Defenceinfo Bureau Report The Ministry of Defence is in a proactive mode. Now there is a sudden rush to complete the major shortfalls that media has projected in the wake of the leaked letter by the Army Chief General VK Singh to the Prime Minister expressing concern about the state of equipment in the Army. After 26years of procrastination, the purchase of 145 M777 … [Read more...] about Defence acquisition on the roll; accountability remains a problem
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Demilitarisation of Siachen: Kayani’s personal crusade
Defenceinfo Bureau Report Pakistani Army Chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, seems to have made demilitarisation of the Siachen glacier by India and Pakistan a personal crusade. The elusive General who allows his government stooges, his Prime Minister and his President to do all the dirty talking has, recently, come out in the open with a demand for progress on … [Read more...] about Demilitarisation of Siachen: Kayani’s personal crusade
Siachen issue: Will Kayani walk the talk
Defenceinfo Bureau Report Can a leopard change its spots? It seems so, if we take note of Pakistani Army Chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s posture post the unfortunate avalanche in the Gyari sector of Siachen in which 138 soldiers, mostly of the ill fated Northern Light Infantry, have recently lost their lives. It needs to be reiterated that the Northern Light Infantry … [Read more...] about Siachen issue: Will Kayani walk the talk
Finally, MoD is moving out of its slumber
Defenceinfo Bureau Report The top leadership of the Union Ministry of defence is taking great pains to refute any rift between the armed forces and the government. "There is no difference at all within the establishment and the armed forces and we are working in harmony," minister of state for defence, M M Pallam Raju, stated in a recent meeting with reporters. This apart, … [Read more...] about Finally, MoD is moving out of its slumber
The “Coup” spook: conjectures, intentions and ramifications
Defenceinfo Bureau Report Now we have a “spook” doing the rounds that the Army Chief was possibly planning to stage a coup in mid-January 2012, around the time when he filed a suit in the Supreme Court against the Government of India, Ministry of Defence, with respect to his age issue. The spook has elicited strong denial not only from the Army but also the Government with the … [Read more...] about The “Coup” spook: conjectures, intentions and ramifications