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Special Reports14 Dealing With Pakistan, Learning As We Go
By P N Khera
16 Irony In Habibullah’s Description O AFSPA
By Cecil Victor
18 Pakistan : Foreboding O An Implosion
Armed Forces20 IAF Displays Its Fire Power At Iron Fist-2013
21 A Second Look At Procurement And Production
Policies
22 Deence Budget 2013
23 Russia Should Induct BrahMos In Its Armed Forces:
Antony
24 Cases Against Army 96.40 Per Cent False
27 Release O ‘Unit Commander’s Manual-2013’
28 Army Chie’s Visit To Japan
29 Northern Army Commander Reviews Security
Situation
30 Aerobatic Display Marks The Conclusion O Aero India
2013
34 INS Saryu Joins Indian Navy
36 New Director General Indian Coast Guard
Asiascape38 Antony For Proactive Role In West Asia
Cover Story7 NCC Grooms Future Leaders
9 Deence Minister Felicitates NCC Bravehearts
Interview Of The Month10 Army Postal Service: Pursuing New Highways
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Internal Security39 Tackling Terrorism By Joginder Singh
41 Domestic Violence Growing In India
By Aradhna Chhachhi
Neighbours42 From Arms Importer To Exporter By Harminder Kaur
North East45 Chinese Dam Designs By Bikash Sarmah
Seawatch48 President: ISRO Should Lead Innovation And
Technological Advancement
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Editor’s word _____________________________________________
P N Khera
Pak spne tem
he season o madness
is upon us once again.
he hanging o Azal
Guru has become causecelebre or Pakistan-
based terror groups to target crowded
localities in India, the Hyderabad blasts
being part o a convoluted connect high-
lighted by the reported remark by the
notorious Lashkar-e-oiba/ Jamaatud
Dawa terror mastermind Haz Saeed
rom his sae haven in Pakistan that
Hyderabad should be made part o
Pakistan.
he ostensible logic is that being
Muslim automatically brings them
under Pakistani suzereignty. Te igno-
ble ate o those who voted with their
eet during partition in 1947 and the
bloodletting in Bangladesh in 1971 not-
withstanding. In Bangladesh, Pakistani
agents provocateur who assisted the Pak-
istan Army in the genocidal attacks on
Bengalis are only now being given their
just deserts in war crimes trials that have
handed down death penalties or their
perdious collaboration with the Paki-
stan Army.
he blatant involvement o thePakistan military establishment in mur-
derous events ar beyond its shrinking
domain is seen not just in Aghani-
stan, India and Bangladesh but within
Pakistan itsel in its provinces o Balo-
chistan, the Khybar Pakhtunkhwa,
Sind and Punjab where Muslims are
being slaughtered with the trademark
tool o the Pakistan Army Inter-Services
Intelligence – the improvised explosivedevice.
he hanging o Azal Guru and
the terror response thereto condemns,
once again aer the trail o judicial con-
rmations, Azal Guru or the company
he has kept both in lie and in death.
Te Government o India did, nally,
complete its constitutional responsi-
bility by carrying out the sentence as
laid down by law. Tat there is much
justication or not handing over the
body to his amily is seen in the blood-
bath unleashed, among all places, in
Hyderabad which is the epitome o
Muslim culture in a nation that has the
second largest population o Muslims
in the world.
Te bomb blasts in Hyderabad have,
once again, raised the question whether
Nation India is a so state. It would
appear to be so given the example o that
other nation that has suered a horren-
dous terrorist attack on 9/11 with the
destruction o the World rade twin
towers. Te stringent security mea-sures taken aer that event in 2001 have
ensured that there has been no major
terrorist attack in the US over the past 12
years though there have been sporadic
but unsuccessul attempts.
he mindless manner in which
the alert sent by the Home Ministry
to the Andhra Pradesh government
was dismissed as being too general in
its content says it all. State governmentsinimical to the Central Government
have acted in ways that have encour-
aged terrorists to take advantage o
the situation. amil Nadu’s LE
ixation, West Bengal’s insensitivity
to events in the north-east and Ban-
gladesh, both o these and Gujarat’s
aversion to the concept o the National
Counter errorism Centre (NCC)
have le wide gaping holes in a security
network that must be total and well-con-
nected to be ecacious.
Te Union Home Ministry is now
trying to re-tailor the NCC to accom-
modate the reservations expressed by
State governments. At some level and
at some time all States and Union er-
ritories will have to bite the bullet and
sub-serve their regional contradictions
to a conederal approach to counter-ter-
rorism, remembering always that i we
do not hang together we could end up
hanging separately as Hyderabad has
shown.
As ar as ignoring the alerts that theHome Ministry sends out to the States
whenever there is a perceived threat o a
terrorist strike the words o John Donne
should be an object lesson: “Never send
to ask or whom the bell tolls. It tolls
or thee”.
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_______________________________________________ CoVEr storY
he Prime Minister took
the salute at an impres-
sive ceremonial parade at
Garrison Parade Ground
by the NCC Cadets com-
prising o 17 marching and one mounted
contingents. It was a grand spectacle
o pageantry marked with precision, a
vibrant expression o pulsating energy and excellence embedded in the smart
drill by the ‘Young Custodians o the
Nation’, enthused with ervour o patri-
otism and kindling each heart with
pride. Fiy-one cadets rom six riendly
oreign countries participating under
Youth Exchange Programme (YEP)
also marched in sync along with their
Indian counterparts. It was a picture per-
ect – a true picture o aspirational India,
on their journey to become worthy
empowered citizen with sound values
inculcated by a common most powerul
binding orce –National Cadet Corps.
