Army Commander is posted to Army Training Command not based on aptitude but as & when a vacancy occurs. If you don’t give best resources, don’t expect best results.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
No agency should have a free hand, checks and balances are required at all levels for an efficient and corruption free, result oriented functioning. Politicians being the power centre should play a neutral role with no partiality, giving respect to the domain expertise of beauracrats and military in their own areas of responsibility. Writing a strong dissent note may be easier at times but suggesting a solution and taking ownership is the need of the hour. Hope better sense prevail!
One should guard zealously against the politicisation of the armed forces. Deep selection is the thin edge of the wedge. 2. It is unfair to the mandarins in MoD to suggest they do not know their onions. One has to read their notes of dissent on important deals to recognise that they are officers of great caliber and integrity.
No agency should have a free hand, checks and balances are required at all levels for an efficient and corruption free, result oriented functioning. Politicians being the power centre should play a neutral role with no partiality, giving respect to the domain expertise of beauracrats and military in their own areas of responsibility. Writing a strong dissent note may be easier at times but suggesting a solution and taking ownership is the need of the hour. Hope better sense prevail!
One should guard zealously against the politicisation of the armed forces. Deep selection is the thin edge of the wedge. 2. It is unfair to the mandarins in MoD to suggest they do not know their onions. One has to read their notes of dissent on important deals to recognise that they are officers of great caliber and integrity.