Ghanshyam Katoch
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@Hardisohi
I'm fortunate that I spoke to such a brave father, and more fortunate that I could give him news that his ground level practical knowledge classified as reassuring.
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I am proud to have served under Lt General SA Hasnain. His answers to trolls are subtle and also hard hitting putting them in their pathetic place.
Defining Sarkari Musalman, Sarkari Christian, Sarkari Hindu will lead to ine one conclusion, all are Sarkari Indians. Sarkar is supported and Sarkar is worked with. So tera kya jaata hai, re.
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The bane of democracy is that every decision whether right or wrong is looked through the lens of politics. The controversy over the decision to have one eternal flame to remember our military martyrs is a case in point.
All logic says that two eternal flames within 200m of the
After five decades AMAR JAWAN JYOTI, finally gets its permanent abode.
#KnowYourHeroes
#AmarJawanJyoti
#IndianArmy
#IndianAirForce
#IndianNavy
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@DesiEscobar4
@sang_ash
@ShivAroor
@CCTV
@detresfa_
@nitingokhale
There were no pink tents. Satellite colors can depend on what kind of light the satellite instrument used.True-color or infrared. The later using wavelengths can see through poor conditions but give false colour— False-color images can give unexpected colors to camouflage nets
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government came to power. The single Amar Jawan Jyoti at main NWM is justified beyond an iota of doubt. There can be only one place where VIPs on National occasions or visiting civilian and military dignitaries can be asked to lay a wreath, and that place is the main memorial.
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but the duties are rotational. It would be extremely difficult for the Navy and Airforce to provide two guards when their turn comes. The National War Memorial was asked for in 1960, approved under the UPA government, but then not given a priority "push" till after the NDA
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other is incongruous. Each flame for proper decorum requires a guard for keeping vigil. Is it logical or economical to have two Guard details within 200m of each other? Even if we do that, the Army with its manpower may still be able to have two guards,
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Please check out my book at
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World's oldest Think tank in the sense of that term is Royal USI founded in 1831, followed by USI of India, in 1870. The oldest US think tank is the Carnegie Endowment for Peace (1910), thereafter Chatham House(1920) and SIPRI (1960).
USI Journal Second Qtr April-June 2020 is out. It is India's oldest journal on defence Affairs and has been making a critical contribution in shaping defence and strategic thinking in India since 1870 .
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@AashnaLidder
Being like a father/brother to Brigadier Lakhbinder Lidder and like a grandfather to Aashna Lidder, i read this with nostalgic melancholy and paternal pride
The most moving piece you will read today 17 year old
@AashnaLidder
on life after the death of her father, Brigadier LS Lidder in the same crash that took the life of CDS General Rawat- “I talk to my grief” -
#FirstPerson
on
@themojostory
- I do too 💔
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@SandyAhlawat89
I have been a soldier for 39 years. Very very sad. Amidst all the calls for retaliation (against our misguided people) the solution is in your hands.Make our country so good that no one wants to secede from it and no one wants to take up arms against it.
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@DixitGK
@manaman_chhina
@OpIndia_com
@crpfindia
@shekharGupta
@SandeepUnnithan
@DainikBhaskar
@narry13
Am not an active tweeter but am tapping this with a grimace. Need to educate analysts who try to vilify an IPS officer I have served with in the Valley
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@Armrboi
@pipboy009
@atahasnain53
And an Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Iris Hassan Latif(1978-81)
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12 Oct a anniversary we want to forget. To remember some forgotten martyrs read about it at
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Memorable day in 1995. Capt now Brig Hardeep took a bullet in the chest, killed two militants and got a well deserved Shaurya Chakra that Vaisakhi Day at Tral. Seeing him walking upto the cas evac helo was a wonder which warmed our hearts, Waheguru's kripa was on us that day.
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We cannot let our guard down. These are the sparks of a dying movement.
@Whiteknight_IA
salutes the sacrifice of Hav Mandeep Singh, L/Nk Debashish Baswal, L/Nk Kulwant Singh, Sep Harkrishan Singh, Sep Sewak Singh, who laid down their lives in the line of duty in
#Poonch
Sector on 20 Apr 23. We stand in solidarity with the bereaved families.