NCC Gm Fuue Leae The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh exhorted the NCC cadets to usher positive
changes in society and contribute their best towards nation building. He was addressing
the NCC cadets at the PM’s NCC Rally on January 28. He acknowledged the vital role and
commitment o the NCC to groom the uture leaders which is the need o the hour.
Dr. Manmohan Singh mentioned that NCC is the oremost organization that empowers the
youth with sound values and cherished ideals, yet oering plethora o opportunities to excel
in all walks o lie and become worthy citizens o our great nation, reports ADN
The Prime Minister
Dr. Manmohan
Singh with the
awardees o the best
cadets in dierent
categories, at the
Prime Minister’s NCC
Rally, in New Delhi
on January 28. The
DG, NCC, Lt. Gen. PS
Bhalla is also seen
The Prime Minister
Dr. Manmohan
Singh witnessing theperormance o the
NCC cadets, during
the Prime Minister’s
NCC Rally, in New
Delhi on January 28.
The Deence Ministe
Mr A. K. Antony, the
Minister o State or
Deence, Mr Jitendra
Singh and other
dignitaries are
also seen
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COVER STORY_______________________________________________
Te smart march past was ollowed by a
display o versatile skills by the selected
cadets o three wings o the NCC. Com-
mencing with cadets mounted on their
stallions galloping in ront o the PM
dais carrying the National, Services fags
and the NCC ag symbolising “Unity
and Integration”. Te cadets carrying out
thrilling and daring drops rom Advance
Light Helicopters and MI 17 Helicop-
ters using slithering technique; attack
on an enemy position by Combat eam
comprising o NCC cadets, inducting
reinorcement, casualty evacuation
and Small eam Insertion Extraction.
Adventurous and thrilling Para Sailing
by NCC Cadets which was next in the
order kept the audience spell bound.
It was ollowed by ve ableaux com-prising Army, Air, Naval Wing, Sports,
Adventure and Environmental, Social
and community service activities mag-
niicently showcasing multiarious
activities undertaken by cadets including
Deo ibba Mountaineering Expedition
and orthcoming All NCC Mount Ever-
est Mountaineering Expedition. Te Air
Wing cadets then presented their fying
skills in their Zen microlites.
housands o young blossoming
cadets then perormed a scintillating
Mass P Display to the melodioustunes o ‘Hum Honge Karnyab’ and
“Sare Jahan Se Acha” played by Brass
Bands rom Birla Balika Vidyapeeth,
Pilani, Scindia School, Sainik School
Kapurthala and Pipe Band rom North
Eastern Region. Te versatile cadets
then presented mesmerizing display o
dance, diorama o a tribute to National
Integration through a unique usion o
culture, music and choreography. Tree
helicopters then showered petals on the
participants.
Prime Minster honoured those cadets
who excelled to become extraordinary
rom ordinary in various categories.
Tese awardees included cadets Kri-
tika Singh, Shubham Kumar, Omang
Shrivastava, Bhupender Kumar Singh,
Pushpender Singh, Mamta Chaudhary,
Senior Under Ocer RSM Cheema and
Surya Pratap Singh. Te Prime Minis-
ter Banner was awarded to Champion
Maharasthra Directorate.
he Rally was attended by a
number o dignitaries and eminentguests, including Deence Minister
Mr AK Antony, Minister o State or
Deence Mr Jitendra Singh, Deence
Secretary Mr Shashi Kant Sharma,
Chie o Army Sta General Bikram
Singh, Chie o Naval Sta Admiral
DK Joshi, Chie o Air Sta and Head
o Departments o oreign missions Air
Chie Marshal NAK Browne and others
important civil dignitaries.
Dr. Manmohan Singh
inspecting the Guard
o Honour, at the
Prime Minister’s NCC
Rally, in New Delhi
on January 28. The
DG, NCC, Lt. Gen. PS
Bhalla is also seen
Flying High
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A
ddressing the NCC
cadets on January 23
during his visit to NCC
Republic Day Camp-
2013, he said that NCC
has made an eective contribution in
channelizing the energy o the youth
into constructive activities through
adventure and sports activities. In act,
adventure activities are one o the major
attractions or students joining NCC.
Mr AK Antony had also compli-
mented the Cadets or their superlative
perormance at Guard o Honour, Band
Display and Cultural programmes. He
also mentioned that NCC in itsel is an
institution dedicated to create ‘Lead-
ers o omorrow’, encouraging them todiscover their true calling, honing their
abilities to pursue their dreams and oray
into the world as empowered, respon-
sible and true citizen. By consistent
training eort o NCC, a New Order is
emerging ready to don the mantle o the
country’s leadership besides immensely
contributing towards Nation Building.
Earlier Mr Antony had conerred Rak-
sha Mantri Padak and Commendations
to select NCC Cadets or their exem-
plary courage and devotion to duty in an
impressive ‘Investiture Ceremony’ held
at the Camp. Cadets Hemraj Gurjar and
Cadet Shahida eli o Rajasthan Direc-
torate were awarded the Raksha Mantri
Padak or their extraordinary peror-
mance much beyond the call o duty,
dedication, and display o great pres-
ence o mind coupled with exemplary
courage and utter disregard to their per-
sonal saety in rescuing a lady drowning
in Jal Mahal lake, at Jaipur, while they
were attending Annual raining Camp
during September last year.
