them to set their house in Rawalpora on fire during 13-15 March encounter, but Army denies it.
How an Indian Army officer ensured a slain Pakistani soldier’s feats in 1971 didn’t go unnoticed
This is the story of Lt Gen. Ved Prakash Airy and Pakistan Army’s Lt Col. Mohd Akram Raja, who died in 1971 while leading a counter-attack against the former’s unit.
My father met Modi, Shah to air grievances but got no response — son of MP who killed himself
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.
Catapult guns & Tampella mortars, 2 long-serving artillery systems Army just decommissioned
Catapult guns had been in Army’s inventory for nearly 4 decades while Tampella mortars were inducted after 1962 war. They were decommissioned Tuesday.
3 days of terror: Kashmir village recounts living through gun battle that left it in ruins
Past three days marked pure chaos for Rawalpora as it became the site of perhaps the most intense violence Kashmir has seen since the killing of Riyaz Naikoo last May.
Probe in Army recruitment scam finds candidates in defence academy who paid ‘bribes’ to get in
CBI handed probe into Army recruitment scam, books 17 officers and personnel for alleged bribery & irregularities in admissions to National Defence Academy (NDA), Officers Training Academy (OTA).
Former Chinese premier Wen Jiabao’s essay on his mother is rattling Xi Jinping’s China
Wen Jiabao was Chinese premier from 2003 to 2013. His essay on his mother is more than what Xi’s China can like, share, subscribe.
ICICI is hiring more investment bankers, in its biggest push in the sector since 2017
According to Ajay Saraf, head of investment banking and institutional equities at ICICI Securities Ltd, the new roles will be concentrated in sectors such as technology and health care.
Defence
Military hospitals could now treat civilians as Rajnath seeks armed forces’ aid in Covid fight
Hospitals run by all 63 Cantonment Boards also asked to accommodate Cantt residents and those from outside approaching them for treatment.
There’s a need to hold up a mirror to Modi govt on Covid management, and this is the picture
Between premature victory mood that allowed Kumbh & elections, and lack of urgency on vaccines, Modi govt has walked into its biggest crisis. The way out needs realism, humility and one ‘Ram baan’ weapon.