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TopicChief of Defence Staff

Topic: Chief of Defence Staff

What is Shekatkar report, defence ministry’s first order of business after lockdown

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting Monday to review the status of the Shekatkar report’s implementation. The report has never been made public.

India’s joint military theatre command process to finish in 3 years, says CDS Bipin Rawat

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
CDS General Bipin Rawat also said a number of theatre commands, beginning with a joint tri-services Air Defence Command, will also come up.

Economy is Modi’s biggest challenge, says Amar Ujala, Dainik Jagran calls CDS ‘historic’

Gaurav Singh -
A round up of the Hindi newspapers opinion pages to reflect the viewpoint from the heartland on topical issues.

Arnab asks why Rawat is making Congress nervous and News18 wonders if CDS will add josh

Rachel John -
Your daily news capsule.

Tri-services insignia, no lanyard – what new Chief of Defence Staff’s uniform looks like

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The tri-services insignia will replace the conventional star, crossed sword and baton on epaulettes that are worn by general officers of the Army.

Services rules amended for Army, Navy and Air Force, CDS can serve till 65

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At least five names have been sent to the PMO for the appointment of first CDS, but the file is yet to be signed.

Amar Ujala & Jagran back Modi on CAA, Bhaskar says Jharkhand verdict shows anger against BJP

Gaurav Singh -
A round-up of the Hindi newspapers opinion pages to reflect the viewpoint on topical issues from the heartland.

Modi govt’s CDS-Dept of Military Affairs: Cosmetic change or increasing defence efficiency?

ThePrint Team -
The Narendra Modi government formally announced the creation of the post of the Chief of Defence Staff as well as a Department of Military Affairs.

CDS was needed. But Modi govt also creating Department of Military Affairs is a big bonus

Lt General Prakash Menon -
Without the DMA, it would have been a challenge for the Chief of Defence Staff to fulfil role. With it, the CDS can be the prime mover in Indian military.

CDS to be secretary of new Department of Military Affairs, no impact on defence secy post

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The new Chief of Defence Staff will be a secretary in the Ministry of Defence, just like the secretaries of defence procurement and ex-servicemen welfare.
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Modi govt’s repeal of MGNREGA is all about extracting money from states, not reform

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The claim that VB-GRAMG provides an employment guarantee is incorrect. The only guarantee is to 'empower' the Centre to allow partial implementation in notified areas alone.

Young India’s cultural assertion isn’t conservatism—it’s course correction

Why India fell off the global middle-class map

Economy

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Defence

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

Snehesh Alex Philip -
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

National Interest

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

Shekhar Gupta -
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.

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