Topic: Combat
India plays into China’s hands if we lament 1962 or criticise Modi govt and military
To pressure Modi government and military from our drawing rooms, without knowing what is happening at LAC at 15,000-feet, is an irresponsible act.
Women in combat roles: India can romanticise it but here’s why we are not ready yet
One gives the example of US and Israel armies. But even their forces don’t deploy women in direct infantry combat.
Women in combat can fight on equal terms, they don’t need token representation in Army
The right of a woman to serve in any role in the armed forces must be equal to a man’s as long as the standards are not compromised.
Globalisation of revenge
Nobody looks more ridiculous in the whole Iraq situation than the Europeans. A bit of their hypocrisy was on show in New Delhi.
IndiGo to trim fleet size over 2 years as Covid pandemic rages on
IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta said the airline hasn’t engaged in any 'major renegotiation' with Airbus SE on new deliveries, but it will keep returning as many as 40 older planes a year.
Defence
These are the measures China has proposed to ease tensions at LAC in Ladakh
Over a series of meetings, China has made several suggestions to de-escalate tensions at the border, but India has rejected them since they boost Beijing's strategic position.
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.