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Monday, June 16, 2025
TopicDefence reforms

Topic: Defence reforms

Centre extends tenure of DRDO chief Samir Kamat by year, ‘reforms in mind’

Dr Samir Kamat’s predecessor, Dr Satheesh Reddy, was also given a two-year extension. Dr Kamat will now serve until 31 May, 2025.

Review the charter of CDS and DMA. Theatre command reform must not fail

In identifying areas of indigenisation, there is a need to strike the right balance between maintaining operational readiness and allowing time to promote indigenisation.

J&K as a separate theatre questionable. It should come under western continental command

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should refrain from making theatre command announcements on Independence Day.

On Camera

Uttarakhand crash shows how cheap a pilgrim’s life is. Helicopter rides cheaper than pony

Some answers can be found in tender documents issued by Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) which runs the heli-tourism wing for and on behalf of the Uttarakhand state government.

Three yrs since launch, govt-backed e-commerce network ONDC is a tortoise running with the hares

Built as a novel concept to ‘democratise’ e-commerce in India, ONDC has seen limited success in specific pockets. But it’s still an emerging player in a highly competitive market.

Pakistan’s claim on 3 Rafales shot down ‘inaccurate’, better than F-35 & Chinese fighters—Dassault CEO

Pakistan claimed it shot down 6 Indian fighter jets—including 3 Rafales—during Operation Sindoor. The French aircraft manufacturer Dassault makes the Rafale.

India-Pakistan terms of engagement: H-word, M-word & the Trump hyphenation

Return to hyphenation is dreaded because our successive govts have laboured for three decades to rid us of what we see as the equivalence big powers used to draw between us and Pakistan. Three things follow.