Ashish Singh

Monarchy of Bhutan: An epitome of statesmanship

September 4, 2020

The ancient world order was dominated by chieftains or monarchy. There were a number of kingdoms co-located, competing against each other for resources, domination or for their survival. Monarchy was an important factor in binding the population together and running administration of the state. The concept of nation state, which...

Analysing Concept ‘Military 4.5’: Essential to win future wars

September 1, 2020

Military 4.5 is the lead to the industry to pull beyond industry 4.0, by half a notch. Since it is a new concept that was first coined by Lt Gen P.J.S. Pannu (Retd.) in a panel discussion on NewsX news channel, The Daily Guardian spoke to him to understand more...

MoD launches NCC app for training cadets online during Covid

August 31, 2020

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the Directorate General National Cadet Corps (DGNCC) Mobile Training App in New Delhi. The app will assist in conducting countrywide online training of NCC cadets. In view of the restrictions imposed by Covid-19, training of the NCC cadets has been affected adversely as it is...

Army Chief releases CLAWS’ ‘National Security Challenges’

August 31, 2020

Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi, recently published a book, National Security Challenges: Young Scholars’ Perspective. Edited by Col Ramandeep Singh Sandhu and Dr Manjari Singh, the book was released by Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen M.M. Naravane. The authors in the book are university students...

Southern Naval Command gets plastic waste handling facility

August 31, 2020

The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command (SNC) Vice Admiral Anil K. Chawla inaugurated a plastic waste handling facility at naval base Kochi. He also released a bird book, Kaleidoscope: Feathered Friends @ KatariBagh, on the occasion as part of environment friendly initiatives of SNC at Kochi. This pilot project...

Rajnath Singh’s big push for self-reliance in defence

August 31, 2020

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh listed out the salient features of the recently announced first defence production and export promotion policy at the Aatmanirbhar Bharat defence industry outreach webinar. The Webinar was jointly organised by the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)...

Army Chief awards the COAS unit appreciation to 51 NSG men

August 29, 2020

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane conferred the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) unit appreciation to 51 Special Action Group of the National Security Guards in recognition of the Group’s outstanding achievements in combating terrorism. On this occasion, the COAS complimented the force for its capabilities and professionalism. The...

Army holds seminar on impact of disruptive technologies

August 27, 2020

Warfare has undergone a sea change due to the emergence of new domains of warfare and disruptive technologies. There is a technology tsunami which is underway and it will compel militaries to reorganise and re-structure to fight future wars. In order to address various aspects of the impact of disruptive...

Defence Minister launches insurance scheme for 10,000 Cantonment workers

August 27, 2020

The Ministry of Defence and the Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) organised a webinar to improve implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) in 62 cantonments around the country. It was inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The minister launched the ‘Chhavni COVID: Yodha Sanrakshan Yojana’, a group life insurance...

Armed Forces Tribunal starts hearings through video conferencing

August 27, 2020

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) Chairperson Justice Rajendra Menon inaugurated hearings by video conferencing for all ten Regional Benches of the Armed Forces Tribunal in Delhi. The Principal Bench of Armed Forces Tribunal (PB-AFT) is the only court that has been conducting physical hearings since 8 June 2020. Physical hearings are...

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