The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence can bring much needed clarity on India's national security that Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget didn’t answer.
Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
The wrong notion is spread all across the nation about rising pension bill in defence . Very few know the ex servicemen accounts for a fraction of it . Majority is paid for civil employees employed in defence PSU & Defence units , hq etc.
Being a vote bank no one questions them who enjoys salary with promotions till 60 years of age , late Robert get handsome pension And also get their dependent a govt job . Demarcate separate bills for defence and defence PSU and associated parasites in defence
Deja but all the way!!! Any line item in the budget, outside of pensions for combatants, not directly contributing to operational readiness needs to be refactoring out of the defence heads. This includes pay and pensions for estates, CDA, etc (four lakh civilians approx), and non-combat related research. FYI. Not one of the 13 mission mode projects of DRDO met the deadlines for delivery (MOD ref , visit URL 164.100.47.193/lsscommittee/Estimates/16_Estimates_29.pdf)
Valid questions must be asked. Good article with analysis.
Things should be more transparent.
The wrong notion is spread all across the nation about rising pension bill in defence . Very few know the ex servicemen accounts for a fraction of it . Majority is paid for civil employees employed in defence PSU & Defence units , hq etc.
Being a vote bank no one questions them who enjoys salary with promotions till 60 years of age , late Robert get handsome pension And also get their dependent a govt job . Demarcate separate bills for defence and defence PSU and associated parasites in defence
Deja but all the way!!! Any line item in the budget, outside of pensions for combatants, not directly contributing to operational readiness needs to be refactoring out of the defence heads. This includes pay and pensions for estates, CDA, etc (four lakh civilians approx), and non-combat related research. FYI. Not one of the 13 mission mode projects of DRDO met the deadlines for delivery (MOD ref , visit URL 164.100.47.193/lsscommittee/Estimates/16_Estimates_29.pdf)