Articles for Armed Forces

“Covid-19 Has Taught Us To Be Self-reliant: Major Gen Shashi Asthana (retd.)

"There is zero specification in telecom and maybe that is why India is so poor in telecom. Research and development is needed by all sectors.”

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Who: Comfortably Numb?

HE WHO has faltered in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. The politics played with China backed WHO DG Tedros Adhanom felt comfortably numb during the initial stage of the outbreak in China. Amid the crisis, POONAM KHETRAPAL SINGH, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia, spoke with BW’s MANISH KUMAR JHA. The response was bureaucratic and unanswered.

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India’s Public Expenditure On Health Is Mere 1.28%, Compared To Global Average Of 6.3%: David Rasquinha, MD, Exim Bank

David Rasquinha, MD of Exim Bank, speaks with BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha on such issues and if there will be any credit fallout due to the lockdown of markets globally.

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Army Commanders Charted Their Plan Of Action Amid Hostile Border Situation

Over three days, the Indian Army’s apex leadership deliberated upon various aspects related to existing and developing security challenges.

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DRDO Must Find A Way Of Building A Suitable Fighter Engine In Partnership For Future Aircraft: Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria

Again, amid the clashes and burning threat at LAC in Ladhak, IAF’s front line fighter jet Su 30 MKI scrambled & reverberated as it did during the Balakot air strike. But it is time to address capability gap too. While the first LCA Tejas Mk-1 in Final Operational Clearance standard got inducted into No. 18 ‘Flying Bullets’, 83 MK-1A version will be a force majeure. But greater challenges remain for 450 jets, Gen 5+ AMCA & capability for jet engine at the heart of indigenization. In an exclusive interaction, Chief of Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, speaks with BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha on the critical steps and the thrust on R&D in aerospace.

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Special Train Moves Army Personnel To Front

The train is scheduled to reach the destination on 20th April 2020.

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Army Dismisses Reports Suggesting Its Deployment In Gujarat To Enforce Lockdown

"The media are requested to confirm such inputs from authorised sources prior to its publication," the sources added.

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Indian Navy Supports Fight Against COVID-19 In Port Blair

A team from MO (PBR) visited the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram and distributed cooked meals and dry provisions for the children and staff.

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