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Heartiest congratulations to the new COAS and the first to reach that exalted rank from the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
General Manoj Pande superannuated today and handed over the command of the Indian Army to General Upendra Dwivedi who took over his new appointment today.
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@VGK_India
I would rate him among our best Defence Ministers based on my limited interaction with him on two occasions
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Remembering those who lost their life's or limbs on this 60th anniversary of the war we don't like to remember because we lost it. The whole country needs to remember this collective failure on this day and pledge that we will not let this happen again.
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Whatever happens in Pakistan it's policies vis a vis India will see no change. We should not be distracted by what is happening there other than keeping our guard on the borders where efforts could be made to divert the attention of the PAK people from internal sit.
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Great to hear PM Modi give importance to control unchecked growth of population with the seriousness it deserves at his Red Fort IndependenceDay speech. A subject which politicians avoid due to its association with a politically disastrous implementation 50 years back. Jai Ho.
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In the long run Afghanistan has to stand on its feet for which its capacity has to be built. Neither US dollars nor Pakistani weapons will enable that. It is only infrastructure and trade which will help. That trade cannot be heroin else the Western world will be back again.
President
@ashrafghani
arrived Nimroz province today morning , he will inaugurate the first shipment of
#Afghanistan
goods to
#India
via
#Chabahar
port.
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@naveenjindalbjp
@Gen_VKSingh
There would have been very limited uniformed Indians there to organise boarding. If General VK Singh did it, there is nothing wrong in that
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No 6569410, L/Nk Kesho Lal Verma (Retd), ASC (MT), D O.B. 22 Nov 1922. Served with Royal Indian Army Service Corps (MT). Veteran donated a cheque of Rs 1 lakh towards fighting COVID. The spirit of people like this 99 years old will lead to winning this war.
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@KewalChopra6
@MadanKandal3
@rwac48
Free Hand! Free hand a political statement playing to political gallery. Fact - all decisions by China Study Group convened by NSA which guides every action wrt China. CSG advises and takes directions from political leadership. This is the right way to go.
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@aadilbrar
@manaman_chhina
Our warrior goddess kali is the embodiment of Haka. Her "laplapati" tongue is more terrifying than Haka tongues. Yet we would denigrate our warriors if they took this stance, but people like the originator of this thread would be enchsnted by Haka.
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#FINSAS
#IndianArmy
The Future Infantry Soldier as a System (F-INSAS) aims to transform army personnel deployed in the border areas into 'a self-contained fighting machine’. Inappropriate statement, machines don't fight wars people do.
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@AmanSin15924547
@dharmendra135
@narendramodi
@AmitShah
@PMOIndia
@HMOIndia
You should know that all cities in Kashmir are the responsibility of the CRPF and other Central police forces. So please don't use the word "Army". That said all armed forces of the Union have to work together to defeat terrorism.
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Few know about the Armenia/Azerbaijan conflict which is as intractable as between India and Pakistan and has similar roots in history
The recent border fight between Armenia and Azerbaijan makes one think of Indian Interests at stake in the South Caucasus.
This article by Scholar Commander Subhasish Sarangi highlights issues related to Indian interests, ties and its balancing act.
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Gen Soneja visited Wagah, NO Indian flag. Local told tore one month ago. Pak flag flying high at 400 ft we have empty pole. Is anthem issue?
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Proud to know Colonel Kushal Thakur
VIDEO | "I was the CO of 18 Grenadiers during the Kargil War, and we were involved in capturing important peaks - Tololing and Tiger Hill - in the Dras sector. Initially my unit was involved in counterinsurgency operation in the Valley but we were later moved to the Dras sector.
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Our unsettled borders are our colonial legacy which have been a shackle to our prosperity. Settling the issue is more important than any other thing on the plate of any government. The Indian people also need to be objective in their emotions regards settling this issue.
