The Truth about Tolerant India
The question of whether India is tolerant or intolerant has been headlined in news in recent times, particularly with heated debates on particular TV…
ASTROSAT – ISRO makes India shine again
NASA’s international Space Station (ISS) completes 17 years of existence on 20 November 2015 since its first component was launched into space in 1998….
Tolerance, Intolerance and National Security
There is little doubt that the current ‘intolerance’ campaign was mounted by the opposition parties in concert with the paid media, aimed at the…
OROP – is it really granted ?
Flanked by the three Service Chiefs finally came the Defence Minister’s press briefing on OROP on afternoon of September 5. The media was agog…
‘OROP – the long and short of it’
Amongst all the hullabaloo about Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s statement ruling out annual revision of pensions, his snide remark that Jawans were getting less…
Honour, Dignity and Military
Honour, Dignity and Military are words synonymous to each other albeit the connection between the three are not only little understood by some in…
China talks Money – only Money !
Speaking at the China-India Industrial Cooperation Seminar organized recently by FICCI, Le Yucheng, China’s ambassador to India spoke about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent…
Tackling Maoists
The visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bastar followed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s tour of Maoists affected areas indicates the governments…
Transfer of Technology in Defence Sector
The fact that India’s defence industrial base has been lying largely defunct past several years needs no reiteration. The brightest spot in India undoubtedly…
Dealing with Separatists
Very rightly, the Ministry of External Affairs has rejected the passport application of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the Hurriyat’s so called top man. It…