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Sunday, May 5, 2024
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Topic: Indian Army

Theaterisation isn’t duplicating units in all Services. ‘Satisficing’ has consequences in war

Posting of Army officers to Naval and Air Force units is only paying lip-service to the idea of integration and not really achieving the desired synergy.

Congress accuses ruling BJP govt of ‘cheap attempt’ to use Army for ‘political publicity’

Party’s remarks come after claims in a media report that the Army would help publicise govt schemes. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh requests President Droupadi Murmu to 'intervene'.

Agniveer died by ‘self-inflicted gunshot injury’, says Army amid backlash over no guard of honour

Court of Inquiry to ascertain more details is in progress, says Army. Amritpal Singh from Punjab’s Mansa district had joined duty just last month in Poonch.

Russia’s power will go down while China will become assertive, predicts CDS Gen Chauhan

Gen. Chauhan says military leadership is trying to give reforms certain speed in a particular direction. Warfare characteristics are changing because of new technologies, he adds.

3 Naga, youngest Naga battalion, gets President’s Colour

Also called ‘Nishan’, presidential colours are a military tradition, and seen as the recognition of a battalion’s feats. ‘Colour’ symbolises ‘acts of valour’.

India & China to cut LAC troops in Ladakh for winter, aim not to bring back troops in summer

During 20th round of military talks, the two countries also agreed to not carry out any provocative action during winter and be in close communication.

Want to stop fratricide? Don’t entrust amateurish religious teachers with soldiers’ well-being

Nearly every fratricide and suicide case in the Indian armed forces has a mental health backdrop. It's time to formalise counselling and psychological profiling of soldiers.

Contracts worth Rs 18,000 cr inked, Army seeks to ‘institutionalise’ emergency procurement powers

EP or emergency procurement power was extended to Army, Navy and Air Force. In case of Army, EP has been instrumental in capital procurement through 140 schemes across 4 tranches.

Territorial Army inducts Mandarin experts, in ‘advanced stage’ to rope in cyber experts

Unit of Indian Army, TA is taking help of Mandarin experts to act as interpreters during India-China border personnel meetings, also plans to appoint ‘at least six cyber experts’.

21 dead in Sikkim floods, 1 soldier rescued. Search operations now focussed downstream of Teesta

Army still looking for 22 missing soldiers. Efforts to dig out vehicles submerged under slush continue. Anti-dam activist in Sikkim says 'long predicted this tragedy'.

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.