Senior Under Ocer Baber Ali o
Jammu & Kashmir Directorate was
awarded Raksha Mantri CommendationCard or seless sacrice and display
o strong ortitude and resolute while
encountering blizzards during NCC
Mountaineering Expedition. Petty O-
cer Cadet Prasad Kumar Das o Odisha
Directorate was awarded Raksha Man-
tri Commendation Card or displaying
indomitable spirit and extraordinary
courage during rescue o a Boat Crew
o a Boat that had capsized during Ocean
Sailing Expedition in Feb 2012 at Para-
dip Beach. Senior Under Ocer Angad
Sahlot o Delhi Directorate was also
awarded Raksha Mantri Commenda-
tion Card or his tenacious mental and
physical ortitude, consistency, and out-
standing perormance at Equestrian
sports by wining many laurels or the
country during National and Interna-
tional Meets.
Te Investiture Ceremony was ol-
lowed by enchanting, melodious
rendition by Cadets Band o North East-
ern Region and mixed band o Scindia
School and Sainik School Kapurthala
dressed in their vibrant multi coloured
attire and lithe movements. Raksha
Mantri visited the ‘Flag Area’ where hewas brieed by Cadets on their respective
colourul ableaux o State contingents
depicting various contemporary socio-
economic themes elaborately illustrated
and brilliantly displayed.
Later Antony was presented with
an impressive Cultural programme
showcasing the rich and diverse
cultural heritage and National
Integration.
defence Mne FelcaeNCC Baveea
Deence MinisterMr A K Antony said that
National Cadet Corps is
doing yeoman service to
the nation by transorming
the youth o the nation,
which has the largest and
youngest population prole
in the world, reports
Asia Defence News
The Deence Ministe
Mr. A. K. Antony with
the Raksha Mantri
Padak and Raksha
Mantri Commendatio
Cards winners, durin
his visit to the DG
NCC Republic Day
Camp-2013, in New
Delhi on January 23.
The DG, NCC,
Lt. Gen. P.S. Bhalla
is also seen
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iNtErViEw oF thE MoNth _____________________________________
he Army Postal Service
is ready or many new
leaps orward with its
vast network o over 510
Field Post Oices and
many new services and acilities being
oered to Armed Forces. It is no lon-
ger only the amous carrier o letters
rom home or the lonely soldier at a
ar away outpost. It has opened many new highways o communications cover-
ing diverse elds like banking, insurance
and logistics. oday the APS has devel-
oped the capacity o direct delivery rom
source to the unit a package o upto 35kg
o equipment and instruments making
a signicant logistics development. Tis
and many other important development
in the role o the APS were explained
by Additional Director General Army
Postal Services Maj Gen A K Shori in an
exclusive interaction with Asia Deence
News Editor-in-Chie P N Khera in
connection with the Corps Day o the
APS on March 1. Te ast developing
new prole o the APS owed much to
the concept o Perception Management
ardently propagated and perected by
Maj Gen Shori who is deeply committed
to it. For nearly two years he held brie-ings and discussions at various levels,
rom unit to command, to explain and
obtain conviction or the concept. Now
he looks orward to his APS pursuing
modern new highways o communica-
tion. He also discussed the mission, the
vision and the goals o the concept while
elding a barrage o questions.
In the Mission Statement Army
Postal Service aspires to be an eectively
managed organisation, oering a wide
range o Communication, Financial and
Logistic Services relevant to the needs o
the troops and units in eld and peace by
increasingly utilising available technol-
ogy to enhance user satisaction.
he vision was to make available
wide range o communication, nan-
cial, insurance, logistic and retail post
services to the troops and units as pertheir needs is possible by re-positioning
the FPOs by utilizing available technol-
ogy. Hence, to enhance the relevance o
FPO as well improving the image and
relevancy o the Corps is the constant
approach o the organization.
Te goal was to re-position APS as an
integral part o Indian army, o iden-
tiy target audience o APS, o identiy
the reasons behind negative perception
Amy Pal sevce
Puung Ne hgay
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_____________________________________IntervIew of the Month
and other areas requiring improvement,
o consolidate the positive perceptions
and to prepare an action plan to over-all improve the perception about APS
Te target audience was all Deence
units, Serving Deence personnel,
Families, Pensioners o APS Corps and
Schools.
We produce below some excerpts
rom the interaction:
sPECiFiC roLE iN BoostiNG MorALE
PNK: Army Postal Service (APS)
traces its humble beginning to 1856,
now having grown as a country-wide
network or the Indian Armed Forces.Could you trace the history o the Corps
and its evolution?
Maj Gen AK Shori, ADG Army
Postal Service: Field Post Oices
accompanied the British Forces to many
Frontier campaigns and expeditions to
Abyssinia, Malta/Cyprus, Aghanistan,
Egypt, Burma, Sudan, China, ibet and
Somaliland in 19th century. During the
two World Wars, the Field Post Oces
served in all the ar-fung theatres o war
in Europe, Arica and Asia.
Aer independence, Army Postal Ser-
vice unctioned as a wing o the Army
Service Corps till it was given an inde-
pendent status as APS on 1 March 1972
in recognition o its speciic role in
boosting the morale o the soldiers and
improving the communication network
in the Armed Forces.
MoBiLE ANd iNtErNEt AGE
PNK: Contrary to general public
impression o just receipt, dispatch and
distribution o mail o Armed Forcesorganization. APS is providing large
number o services to the troops. What
are various elds now being covered by
the APS Corps ?
