Col. Alok Mathur In early hours of 1 February, 2021, as Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) rolled out on the streets of Nay Pai Taw and Yangon in Myanmar, the military owned Myawwady Television channel announced that Myanmar was in a state of Emergency. The Republic of the Union of Myanmar slipped back into military rule in a coup against the democratically elected government … [Read more...] about Military coup in Myanmar: Options for India
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Defence Budget: Designed to meet security challenges
Jasbir Sarai "I specially thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Finance Minister for increasing the defence budget to 4.78 lakh crore for FY21-22 which includes capital expenditure worth Rs 1.35 lakh crore. It is nearly19 percent increase in defence capital expenditure. This is the highest ever increase in capital outlay for defence in 15 years," said Union Defence … [Read more...] about Defence Budget: Designed to meet security challenges
Union Budget, 2021-22: Fiscal challenges will remain even as growth picks up
Col Alok Mathur The Union Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, will present her annual budget for the financial year 2021-2022 at 1100 hours on Monday, February 1, 2021. Earlier, the budget used to be presented on the last working day of February month but the NDA government decided to present the same of the first day of February to give to the staff an additional … [Read more...] about Union Budget, 2021-22: Fiscal challenges will remain even as growth picks up
India-China relations: Prepare for a big challenge ahead
Hardip Bedi Despite freezing temperatures, there has not been a dull moment along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in the past few months. Considerable heat, in fact, is being generated with "talks and skirmishes" going hand in hand. The 9th Corps Commanders level talk between Indian Army and PLA, held on 24 January, culminated after a marathon 16 hours session. … [Read more...] about India-China relations: Prepare for a big challenge ahead
On Republic Day spare a thought for the Indian soldier
Jaibans Singh India gained independence from British rule on 15 August 1947. At that stage, the country was governed under the provisions of the Government of India Act, 1935. On 29 August 1947, a resolution was moved by the Constituent Assembly for the appointment of a committee to present the draft for a permanent Constitution. An eminent jurist, Dr. BR Ambedkar was made the … [Read more...] about On Republic Day spare a thought for the Indian soldier