Galwan River Valley: An important history lesson, an excellent article by
@pranabsamanta
The USI study 2013 -15 mentioned in the article culminated into a book
USI runs a trust General Palit Military Studies Trust founded by Gen Palit in 1988
@USI_CAFHR
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#Agniveer
#TourofDuty
Requirement for Cutting defence bill understood. But cost cutting must b commensurate to external threats. A strong defence rests on good equipment and well trained and motivated soldiery. Neglect either then you might as well throw in the towel
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Foreigner celebrities including celebrity porn stars can be motivated to tweet against India and be pro farmer, but Indian celebrities tweeting for India is "anti farmer".
I'm a very soft spoken, polite & well mannered person. I don't disrespect anyone. Unless I'm provoked. I'm brutal then. I cut with my words with a surgeon's precision.
#IStandWithSachin
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It improves the efficiency of a soldier with better protective gear and equipment, but doesn't make him a machine which in any case is undesirable.
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Its not that India cannot afford to alienate Russia. India's national interests are served better by abstaining and maintaining a neutral stance
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@KotravaiSanghi
@37VManhas
It is a quicker way to pay homage, when you don't have the time for a more detailed message.
It means dear departed we appreciate your contribution to the military. So Cheers!
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@kayjay34350
Very nicely analysed. The danger of the Taliban's success becoming a new Corona "J" variant needs to be vaccinated against.
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Dark Flash: The WMD Spectre over Iran-Israel Clash!
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@atahasnain53
Very correct. Indian paper says "soldiers returning from holiday", Dawn says "paramilitary soldiers returning from leave to join duty". Decide yourself which is better reporting.
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@Rajul0961
@DrSyedSehrish
Second part of your tweet is unnecessary and ignorant. I have been to many offices of DC's or higher level officers, putting a national flag on your table is a matter of choice.Real nationalism is serving the nation's populace well, honestly and with dedication.
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#AbhinandanVarthaman
Pak museum controversy. Why fume. Hundreds of places in India with photos & paintings of Lt Gen AAK Naizi surrendering 90,000+ Pak troops and assets in Dec 1971. All TV viewers who saw AV's defiant demeanour in short captivity know who had moral ascendancy.
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@kayjay34350
Sad. About Moosewala, and state of affairs where 27 yr old popular singer made a leader only for perceived ability to get votes. Again strange that joins Congress in Nov 21, looses elections, yet merits a security detail. Who wanted him dead, political or personal enemies?
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@nitingokhale
Camouflage nets. Satellite imagery colour is infrared wavelength related. Guess some channels thought anything pink (or Red) is Chinese!
So I reconfirm to you that these ‘pink things’ in this much circulated satellite pix is indeed of Indian ‘sangars’ on the Indian side of the LAC in Galwan valley. The colour is pink because of a certain equipment that I leave you to guess. So much for satellite imagery analysis!
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#Indiarussia
#AatmaNirbharBharat
#ADGPI
Tavleen Singh: Dissent is so absent from the conversations in India today that no questions asked about why we have not moved away from our debilitating dependence on Russian armaments decades after the Soviet Union died.
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Real knowledge is built by reading books. Well researched books don't peddle half truths or full lies
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@AjayBos93388306
@MahuaMoitra
This is normal progression depending on money and acumen to invest. Once all iron, steel and manufacturing was only TATA, or all private refining was only Reliance, Mobile was only Bharti Cellular etc. So why make it a political issue. It's only evolution. Species come and go.
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@chauhan_shokin
Excellent officer met him and his wife a few days back. He presented me a Nepali cap woven in my Regiment colour. Great loss. My condolences.
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We should concentrate to the visit of Nepal PM and crisis in Sri Lanka where our foreign policy needs to be more deft as our actions and attention there will have much more relevance to our relations with these two neighbours which needs improvement and which can be done.
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Those who put hurdles for military modernisation have no right to say ,"we are with the government" when they advocate hard options or question the government's timidity. They have effectively insured that we are not confident to exercise hard options
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2/2 Actually it refers to all sectors.
Is being dependent on US/ Russia/ France/ Germany/ Israel for Defence hardware which our industry is incapable of producing, a bigger threat,Or is the bigger threat being dependent upon one country, China, for all cheaper basic essentials
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Great soldier.