ADG APS: Because o mobile and
internet acility easily available at the
doorsteps, the inter personal mails
traic has gone down drastically in
the last ive years. However, at the
same time the technology is opening
new opportunities also. For example,printed mail is increasing and thereby
maintaining the balance o volume
handled by APS. Te volume o letters
rom Jawans to amily and vice versa is
coming down due to rapid expansion
o mobile phone connectivity, but at
the same time business mail like deliv-
ery o debit/credit cards, pins o debit/
credit cards, monthly bank statements,
promotional mail, magazines, periodi-
cals etc have increased and continue to
increase every year.
Moreover, the e- commerce is giving
us new opportunities as the soldiers can
place the orders through internet, but
the consignments are to be physically
delivered. Te trac o volume o par-
cel mail is also increasing rom Jawans/
Ocers to amilies and their near and
dear due to increased capacity o pur-
chase. Tereore, the general perception
is not a act.
Over the years, APS has expandedits horizons by introducing many new
services like Postal Lie Insurance, Sav-
ings Bank, Speed Post, e-MO, e-Post,
Field Postal Order etc. FPOs provide
postal cover to Indian contingents o
UN Peace Keeping Forces also. Field
Post Oces have accompanied UN Mis-
sions to Mozambique, Somalia, Angola,
Rwanda, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Lebanon,
Congo, Sudan and Israel.
VAst NEtworK
PNK: APS also manages activities
like sale o greeting cards, mutual unds,
Postal Lie Insurance, Savings Bank
operations, etc. How does it manage this
huge responsibility? Has the economic
situation aected the system?
ADG APS: We provide all such ser-
vices through a vast network o Field
Post Oces. We also keep co-ordina-
tion with Department o Posts(DOP) to
Lt Gen Munish Sibal,
PVSM, AVSM** QMG
Col Comdt APS Corps
visiting National
Speed Post Centre
at 1 CBPO
Addl DG APS Maj Ge
AK Shori with the
troops during his visi
to HQ 15 Corps Zone
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IntervIew of the Month_____________________________________
see which o the new services introduced
by DOP can be made available through
FPO to Jawans and their amilies. Since
the savings habits are changing because
o economic scenario, the savings oppor-
tunities earlier were limited to Small
Savings schemes or National Savings
certicates; but today the variety o
schemes like Monthly Income scheme,
Public Provident Fund and mutual
unds and SIPs o UI are also avail-
able through FPOs to the troops and
the amilies.
FiELd Post oFFiCEs
PNK: Our troops are located in the
most hazardous and ar fung areas, what
is the organization and strength o the
APS Corps, to perorm this challeng-
ing task?
ADG APS: We do have Field Post
Oces up to not only Bde level, but
even urther down to take care o spe-
cic operational requirements and all
the services are made available to the
units.
thE BENEFiCiAriEs
PNK: Apart rom Army, who else are
the beneciaries o the services o APS?
ADG APS: We serve, apart rom
Army, Air orce, Border Roads, Assam
Ries and other paramilitary troops
which are deployed in eld areas.
Good NUMBEr oF NEw sChEMEs
PNK : Indian Post & elegraph
Department had launched variousschemes in the eld o Insurance, Sav-
ings etc. Are those services being
extended to our troops also by the APS
and what is the network or implemen-
tation? How ar is the progress?
ADG APS: A good number o
schemes have been introduced by DOP
and APS also ensures that those are
made available to the troops and their
amilies.
My Stamp’ is a new product intro-
duced by DOP and APS. It is kind o
personalized stamp; a acility throughwhich one can get his photograph
printed adjacent to the stamp pero-
ration. As the photo is printed inside
a peroration, the photo o individual
becomes part & parcel o stamp. Initially
the service was introduced to be availed
through especially established ‘My
Stamp’ stalls during special occasions
such as “Special Cover release unction’,
‘Deewali Mela’, ‘Army Day Exhibition’
etc. Due to growing demand rom the
environment, acility o ‘My Stamp-
Retail’ has been provided or troops
through all FPOs. Under ‘My Stamp -
Retail’ acility customer has to provide
a good quality photograph along with
ee o Rs 300/-.
hiGhLY ProFEssioNAL sErViCEs
PNK: For providing such highly
proessional service, which are other
departments and organisations sharing
this responsibility with APS? What are
the mutual benets?
ADG APS: o make sure that thequality o training is excellent, three I
training labs have been established in
three dierent sectors – Eastern, North-
ern and Western. Tese are called Zonal
raining Labs. All these labs have been
equipped with state o the art technol-
ogy equipment and have started ull
edged training since July 2012. Now
APS personnel posted at ar-fung areas
need not to travel rom their locations to
Lt Gen KT Parnaik,
PVSM, UYSM, YSM Col
o Regt The Rajputana
Ries Army Cdr,
Northern Command &
Lt Gen Munish Sibal,
PVSM, AVSM** QMG
& Col Comdt APS
Corps visiting “My
Stamp” stall installed
during Golden Jubilee
Ceremony o 7 RAJRIF on 1 March 2012
Lt Gen Munish Sibal
QMG & Col Comdt
APS Corps presenting
Award to Brig APS HQ
EC during Army Post
Awards Function
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APS Centre. In addition to these three
I training lab, an additional I training
lab has been established in APS Cen-tre to take care o increasing need o I
training. We are creating trained pool
o manpower to implement technology
projects successully.
iMProVEMENts ANd iNNoVAtioNs
PNK: What improvements, innova-
tions and new steps have been taken by
the Army Postal Service in the recent
past? What urther innovations are
planned?
