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Monday, June 17, 2024
TopicIndian Army

Topic: Indian Army

Ekta Kapoor series ‘distorted’ Army portrayal, govt asks producers to get NoC to telecast shows

Defence ministry sent a letter to CBFC, saying producers of movies or web series must get an NoC before telecasting shows on Army. But CBFC doesn’t regulate OTT content.

Army units that make military videos public, even unknowingly, won’t get citations or awards

The Army’s decision comes in the light of earlier incidents when crucial operational information, even from forward bases, made its way to social media.

Comments on disabled soldiers return to haunt Lt Gen amid talk of armed forces tribunal job

A lawyer has written to Modi govt & AFT, citing controversial comments made by Lt Gen. Ashwani Kumar (Retd) about disabled soldiers & his call for a code of conduct for veterans.  

History shows coercion and aggression unsettle PLA. India must look at this option in Ladakh

Whether India’s politico-military establishment is willing to change the narrative, or continue with its restrained response is an acid test for the Modi govt.

Mahar soldiers did not run away from Poonch post in 1947-48, say regiment veterans

Brigadier (retd) Vivek Sohal has in a letter to ThePrint said a part in Cut The Clutter episode 456 has left Mahar Regiment fraternity ‘in deep anguish’. Read excerpts.

Not just tanks in Ladakh: India needs integrated combat elements for deterrence at 16,000 ft

Attempts to record experiences of operating in high-altitude terrain within the mechanised forces have gathered pace, but institutional memory remains patchy.

Women Army officers say too little, too late as govt finally sanctions permanent commission

Defence ministry letter says selection board will be scheduled when all ‘affected’ SSC women officers exercise their option, complete requisite documentation.

India has two options with stubborn China. The better one involves taking the battle to them

Like in an India-Pakistan conflict, the China-India battle too will be fought with a nuclear backdrop, and ironically, India will resort to nuclear brinkmanship.

India prepares for ‘collusive’ threat from China & Pakistan, Rajnath asks forces to be ready

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has asked the armed forces to be prepared to respond at a short notice as well as build & sustain military capabilities to deter any adversary.

No change in India’s position on LAC, both sides looking at ‘complex disengagement’

India, China will keep watch on each other to see how much disengagement is being done. This will entail daily hotline talks at Chushul-Moldo meeting point in Ladakh.

On Camera

No insult to Ayurveda. AIIMS an attempt to bring good standards of medical education—Amrit Kaur

On 18 February 1956, 'Rajkumari' Amrit Kaur, India's first health minister, moved the Bill in Lok Sabha for the establishment of AIIMS in Delhi. She wanted it to have the powers and functions of a university because it will 'probably make revolutionary changes in curriculum as well as in modes of teaching'.

Cash-strapped Karnataka hikes fuel tax by Rs 3/l, could earn Rs 2,500-3,000 cr more per yr

Move to bring down differences in commodity prices with neighbouring states, says government. Oppn, dealers blame it on welfare, Congress's guarantees.

With an eye on China, IAF expands taxi track at Leh airport, new shelters being built

Expanded taxi track is smaller than those meant for civilian operations, but is long enough for fighters & military transport aircraft to operate.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.