Two aspects deserve a closer look: Should India continue with the triple-hatted appointment of the CDS? What should be the scope of their operational mandate?
Office of CDS was responsible not only for integration of armed forces, but also bureaucratic work as Secretary DMA. Now, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff could be Secretary DMA & report to CDS.
Post of CDS fell vacant following Gen. Bipin Rawat's death in December. Those being considered include Army chief Gen. Naravane & retired 4 and 3-star officers of commander rank.
The rampant assault on State institutions hasn’t left the Indian military untouched. It will be the greatest challenge of 2022, just as it was in 2021.
For the next CDS, toughest will be the act of bidding on behalf of the government but at the same time ensuring that the red line between the two always remains.
There were at least four people on board besides the crew on the military helicopter. Five bodies have been recovered while four people have been rescued and taken to the military hospital in Wellington.
The Air Force, in theatre command set-up, must have an overriding lien over the resources that may be allocated to other theatres on as required basis.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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