ADG APS: During last one year gen-
erally our ocus was to strengthen andimprove the operational eciency with
the help o technology. We reviewed
the mail arrangement o Speed Post so
that delivery o this time-sensitive mail
could be urther improved. Special
eorts were made to create awareness
about gamut o services provided by APS
to troops particularly newly launched
debit Army ePost. Debit Army ePost
has been accepted by the environment
very well as a substitute o service tele-
gram because o easy accessibility o
FPO and user riendly eatures o the
service. Horizons o Philately were ur-
ther opened with introduction o new
service ‘My Stamp’. Concept o ‘Mobile
FPO’ has been launched or providing
postal acilities at the doorstep o sol-
diers and user units.
MorALE iN hiGh ALtitUdE
PNK: Communication and welare
are the basic needs to keep the mental
peace and morale o the men Armed
Forces, when they are serving in arfung areas in high altitude, desert, thick
jungles. How successul is APS in acquit-
ting its duties?
ADG APS: APS has been very
successul in its eorts and the
response o the troops and amilies
is also very positive as the volumes
keep on increasing every year. he
number o accounts, Postal Lie
Insurance policies, trac o Speed Post,
Parcel etc, -all are on the increase.
We are working on introduction o
new service o ‘Debit Army Logistics’or booking o parcels o army units,
on debit basis in which units need not
pay across the counter. Te expenditure
will be taken care o centrally on book
adjustment basis. In parallel, discus-
sion is on with Reliance or sale o Gold
Coins through FPOs on special conces-
sional rates or Indian Army & troops.
Module o on-line posting o PLI premia
deducted by CDAs is also under devel-
opment in concert with CGDA. Besides,
we are working on establishing APS Net
by linking FPOs and CBPOs through
central data centre or providing rack
& race o Regd SDS mails., which shall
be implemented in a phased manner. It
will be a great acility to units in getting
the status/disposal o important letters
sent through Regd SDS. Increasing vis-
ibility and an awareness about services
available through FPOs will be a con-
tinuous eort by installing touch- screen
ino kiosks at the key locations.
worKiNG shoULdEr to shoULdErPNK: Since APS has to largely depend
upon the Indian Posts and elegraphs,
are you satised with the joint unction-
ing o Civil Postal Services and APS?
What more needs to be done ?
ADG APS: We work shoulder to
shoulder with the DOP since it is their
products and services (except or SDS)
which are made available through FPOs.
A close co-ordination is maintained at
all level with the DOP ocials to make
sure that the all operational activities
are smooth.
rEMAiN rELEVANt
PNK: Your Message or the Postal
Warriors?
ADG APS: Te sta working in FPOs
and other oces is very hardworking,
sincere and dedicated. It is because o
their eorts only that APS has been
marching ahead, blending technology
successully. I wish them a grand success
in the coming years so that APS remains
relevant in the uture also.
Mrs Lokbala Shori has in her
own quiet way made an active
contribution towards the welare o
troops and their amilies o the Army
Postal Service Corps. She has initiated
new ventures at all the major Units o
APS located in Delhi, Kolkata, Kamptee
(Nagpur) etc., which includes running
o various courses in FWC or overall
personality development o amilies
& renovation o pre-nursery schools.
Her regular interaction with the
amilies during FWC has been a greatmotivation actor. Te wives o JCOs/
OR have acquired higher education
during the year and granted nancial
assistance o Rs 30,000/-.
She has made amily Welare
organizations unctional at the above
places where a good number o amilies
available to provide co-ordination,
mutual understanding, awareness and
oster espirit-de-corps.
Interaction with
amilies and children
by chie guest Mrs
Lokbala Shori during
FWC meet
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Attempts to internation-
alise the issue once
again are happening
just when Pakistan is
about to take over the
presidentship o the UN General Assem-
bly and be in a position to infuence and
manipulate proceedings to its advantage
in collusion with its “all weather riend”
China.
Tat Indo-Pak relations have come
close to resolving several o the issues
that bedevil them at dierent points
o time –the reported rapprochement
between Rajiv Gandhi and BenazirBhutto; the “understanding” over the
Siachen Glacier: at Agra the modus
vivendi over Kashmir with General
Pervez Musharra--appear in hindsight
to be wishul thinking on the part o
Indians.
BittEr LEssoNs
We have been learning bitter lessons
in our dealings with Pakistan at requent
intervals while Pakistanis unrelentingly
pursue their “unnished business o par-
tition” and Indians hope that peace and
amity can prevail even when ideas do
not match. Kargil was but one o several
such atrocious events. It was ollowed by
the Mumbai carnage or which Pakistan
has gone scot-ree; we could do noth-
ing when Parliament was attacked and
much the same could happen over the
beheading issue.
Whenever we have asserted ourselves
we have managed to infict condign pun-
ishment on Pakistan or its perdy. In
1984 Indira Gandhi made a correctassessment o the Pakistani mindset
when by a ew days she preempted a
sly attempt to grab the Siachen Glacier
under the guise o a mountaineering
expedition. How avidly Pakistan wanted
the glacier as part o a larger gameplan
in collusion with China unraveled over
time when it made everish attempts to
dislodge Indian troops rom the Saltoro
range that guards the approaches to
the glacier, losing its Qaid post in the
process.
