Topic: CAPF
5 months since Amit Shah’s ‘Made in India’ push, CAPF canteens yet to go full swadeshi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had announced that CAPF canteens will only sell swadeshi goods amid a push by Modi government to make India self-reliant.
Read my lips, forget the camera
Say Central forces' angry soldiers. They need reform, committed leaders. And very sensitive handling.
CRPF officer booked for ‘making fake RSS Twitter handle, using it for IPS parity campaign’
The CRPF officer has denied allegations of impersonation. The controversy comes amid a longstanding campaign among CAPFs to seek parity with IPS officers.
Govt transfers CRPF officer behind list of ‘swadeshi’ items removed from CAPF canteens
The CRPF officer had issued an order junking more than 1,000 products by firms such as Dabur, VIP, Nestle from CAPF canteens. The order was later put on hold.
PM’s promises to private sector reassuring, but shouldn’t be limited to words. Govt must act at lightning speed
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Govt puts on holds list of non-Swadeshi items for CAPF canteens
According to officials, the list of banned items included many made in India products, leading to it being put on hold, and a revised list will be released soon.
IPS Abhinav Kumar’s allegations baseless. CAPF cadre officers fighting an existential battle
The unyielding stubbornness of the IPS officers leading CAPFs towards addressing genuine grievances of cadre officers has forced them to approach the courts.
Ex-BSF ADG Sood and his band of disgruntled brothers spreading lies against IGP Kashmir
A section of serving and ex-CAPF cadre officers have been writing against the IPS presence in CAPFs through a sustained negative campaign in media.
If CAPF cadre wants to be treated as civil servants, it must develop citizen-centric values
What the CAPF cadres are demanding has huge national security implications. It also impacts the contours of India’s civil-military equations.
Growing defence pensions a problem. But CDS Rawat’s retirement age proposal not the solution
There are no short-term solutions for increasing defence pensions. It is a political challenge that the National Security Council must holistically examine.
How France-Turkey’s probable but unlikely conflict has been shaped by Erdogan’s politics
In episode 604 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains the recent France-Turkey conflict and the deeper implications of this row.
Tax revenues decline 22% in April-September, at one-fourth of full year target
Tax revenues declined 22 per cent from the year-ago period to Rs 4.58 lakh crore and were at 28 per cent of the full year target of Rs 16.36 lakh crore in the April-September period.
Defence
Army develops WhatsApp-like app for personnel to dodge risk of communication leaks
The Secure Application for Internet supports secure voice, text and video-calling services for Android platforms over the internet. It is end-to-end encrypted.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.