Topic: CDS Bipin Rawat
CDS Bipin Rawat visits Ladakh to review security situation amid border standoff with China
Rawat's visit comes days after he toured key installations including 'forward most air maintained' posts in Dibang Valley, Lohit sector & Subansiri valley near LAC in Arunachal Pradesh.
Indian military won’t reform by itself. But Parliament’s diluted role is a bigger concern
In developed nations, the defence committee is the main driver for national security reforms. But the Modi govt in India has completely diluted Parliament's role.
CDS Bipin Rawat told Gorakhpur students to rediscover culture but forgot military tradition
If institutions under Gorakhnath Math are not part of the military’s restricted list, then I am sure neither would be institutions run by Darul Uloom Deoband.
Why Army wants a new Deputy Chief and Director General at its headquarters
Idea for a Deputy Chief (Strategy) came about during the Doklam crisis when it was felt the Army Headquarters needed closer and direct coordination between its verticals.
Don’t tinker with Indian military’s way of life to fix your out-of-control fiscal deficit
Some half-baked economist came up with the specious argument to reform military life to save money — and CDS Bipin Rawat-led DMA swallowed the bait hook line and sinker.
India will not accept changes to LAC, status quo has to be restored, says CDS Rawat
CDS Gen Bipin Rawat says China facing unanticipated consequences for Ladakh. He says probability of full scale conflict is low, but LAC confrontations could turn into larger conflict.
Veterans must know that rising defence pension bill needs to be tamed for military’s own good
Modi govt needs to come out with a new National Pension Scheme for India's armed forces to give them extra in comparison to the civilian workforce.
Don’t criticise CDS, service chiefs for integrity pledge. Accept corruption in armed forces
Procurement procedures in the armed forces are near perfect. So if sub-standard equipment pass through, it's either because the leadership is corrupt or it is incompetent.
India’s security to be maintained not along LAC but in ‘extended neighbourhood’ too, says CDS
Addressing a symposium, Gen Rawat said the armed forces should work through budgetary constraints by finding best solutions through new acquisitions & optimisation.
Indian Army’s orthodox doctrine distorts military strategy in Ladakh-type conflicts: Study
Stanford researcher writes why New Delhi in recent times has been left with an invidious all-or-nothing choice in the use of military force—either start a major war or abstain from action.
Why Bill Gates is keen on private jets
A popular refrain is that once people fly private, they aren’t eager to go back to the headaches of commercial flights, but Gates' interest has little to do with his own travel plans.
Modi govt still hopes global giants will join race to buy Bharat Petroleum
The planned sale of the Narendra Modi government’s 53% stake in Bharat Petroleum will be India’s first big-ticket transaction in over a decade.
Defence
HAL successfully test fires smart anti-airfield weapon from Hawk-i aircraft
The indigenous stand-off weapon, developed by DRDO, is the first smart weapon fired from an Indian Hawk-Mk132.
Neither ‘udta’ nor ‘padhta’ Punjab. Question is how India’s no. 1 state in 2003 fell to 13
Punjab, once India’s richest state, has slipped and fallen behind. MSP and subsidies should continue, but it needs to rediscover its entrepreneurial impulse.