Only one BJP MP features in a list of 10 parliamentarians who asked the most number of questions on national security-related issues in 16th Lok Sabha.
The priorities listed by Rahul Gandhi are arguably the issues India should focus on: poverty, farm distress, unemployment, health and the widespread sense of fear.
The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
In the beginning, we regret the developments on Article 370, because the question of Kashmir is not a question related to internal security. On the merits we would have liked from the author who is a general officer, who is no longer active, clearer positions following his reading programs proposed by the BJP and Congress. In the first place, it would have been necessary to recall a fundamental principle that the political forces must respect: THE NEUTRALITY OF THE ARMY. Then the author could have examined the current situation of the 3 armed forces after this period of 5 years: what about the announced acquisitions? what is the funding situation? what are the positive points etc … On the contrary, the article is limited to evoke known themes. On the question of the funds allocated to defense, which is a fundamental condition for the modernization of the armed forces, it is limited to general considerations. But one can wonder if over a period of 10 to 15 years, a sustained effort should not be made for the defense budget of the country, even considering a secure budget envelope for the armed forces in terms of equipment? This is a point on which both parties could agree. But it must be noted that the BJP and the Congress are quite silent on the question of financing the measures announced in their manifesto. In the end we know the quote “Every nation has the government it deserves”, so the Indian Armed Forces have the leaders they deserve. It is a shame for the soldiers and the officers who supervise them, considering the sacrifices supported in the heights of the Himalayas and in the different sectors where they expose their lives!
In the beginning, we regret the developments on Article 370, because the question of Kashmir is not a question related to internal security. On the merits we would have liked from the author who is a general officer, who is no longer active, clearer positions following his reading programs proposed by the BJP and Congress. In the first place, it would have been necessary to recall a fundamental principle that the political forces must respect: THE NEUTRALITY OF THE ARMY. Then the author could have examined the current situation of the 3 armed forces after this period of 5 years: what about the announced acquisitions? what is the funding situation? what are the positive points etc … On the contrary, the article is limited to evoke known themes. On the question of the funds allocated to defense, which is a fundamental condition for the modernization of the armed forces, it is limited to general considerations. But one can wonder if over a period of 10 to 15 years, a sustained effort should not be made for the defense budget of the country, even considering a secure budget envelope for the armed forces in terms of equipment? This is a point on which both parties could agree. But it must be noted that the BJP and the Congress are quite silent on the question of financing the measures announced in their manifesto. In the end we know the quote “Every nation has the government it deserves”, so the Indian Armed Forces have the leaders they deserve. It is a shame for the soldiers and the officers who supervise them, considering the sacrifices supported in the heights of the Himalayas and in the different sectors where they expose their lives!