Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
Context: Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address announced the appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Details: The announcement comes 20 years after a review…
Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs)
Context The new concept of Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs) which the Indian Army plans to create as part of overall force transformation is close to implementation. About IBGs IBGs are…
Border Electronically Dominated QRT Interception Technique
Context: Project BOLD-QIT (Border Electronically Dominated QRT Interception Technique) under CIBMS (Comprehensive Integrated Border Management system) has been inaugurated on India-Bangladesh border in Dhubri District of Assam. BOLD-QIT is the project to install technical systems under…
Navy to helm centre on maritime security
Context: The Navy will formally inaugurate the Information Fusion Centre (IFC) for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) later this week. About the Centre: Through this Centre, information on “white shipping”,…
National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems
Context: The Union Cabinet has approved the launching of National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) to be implemented by Department of Science &Technology at a total outlay of Rs.…
Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
Context: The three services are taking steps to improve ‘jointmanship’ and have agreed on the appointment of a Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, the Chief of the…
Cross Border Insolvency
Context: The Insolvency Law Committee (ILC) constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to recommend amendments to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of India, 2016, has submitted its 2nd Report to the Government,…
Chinese intrusions declined by 10% this year, says official
Context: There has been a 10% decline in the number of Chinese transgressions this year. Highlights The presence of Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has also…
The wrong reform
Context: There was a time when the Indian Army’s structural and organisational changes took place under considerable secrecy. No longer. Every other day, ill-informed reports appear, mostly authored by writers…
Shekatkar committee
Context: The government recently reviewed the implementation of ambitious reform initiative for the Indian Army based on recommendations of a committee headed by Lt Gen (retd) DB Shekatkar. Shekatkar Committee was tasked…