Long range missiles, terrorism and information warfare put civilians at the centre of conflicts. Nations like India need to have a plan on how to deal with them.
‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
This can never change and the Indian Army can never be competitive in revolutionary domains, as long as we have Chiefs who consider VETERANS as ENEMIES OF THE SERVING ! Straighten our the APPRAISAL and PROMOTION systems dispassionately and you will have merit rising all along. Presently the promotion to STAR ranks is flawed to such an extent, that when merit lists are drawn up of officers in the top 10% ranks, and these lists are compared with the same batch merit list of 10 years before, bulk of the top 10% is from the BOTTOM of the earlier list. Reason – manipulation at the crucial juncture of promotion to Brigadier & Major General.
There is no dearth of talent in India, why cry for iit and iim. But army need to harness the talent and set example in society , which will lead other youths to follow the same. No need to worry about been behind, as there is continous development in all field which is causing change in strategy and operation.
Chote Bhai, your knowledge in defence matters appears to be very shallow. Your so called ‘intelligent’ people are not even close to clear the SSB, which is a mendatory requirement to join army. IIT/ IIM graduates are more Keen to work in private sectors due to better pay & perks than army. Still there are Patriots who join and serve the nation rather than pointing it out negatively.
Marching on Rajpath is a ceremonial thing to make the citizens of the nation feel proud of their military might. But you won’t understand it, I suggest you shift to China for sometime, you’ll realize that the liberty of opening your hip without having a clue in the matter exists only in India.
If the army doesn’t want to recruit “intelligent” people or IIT/IIM grads what can you expect from it? It still prides itself on the spit and polish of infantry marching columns going down Rajpath on Republic Day.
This can never change and the Indian Army can never be competitive in revolutionary domains, as long as we have Chiefs who consider VETERANS as ENEMIES OF THE SERVING ! Straighten our the APPRAISAL and PROMOTION systems dispassionately and you will have merit rising all along. Presently the promotion to STAR ranks is flawed to such an extent, that when merit lists are drawn up of officers in the top 10% ranks, and these lists are compared with the same batch merit list of 10 years before, bulk of the top 10% is from the BOTTOM of the earlier list. Reason – manipulation at the crucial juncture of promotion to Brigadier & Major General.
There is no dearth of talent in India, why cry for iit and iim. But army need to harness the talent and set example in society , which will lead other youths to follow the same. No need to worry about been behind, as there is continous development in all field which is causing change in strategy and operation.
Chote Bhai, your knowledge in defence matters appears to be very shallow. Your so called ‘intelligent’ people are not even close to clear the SSB, which is a mendatory requirement to join army. IIT/ IIM graduates are more Keen to work in private sectors due to better pay & perks than army. Still there are Patriots who join and serve the nation rather than pointing it out negatively.
Marching on Rajpath is a ceremonial thing to make the citizens of the nation feel proud of their military might. But you won’t understand it, I suggest you shift to China for sometime, you’ll realize that the liberty of opening your hip without having a clue in the matter exists only in India.
If the army doesn’t want to recruit “intelligent” people or IIT/IIM grads what can you expect from it? It still prides itself on the spit and polish of infantry marching columns going down Rajpath on Republic Day.