Do you know who is late Lieutenant Colonel NN Rawat, VrC, Commanding Officer 166 Field Regiment and his role in 1971 War in the Fazilka Sector.
To know more read this riveting account by Captain Sudhir S Bloeria, PhD, IAS (Retd).
➡️
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I'll vouch for that.
Thank You Doctors of 92 Base Hospital
#Srinagar
Without Whom I wouldn’t be Alive Today.
Happy Doctors Day
Jai Hind 🇮🇳
#DoctorsDay
#Kashmir
#IndianArmy
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#Ukraine
#sanctions
President Putin stripped of his honorary Taekwondo black belt by World Taekwondo on Twitter for attacking Ukraine. They gave it when happy with him. Little difference to Putin. He still seems to be doing the jumping front kick,flying side kick, etc
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In Downsizing Indian Army’s Logistic Elements, Added Prudence Needed in Specifying ‘Non-Essentials’ – USI
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Aashna makes us all proud of her. Her poise and choice of words is impeccable!
Catch my interview and interaction on How's The Josh on YouTube!
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Educative, Worth a watch
Current standoff in Ladakh between Indian and Chinese troops should not be looked at in isolation, says Lt Gen PJS Pannu, Fellow at USI and fmr Cdr, 14 Corps in the latest episode.
The series of interview is a joint initiative of USI and
@StratNewsGlobal
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Both countries have foreign backers. Turkey for Muslim Azerbaijan and Russia for Christian Armenia. Surprisingly these two are conducting proxy wars in other places also, notably Libya. Good reading to know about other places in the world where unsettled borders exist.
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Good message by Republic TV requesting all channels not to air the suicide bomber's video. It hands the real victory to JEM and terrorists
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Manipur in particular requires very deft handling because both ethnic groups have valid grievances, more with each other and the State government than with the Indian State. Comparatively Kashmir which is instigated to a religious divide by Pak has a different complexion.
@Spearcorps
Troops of Spear Corps thought through the situation well and responded in a manner by which none can allege any rights abuse by them. Macho approach could be followed but that would be counterproductive. Open more communication with local leaders as the way forward
@Spearcorps
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4/4 We buy NO defence hardware from China , but what we buy from them otherwise adds more to China' coffers than what we give to all the countries from which we buy defence hardware.
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The crisis in Ukraine brings to the fore some obvious and well known but often forgotten facts:
• If you want true sovereignty then you need a materially and morally strong military.
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All political parties must come on board above narrow political interests. Tour of Duty and Agniveers may save some personel costs after four years, but increase training costs, also make us more vulnerable to an exorbitantly expensive military defeat.
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Way to go
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Greater power to India. We shouldn't get too carried away by indigenisation. When a weapon which is very expensive to develop does not require to be made produced, it is far cheaper to buy it with adequate spares and maintenance support.
Few shots from 30,000 feet! Mid air refuelling of
#RafaleJets
on their way to
#India
@IAF_MCC
@French_Gov
@FranceinIndia
@MEAIndia
@IndianDiplomacy
@DDNewslive
@ANI
@DefenceMinIndia
@Armee_de_lair
@JawedAshraf5
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Good MJ Akbar quotes from his latest article on Ukraine
"Vladimir Putin is only as strong as Joe Biden is weak"
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Lastly, aatamnirbhirta gives strategic autonomy, but it comes at a cost, at times higher than importing.
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But again we miss out that the larger manpower we have invested him is actually cheaper in the long run, because in India manpower is cheap. Applying Western concepts to Indian conditions is a recipe for disaster.
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Great gesture by the people of Montone and Italy
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I totally agree with the author (not because I am a Katoch but because there is a clear logic in what he writes).
Tinkering with the Army's recruitment system, with the sole object of reducing the pension bill is dangerous. My article in the Sunday Guardian
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Trying to connect Dantewada 2010 and Sukma-Bijapur 2021 to Prabhat reeks of sensationalism or scapegoating. The IG(ops), and some tabloids are saying "IG Naxal ops" for added effect for a staff appointment at Delhi with nothing to do with conduct of tactical operations in field.