FooLhArdY to trUst
Given this background, to trust Pak-
istan to adhere to the letter and spirit
o any agreement would be oolhardy
in the extreme. o expect it to adhere
to the proposed Actual Ground Posi-
tion Line in Siachen in the uture aer
Indian troops have withdrawn would fy
in the ace o what it did along the Line
o Control in 1999 with its intrusion into
a 60X10 km salient in the Kargil-Dras
salient.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,
who has made so much investment in
Indo-Pak peace, has had to watch the
unraveling under jihadi pressure o his
eorts to secure the Most Favoured
Nation treatment. A Line o Control
that had seen a marked reduction in
hostilities over the past ve years sud-
denly erupted with unprovoked ring
and renewed attempts at inltration. He
dealngwPakan,Leanng
A we G Time and again over the years since partition occurred in 1947 Indians have been surprised
by Pakistani belligerence and animosity capped most recently by the beheading and
mutilation o Indian soldiers in the Mendhar sector o Jammu and Kashmir. The true intent
and purpose o the brutality became clear when its Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar
insisted that the UN be involved in ascertaining what happened, reports P N Khera
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That it will not be “business
as usual” should beillustrated with massive
retaliation every time
Pakistan or its proxies
indulge in acts o terrorism
or inltration across the
Line o Control. India has
given enough opportunity
to Pakistan to mend its
ways and by not unilaterally
declaring it a rogue state
that has committed war
crimes in Kargil, Mumbai and
Mendhar it has emboldened
it to continue down a path
that is raught with danger
or India
was orced by circumstances to make the
pronouncement that it could no longer
be “business as usual” with Pakistan
until it mended its ways. Simultaneously,
India’s Chie o Army Sta made it abun-
dantly clear that any urther provocation
would be met with massive and appro-
priate retaliation.
rEVisit PositioN iN J&K
Tat is how it should remain and
India should revisit its position on
Jammu and Kashmir and reassert its
claim to the whole o ormer princely
State in unequivoal terms demand-
ing that Pakistan adhere to the very
UN resolutions that it swears by. Te
resolutions very clearly have made it
mandatory or Pakistani troops to with-
draw rom the areas illegally occupied
by it in so-called “Azad Kashmir” beore
any urther action can be taken espe-
cially in the context o reviving the role
o the United Nations Military Observer
Group or India and Pakistan (UNMO-
GIP) as Pakistan is trying to do over the
beheading issue.
It must back this up with very stern
action in retaliation or any attempted
intrusions or iring across the Line
o Control. Iniltration must be
stopped at the line itsel by every
military means and all Pakistani echelons
giving support to such attempts should
be visited with a barrage o heavy
artillery; all the while keeping its
minimum nuclear deterrent in
readiness in case Pakistan tries to
resort to nuclear weapons.
Tat it will not be “business as usual”
should be illustrated with massive retali-
ation every time Pakistan or its proxies
indulge in acts o terrorism or inltra-
tion across the Line o Control. India has
given enough opportunity to Pakistan
to mend its ways and by not unilater-
ally declaring it a rogue state that has
committed war crimes in Kargil, Mum-
bai and Mendhar it has emboldened it
to continue down a path that is raught
with danger or India.
Enough is enough.
Rajiv Gandhi and
Benazir Bhutto
ina An Myanma sulwk tgee
Deence Minister Mr AK Antony called on the President
o Myanmar U Thein Sein in NayPyiTaw on January 22.
Mr Antony conveyed the importance placed by India on
enhancement o bilateral ties in all elds, including deence.
He noted that the recent exchanges o visits between both
countries at political and other levels had imparted a new
momentum to the bilateral relationship. Deence Minister AK Antony calling on the Myanmar President
U Thein Sein
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It needs to be remembered that
the Armed Forces are executing
their Constitutional responsibil-
ity when deployed in aid o civilauthority in confict zones. Tat
is why the Act is applied aer a deter-
mination that it is a “disturbed area”.
Te current controversy in which the
Chie Minister o Jammu and Kash-
mir Mr Omar Abdullah has sought the
removal o the AFSPA rom parts o the
state which have apparently been sani-
tized is a le-handed tribute to the Army
which helped bring about a state o rela-
tive peace and calm. How ragile is the
current situation is best underscored
by the systematic manner in which sar-
panches o Panchayats (one o Omar
Abdullah’s claimed successes) are being
eliminated by the terrorists/separatists
under orders rom Pakistan.
Mr Habibullah was comment-
ing on the Justice Verma Committee
recommendations about amendments
to AFSPA so that armed orces and
police personnel are not given protec-
tion under the law i they commit sexualoences against women. I, as he sug-
gested, the Act was “against democracy
and the Constitution” it should have
been struck down suo motu when Jus-
tice Verma was the Chie Justice o the
Supreme Court o India.
rEMoVE LooPhoLEs
Nonetheless, i there are loopholes
within this Act Mr Habibullah him-
sel has suggested that they be removed
“aer discussion with the Army” imply-
ing thereby that it has its uses in areas
aected by militancy, insurgency and
separatism. In many o these occur-
ances in India’s case insurgency has been
encouraged and sustained by inimical
neighbours as in Punjab, Jammu and
Kashmir itsel and the north-east as
well. Such instigation has come rom
institutions that tolerate and encourage
beheading and mutilation as happened
in the Mendhar sector o Jammu andKashmir recently.
Women in confict zones around the
world tend to be the worst suerers.
