Arun Jaitley, who returned from the US last week after undergoing medical treatment, is attending a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to discuss the Pulwama attack.
Around 87,646 Junior Commissioned Officers, 25,434 personnel from the Navy and the Indian Air Force will be affected by the decision of the finance ministry.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
It is also a fact that India has been rerated in recent years by foreigners – governments, investors, media.