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#KartavyaPath
,
#TimesofIndia
,
#desiboys
Today Times of India, which on the front page headlined renaming Rajpath to KartavyaPath and installation of Netaji’s statute at the India Gate canopy as “historical milestones towards erasure of colonial domination”
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3/3 which our industry is fully capable of producing...albeit more expensive and with poorer finish.
The annual import cost of those basic items being at least four to five times more than the import of military equipment.
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@GRobinhood76
@adgpi
@SpokespersonMoD
@PIB_India
@HQ_IDS_India
Army infuses a sense of responsibility towards the nation and it's people. This brings in the feeling that something is more important than fear. Courage is overcoming fear.
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Good reading and a cpllectors item.
Articles for the USI Year Book 2020 are contributed by eminent scholars and ex-officers like Maj Gen (Dr) GG Dwivedi (Retd)
@GBambawale
@tilakdevasher1
@KlRajiv
@KangJing
Amb Ajai Malhotra (Retd), Vice Admiral Satish Soni (Retd), Lt Gen P R Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd),
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#camoflageuniforms
#bhedchaal
#ridiculousfashions
Camouflage uniforms in army were brought in decades ago because in war it is advantageous to not be spotted by the opponent easily. Wanting to appear military symbolising "efficient" all and sundry wearing camouflage pattern.
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Indian Army Parachute Field Hospital in action in Turkey
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The White House waved with Caesarean élan, and forgot an elementary lesson: an adversary is vanquished not when it is defeated, but when it accepts defeat
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An article which can clear many doubts to a layman
EFFECTIVE BORDER CONTROL ALONG THE LAC: MANNING, C4ISR & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
By Lt Gen Shakti Gurung, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
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#strategiccommunication
An good informative article. Recommended for reading.
Strategic Buyouts Support Strategic Communication – USI
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Such showing of place is required
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Doesn't make sense for the Indian High Commission to hold an Iftar party in Islamabad. The expected harassment by Pak Int agencies should have been anticipated. The Indian envoy wearing what is a typical Pak attire was to me incongruous. Who are we trying to appease?
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@Kartiksingh007
@manaman_chhina
You'll thank God that they fought like this. Bayonet fighting is the ultimate option exercised in only close quarter battle. For a defender its the last resort. For an attacker, its the last yard aginst a defender who doesn't retreat.
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A well articulated argument. The era of Strike Corps is over.
REIMAGINING THE MOUNTAIN STRIKE CORPS
By Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
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The intent is more important than the kinetic effect. It's like firing a warning shot across the bow of a ship.
Clearly very little if anything is confirmed now-BUT if Indian aircraft did indeed manage to fly over AJK and stage strikes inside KPK, then that's a significantly more muscular and audacious operation than a mere surgical strike redux.
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Chandrayan 2, just saw on BBC our colonial ex masters asking why India which lacks toilets spends $145 million on a moon mission & what will it gain, besides a host of things it gains the self respect that the colonial rule stole. The BBC question makes me feel sumtin's burning!
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Incorrect to measure every such episode in terms of "we beat more Chinese or vice versa". Laudable that the agreements on maintaining peace are holding and no firing on the LAC respected by both sides. Incidents like Galwan are one off events were local commanders trying
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Election time. When promises of creating jobs appear impossible promises of doles of Rs 6000 pm are made. Shouldn't our leaders promise annual reduction of birthrates to balance jobs and infrastructure with population. A sure fire way to match unemployed to jobs. Alas!
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If liquor or any other shops are kept closed for a long time and then opened, long queues where social distancing norms may be infringed is inevitable. If they are kept uninterrupted open such long queues as we saw on tv will die off.
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@rajeshtimasina
@brigarunsahgal
@USI_1870
@ShivshankaMenon
@prakashmenon51
@KlRajiv
@DRM_Long
@Sri_Kondapalli
@MohanCRaja
@jmohanmalik
@fravel
People to people relations are more enduring. Parties change, people don't.
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