Mr Habibullah does not avour death
penalty or rapists “because there is
opposition to it in several democratic
countries across the world”. Tat is why
it needs to be examined how demo-
cratic countries that launch military
operations beyond their own borders
either unilaterally or under the ag o
the United Nations or NAO protect
their soldiers rom legal action or acts
committed during their tenures abroad.
Set up aer the gang-rape in Delhi
the three-member Justice Verma com-
mittee in its report has recommended
amendments to the Armed Forces Spe-
cial Powers Act to remove the provision
o seeking sanction rom the central
government beore initiating any legal
action against an armed orces person-
nel should be done away with in case
o sexual crimes. Tese would include
crimes such as outraging the modesty o a woman and rape..
With respect to amendments in the
Act to ensure saety o women, Jus-
tice Verma has noted: “At the outset,
we notice that impunity or systematic
or isolated sexual violence in the pro-
cess o Internal Security duties is being
legitimized by the Armed Forces Spe-
cial Powers Act, which is in orce in
large parts o our country. It must be
iny in habbulla’decpn of AFsPA
That Chairman o the Minorities Commission Wajahat Habibullah should say that the Armed
Forces Special Powers Act is against democracy and the Constitution is ironic because he
served as Divisional Commissioner in Jammu and Kashmir when the Act was in orce in the
state during his tenure there between 1991 and 1993, says Cecil Victor
Security personnel
patrolling during
curew in Srinagar on
February 15
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It is no one’s case that
rape and molestationo women and girls by
soldiers deployed under
the umbrella protection o
the AFSPA be condoned.
Mr Habibullah would know
rom personal experience
rom his tenure in J and K
whether immediate
action is not taken against
the accused where it is
proved that the crime has
been committed and the
allegation is not rivolous
and part o the propaganda
tool in the hands o terrorists
in every area where militancy
is endemic
recognized that women in confict areas
are entitled to all the security and dignity
that is aorded to citizens in any other
part o our country.”
woMEN iN CoNFLiCt ArEAs
o ensure protection o women in
confict areas, the report has also made
several recommendations that include
bringing sexual violence against women
by uniormed men under the purview o
ordinary criminal law and appointment
o special commissioners or saety o
women in confict areas.
“hese commissioners must
be chosen rom those who have
experience with women’s issues,
preerably in confict areas. In addition,
such commissioners must be vested
with adequate powers to monitor
and initiate action or redress and
criminal prosecution in all cases o
sexual violence against women by armed
personnel,” the report states.
he committee has also recom-
mended reorientation o training o
armed orces to include laws and issues
related to women’s saety.
Indian army jawans
guarding a orward
post
Ater going through myriad activities in Pune and Mumbai,
the ladies were delighted to meet Lt Gen SK Singh,Vice Chie
o Army Staf. The General urged the teachers to motivate chil-
dren or higher studies; he also inormed the teachers aboutthe vacancies in colleges in Maharashtra available to people o
Jammu & Kashmir.
The highlights o the itinerary included visits to the National
Deence Academy, Khadakvasla, The Bishops School, Pune Camp,
Cognizant Technologies, Pune, a cruise on the Coast Guard Ship
Samudra Prahari and visits to historical places and beaches at
Mumbai. The group had an interaction with teachers at the pres-
tigious St Mary’s School, Delhi and was awe struck by the modern
teaching methods being employed.
Lay teace Fm Kam Mee Vce Cef of Amy saffA motivated bunch o lady teachers who were agged o rom Kilo Force, Shariabad on 27th January,
reached the National Capital on 6th February. The ladies are currently on ‘Watan Ki Sair’, a National Integration
Tour conducted by the Kilo Force Signal Regiment as part o Operation Sadhbhavna, reports ADN
Vice Chie o the Army Sta Lt Gen SK Singh presenting memento
to lady teachers rom Kashmir
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he Pakistan society is sit-
ting on a powder keg,
ready to blow up into a
confagration that would
hurt us all. At a juncture
when there is a beginning in orging a
long lasting peaceul and riendly rela-
tionship between India and Pakistan, a
stable Pakistan is sine qua non to the
economic resurgence o India and o entire South Asia. Tereore, there is
a need or a threadbare analysis o the
various actors, events, personalities
and ideologies that ail Pakistan and
have landed her into today’s sorry state
o aairs.
Pakistan’s gravitation towards chaos
must in no way be attributed to the
wo Nation Teory. Had it been so,
then a similar ate should have awaited
Bangladesh. Bangladesh chose a secu-
lar way o building its society. Ethnic
and linguistic homogeneity were identi-
ed and adopted as major driving orces.
Resultantly, Bangladesh today has set
course on a path o steady growth. But
in the case o Pakistan, the infexible and
archaic ideological dogmas have decapi-
tated mainstream political activity. Te
economic policies have beneted only the privileged class and have ailed to
lead towards equitable distribution o
wealth. Soon aer its creation Pakistan
ell into an abyss o despotic military
rule or at best a puppet government
under direct control o the Army. Te
autocratic leadership repeatedly ailed
to alleviate the miseries o Pakistan’s
teeming millions and pushed the state
towards the brink o total collapse in
terms o economy, law and order and
good governance.
thE strANGE triANGLE
Core ideological values o a nation
orm a vital hub around which the ele-
ments o national power converge to
provide a nation its existential strength
and a direction or uture growth. In
Pakistan’s case, the society is distinctly divided into three shades ideologies. A
part o its civil society believes in sec-
ularism, accommodates inter religious
dierences and is willing to provide
space to the dierent sects within Islam.
