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How the Kargil war’s legacy shaped the Agnipath scheme for a modern armyLaunched as a major reform in the Indian Armed Forces, the Agnipath scheme aims to rejuvenate the army by reducing the average age of its p...- View: Corporatisation of ordnance factories will unshackle defence manufacturing from its torporIn its present form, OFB has scant autonomy in administrative, financial or other decision-making matters. Once unshackled through corporat...
- View: India needs to buck up its analysis, intelWhile many will be content to lay the blame only on China, questions also need to be asked about the systemic shortcomings in strategic ana...
- Government speeding up development of border infra: Defence MinistryIn the last few years, the government has been focusing on enhancing road networks along the country's nearly 3,500 KM border with China.
- Government OKs abolition of 9,000 MES posts“The minister cleared the proposal by the engineer-in-chief of MES, in line with the Shekatkar Committee recommendation to restructure the ...
- View: Why Sitharaman's budgetary allocation is unlikely to satisfy defence establishmentUnder Sitharaman’s leadership as defence minister before becoming FM, the armed forces had projected a combined shortfall of nearly Rs 1,12...
- Government has to take concrete steps to transform forcesThe armed forces certainly need more money to plug their critical shortages.
- India may start getting Rafale jets sooner than 36 months, says Manohar ParrikarThe 'vanila price' (just of the aircraft alone) will cost about 91 million Euros each for a single seater and about 94 million Euros for a ...
- Centre approves structural reforms for Army overhaulThe defence ministry had constituted a committee under Lt Gen DB Shekatkar to recommend measures for enhancing combat capability and rebala...
- Army commanders to discuss on Doklam face-off, India's security challengesDays after the face-off ended, Bipin Rawat had said China has started "flexing its muscles" and warned that the situation in India's northe...
- India, Vietnam hold talks on sale of Akash, Brahmos missiles"India and Vietnam share a strategic partnership. Defence cooperation, including supply of defence equipment, is an important aspect of thi...
- Strategic Partnership Model a big ticket move: Gen Bipin RawatGen Rawat said the new model is expected to fast track Army's modernisation plan as it will bring new technologies and help implement major...
- Defence Minister to brief PM on creation of post of permanent chairman, Chief of Staff CommitteeThe permanent chairman, CoSC will be a four-star officer, who will be equivalent to chiefs of army, airforce and navy. He would look into j...
- Government sets up panel to relook defence expenditure"The committee will hold its first meeting with defence minister Manohar Parrikar once he returns from his May 20-23 trip to Oman and UAE,”...
- Army finalising plan to modernise 2,000 military stationsArmy officials said 58 military stations have already been identified as part of the pilot project to implement the ambitious initiative.
- Defence minister reviews implementation of reform in ArmyThe reforms in Army will involve redeployment and restructuring of approximately 57,000 posts of officers, junior commissioned officers and...
- Army to shut down four ordnance depots to streamline supply chainA roadmap is being made for this and it is likely to be implemented by the end of 2019. A high-level meeting of the army was held last mont...
- Army looking at larger talent pool, younger officers for crucial tasks: OfficialThe idea behind the reform initiative was to bring down the age of commands at all levels and ensure deploying the "right person for the ri...
- Leaner, meaner, integrated forces needed as purse strings tightened70-80% of the capital outlay every year goes for “committed liabilities or installments” for deals inked earlier, leaving very little for n...
- Here's how to fix India's defence Budget: More allocation, fewer soldiersIn the last year's Budget, defence spending received the smallest chunk of 12.22 per cent out of total budget outlay in the last two decade...
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