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TopicIntegrated Battle Groups

Topic: Integrated Battle Groups

Modern wars need tech edge. Army’s Integrated Battle Groups will be toothless without it

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
In the IBGs, third-generation anti-tank and air defence weapons, and loiter ammunition must be available down to unit level.

For future wars, World War 2 army divisions won’t cut it. It’s time for a ‘revolution’

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Integrated battle groups have helped the Army optimise its size and make itself more agile. Now it's time to boost our national security with reforms.

Indian Army’s new Integrated Battle Groups to be introduced in early 2020

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The Army has tested the new concept of IBGs on both the western and eastern fronts, and is awaiting a report from the Eastern Command to fine-tune it further.

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Opinion

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

Stela Dey -
The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Economy

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

Chitleen K Sethi -
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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