Rasgotra has seen the transformation of Indian foreign policy from Independence to the 1990s. The most notable was his tenure as foreign secretary from May 1982 to January 1985.
Of the civil servants who have taken the foundation course at LBSNAA since 2014, at least 50% come from families with a govt service background, data shows.
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
In 2023, even a parliamentary panel said that IFS is the most understaffed central cadre. Total strength of IFS is 4,888 – but currently we have just 1,011 IFS officers.
Thus, Modi govt is making MEA work with just 22.5 percent of its sanctioned strength. Even small nations like New Zealand have the same manpower as ours (1,011) in their foreign services. Modi govt is rather working like a startup, wherein manpower is kept as less as possible so as to maximise profits.
The previous comment is spot on.
Any nation which goes around with a begging bowl for technology transfers for advanced and specialised defence and industrial machinery cannot and must not call itself a Vishwaguru.
A Vishwaguru is someone who provides the latest technological know how to other nations. A nation that every other nation turns to for cutting edge intellectual property (IP).
We, in India, go with a begging bowl to the USA, France, Russia, Israel and many other countries asking for “generosity of spirit”. Even after 75 years of independence, we can not produce a high quality rifle for our armed forces. But our government would have us believe that we are the Vishwaguru.
Idiotic statements like that from our honourable Prime Minister makes the world laugh at us. Behind our backs, these nations mock and jeer us.
A nation which goes around with a begging bowl asking for technology transfer can never become a Vishwaguru.
To be a Vishwaguru the focus must be on developing technologies in-house. When the world comes begging to you for the latest technology – you become the Vishwaguru.
No amount of chest-thumping and drum beating can make a nation a Vishwaguru.
In 2023, even a parliamentary panel said that IFS is the most understaffed central cadre. Total strength of IFS is 4,888 – but currently we have just 1,011 IFS officers.
Thus, Modi govt is making MEA work with just 22.5 percent of its sanctioned strength. Even small nations like New Zealand have the same manpower as ours (1,011) in their foreign services. Modi govt is rather working like a startup, wherein manpower is kept as less as possible so as to maximise profits.
The previous comment is spot on.
Any nation which goes around with a begging bowl for technology transfers for advanced and specialised defence and industrial machinery cannot and must not call itself a Vishwaguru.
A Vishwaguru is someone who provides the latest technological know how to other nations. A nation that every other nation turns to for cutting edge intellectual property (IP).
We, in India, go with a begging bowl to the USA, France, Russia, Israel and many other countries asking for “generosity of spirit”. Even after 75 years of independence, we can not produce a high quality rifle for our armed forces. But our government would have us believe that we are the Vishwaguru.
Idiotic statements like that from our honourable Prime Minister makes the world laugh at us. Behind our backs, these nations mock and jeer us.
A nation which goes around with a begging bowl asking for technology transfer can never become a Vishwaguru.
To be a Vishwaguru the focus must be on developing technologies in-house. When the world comes begging to you for the latest technology – you become the Vishwaguru.
No amount of chest-thumping and drum beating can make a nation a Vishwaguru.