Gen Manoj Pande identified Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), mobility solutions in forward areas, AI and encrypted communication as primary thrust areas for the Army.
At DefExpo 2020, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India is geared up to provide Offshore Patrol Vessels, fast interceptor boats, UAVs and arms & ammunition to Africa.
DefExpo in Lucknow also invites criticism on Day One for poor arrangements at the much-publicised tent city for VIP guests. Nail found protruding from bathroom floor.
Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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