Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian politician with the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), and has served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs since 2019 (this is as of March 2024). In the first Modi government, Sitharaman served as the Minister of Defence between 2017 and 2019, thereby becoming India’s second female defence minister and the second female finance minister after Indira Gandhi, and the first full-time female minister to hold each of those portfolios.
Sitharaman first joined the BJP in 2004 and was appointed party spokesperson six years later. She was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2014. While presenting her first budget, she made a statement by replacing the traditional budget briefcase with a ‘bahi-khata’ with the National Emblem to carry the speech and other documents.
It is too much disappointing that whenj IAF DEADLY need fighter aircraft, a controversy is being created. All countrymen should come together at least for a few year to strengthen our defence forces for the sake of country.
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I think this is a very responsible article it is commendable that you deem it fit to discuss things like how many aircraft and Serviceability states on public forums. I am sure that there will be many who are overjoyed to see such responsible reporting
Keep it up
You deserve a pat on your back
Several years ago, the mother of a young IAF pilot who was killed in a MiG 21 crash had led a movement to urge the government to get rid of these “ flying coffins “. What hurt them most of all was that the court of enquiry after each crash invariably blamed “ human error “ as the cause of the accident. 2. Whether India needs – more to the point, whether it can afford – 45 squadrons of aircraft, based on a two front war scenario, is for experts to judge. If the attainable figure is lower, let it consist of modern jets, not vintage cars.
We need 600 new fighters . Thats the truth a bitter pill. To swallow. Jaguars migs are useless. No matter how much you upgrade them. We need atleast 12 squadrons of rafale. No less than that. Secondly stop jumping tejas. Its already outdate and very small fighter with no good airframe.