Prior to taking over as the vice-chief in February, he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command which looks after the borders with both Pakistan and China.
The Army was clearly unprepared for this extension, till recently events were continuing as though COAS was to retire as per schedule. He was even felicitated for nearing the milestone.
With Modi govt granting a one-month extension to Gen Manoj Pande, others whose names were sent to the Cabinet Committee on Appointments are strong contenders now.
Army is pursuing 45 niche technologies identified for military application & 120 indigenous projects are underway to develop & absorb these niche technologies, Gen Pande says.
It also plans to introduce Army Design Bureau (ADB) cells at command level to 'upscale' innovation potential of ADB, whose mandate is to modernise & indigenously develop army equipment
China and Bhutan have agreed to fast-track talks over delimitation and demarcation of the border besides establishing diplomatic ties, which will have strategic implications for India
Liberty without accountability is the freedom of the fool. Our concept of freedom will remain impoverished until it is deepened by liberal education, wrote Nani A Palkhivala in 1995.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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