Tag: Defence Ministry
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Bite the bullet
Without getting bogged down in a minefield speculating over who will head the defence ministry in the next government, it would be prudent to suggest that there is urgent need for a minister who appreciates the need for sincere and sustained efforts to keep the military machine well-oiled, not be so “political” as to assume that rhetoric will scare potential adversaries into submission.
May 16, 2019 -
Defence Ministry says Rafale case petitioners presenting ‘selective and incomplete’ picture
The Supreme Court admitted three documents connected to the Dassault Rafale fighter jet deal as evidence in the review petitions and dismissed the Centre’s “preliminary objections”.
April 10, 2019 -
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh appointed new Navy chief
Before taking over as FOC-in-C Eastern Naval Command in October 2017, he was Director General Project Seabird, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff and Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.
March 23, 2019 -
Defence Ministry objected to PMO role in Rafale deal, says report; Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi
The note accessed is a shot in the arm for the Congress which has has been accusing massive irregularities in the deal, alleging that the government was procuring each aircraft at a cost of over Rs 1,670 crore as against Rs 526 crore finalised by the UPA.
February 8, 2019 -
Bureaucracy targets another military institution
The MoD, ignoring service HQs had unilaterally amended the gazette notification containing recruitment rules for the GMBOA in 2017, opening doors for a Joint Secretary-ranked bureaucrat to be appointed.
December 25, 2018 -
India-Japan begin joint military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian 2018’
Both sides will jointly train, plan and execute a series of well-developed tactical drills for neutralization of likely threats that may be encountered in urban warfare scenario, said the statement.
November 2, 2018 -
Poonch army camp explosion caused by Pakistan shelling: Official
"Initial analysis indicates that caliber 105/106 mm remote-controlled launcher was used by Pakistan troops to target the shelter." No casualty was caused in this incident.
October 24, 2018 -
Bengaluru after all
Professional and technical considerations have, fortunately, taken precedence over political pressures and the move to shift the 2019 edition of Aero India away from IAF Yelahanka (on the outskirts of Bengaluru) has been junked ~ at least for now. The overdue statement from the Defence Ministry confirming the venue amounts to a snub to the …
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September 11, 2018 -
Defence Ministry confirms Aero India will stay in Bengaluru
Following the controversy over a proposed move to shift the venue of the Aero India, the Ministry of Defence confirmed on Saturday that the mega airshow will be held in its traditional venue of Bengaluru in Karnataka.
September 8, 2018 -
Musharraf seeks presidential-level security to appear before court
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf sought presidential security to appear before a court here in a high treason case citing threats to his life.
August 20, 2018 -
Army gets austere
Since the orders slashing the frills in the Army’s lifestyle emanated from the Chief’s office and not the defence ministry, there is likely to be little of the open resentment provoked by the waiving of most of the restrictions on civilian traffic in the Cantonments. Yet the pique of many of the “uniforms” ~ the …
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July 15, 2018 -
Armed forces deserve greater respect
In their obituary of Admiral J.G. Nadkarni, VSM, NSM, AVSM, PVSM, the former Chief of the Naval Staff who sadly passed away on 2 July 2018, the Ministry of Defence has used the readily available picture of his son, Rear Admiral Ravi Nadkarni, a serving Naval Officer. This is indeed symptomatic of the cavalier manner …
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July 9, 2018 -
Lateral recruitments in Defence ministry
The government last week issued an advertisement inviting talented and motivated citizens in specific fields to be directly recruited as Joint Secretaries in the government of India. They would be on initial contract for a period of three years, extendable to five. The fields chosen were financial services, economic affairs, agriculture, cooperation and farmers’ welfare, …
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June 19, 2018 -
Opened cantonment roads that were closed without following due procedure: Sitharaman
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman justified the government’s decision of throwing open the roads in the cantonments, stating that many of them had been closed without following proper procedure.
June 5, 2018 -
The day India became a nuclear power: Indian Army, MoD remember ‘Operation Shakti’
In the year 1998, India became a full-fledged nuclear state after the successful culmination of ‘Operation Shakti’ (Pokhran II) on 13 May. India conducted five underground nuclear tests on May 11 and 13, 1998, in Pokhran in the Rajasthan desert. As the nation carried out the nuclear tests, the move was met by several sanctions …
May 13, 2018 -
Govt says sites not hacked but were undergoing ‘technical upgradation’
A Home Ministry spokesperson said its departmental website was not hacked and that "it was a process of technical upgradation as security features were being upgraded".
April 7, 2018 -
Flop Show in the sky
India’s first “air show” was held as a private venture in December 1993 at the “old airport”, south of Bangalore. It was organised by an inexperienced entity and it turned out to be a “flop air show”. There was chaos and confusion in the arena; the organisers were helpless. Lessons, however, were quickly learnt. The …
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April 2, 2018