Tis segment o the Pakistani society
appreciates that all religions must adapt
to the social changes and believes in
social and economic growth.
Tere is another part o the Pakistani
Pakan :Febngof Animpln
The Two NationTheory that resulted in the birth o Pakistan on 14 August 1947,
was a vision inspired by two basic premises. The more widely propagated theory is
based on the alsely perceived assumption that there is a vast chasm between the
Hindu and Muslim communities and so, they cannot co-exist. The other premise
that ormed the backbone o this Two Nation Theory was inspired by a dream o a
great uture or Pakistan, ully realizing the vast economic potential o its land, once
reerred as the ‘bread basket’ o undivided India and also the mineral and gas deposits
that were abundant there. The cultural, economical and intellectual building bricks
o Pakistan were equally strong as those o India. But despite all the possibilities
that the nascent nation had, today it nds itsel in such a dismal state, that thevery viability o Pakistan as a nation is uncertain, according to ADN analysts
Indian Army in
Jammu and Kashmir
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There is another part
o the Pakistani societythat proposes religious
undamentalism as the true
ace o Islam. They whip up
religious renzy to suit their
convenience and create
a ear psychosis amongst
the people by convincing
them that Islam is under
persecution
society that proposes religious unda-
mentalism as the true ace o Islam.
Tey whip up religious renzy to suittheir convenience and create a ear psy-
chosis amongst the people by convincing
them that Islam is under persecution.
A third part o the Pakistani soci-
ety aspires or a modern Pakistan and
desire to keep pace with rest o the
world, but are pessimistic and see no
light at the end o the tunnel. In any
democracy, it is upon the polity to pave
the way or growth. But in Pakistan’s
case, a hapless ractured polity has been
repeatedly betrayed by the political lead-
ership which has landed the country intosuch a chaos, that the very basis o dem-
ocratic orm o government in Pakistan
is threatened.
wAitiNG For disAstEr
Demographic pattern plays a major
role in the sustained growth o a nation.
Pakistan has a population o over 180
million today and will cross 258 million
by 2030. Out o 180 million, 110 mil-
lion are under 29 years. Tis horrendous
youth bulge, is in any case, a disaster
waiting to happen. No political system
can provide education, employment,
shelter, ood, water, electricity, health
and hygiene to such a huge population
or meet the aspirations o its youth.
Given today’s human development indi-
ces, maladministration, anarchy, lack o
inrastructure and the oreign debt, Pak-
istan is statistically, already a ailed state.
For over two decades now, Pakistan
economy has been surviving on the
loans and grants rom US, Saudi Ara-
bia and the OIC nations. o make upor the huge scal decits, successive
governments have resorted to printing
additional currency, urther weakening
the economy, skyrocketing ination.
Fundamental structural reorms were
long overdue but the successive gov-
ernments (civil or military) neither had
the political space nor the will power
to undertake such a mission. Pakistan’s
hugely disproportionate expenditure
on its deence budget, alsely justied
by an imaginary threat rom India has
urther drained her coers. A parallelever growing terrorist-maa-ISI econ-
omy and the policy o loot and scoot
adopted by rulers rom time to time, did
not allow Pakistan’s economy to recover.
FALsE ProMisEs
In many democracies, religion pro-
vides a guiding light or the ethos and
policies o the nation. Religion in a way
serves as a balancing orce. But in Pak-
istan’s case the religion leadership has
been usurped by staunch undamental-
ists who have misinterpreted the tenetso Islam to their benet. Tese religious
leaders spread nothing but intolerance
and hatred. Tey have anned terrorism
in the name o Islam by alsely project-
ing a threat to Islam and the interests o
the Islamic nations. Te state machin-
ery and the Pakistan Army can no longer
control the innumerable terrorist orga-
nizations that are bleeding Pakistan
white.
Having ailed to establish peace and
give a conclusive direction to the uture
equation with India, Pakistan Army
has its hands ull. It has to manage the
troublesome eastern and western bor-
ders, look aer internal security, ght
hardcore terrorism and yet maintain
a high level o preparedness to stage a
coup and take control o the country’s
administration whenever called upon
by the military leaders. No wonder
that the morale o overtaxed Pakistani
soldier is down in his boots. Attacks
on soldiers and police, suicide attacks,
bomb explosions, political assassina-tions and targeted killings are routine.
Recent skirmishes along the LoC, in
Uri and Poonch Sectors are the exam-
ples o adventurism by local military
commanders o Pakistan, challenging
the command structure o Army. It was
an attempt to escalate tension along the
LoC to create an excuse or downsizing
anti-aliban and anti-terrorist opera-
tions along Pak’s Western borders. Te
problems o Pakistan are exacerbated by
the uncontrolled activism o USA, civil-
ian government’s lack o control over
its military and intelligence agencies,
its ailure to protect the minorities and
secure regions controlled by the Paki-
stani aliban.
hEAdiNG towArds ANArChY
he ominous state o aairs in
Pakistan will inevitably drag her into
a black hole o anarchy and
subsequent collapse, unless o course
the people o Pakistan decide to
end their miseries and choose a
leadership, which pulls her out o
this abyss, through political, social
and economic resurgence towards a
peaceul, bright uture, matching steps
with the rest o the world. Continuation
o present state means, there is going
to be increasing anarchy. Te journey
o Pakistan to ‘ultimately being a ailed
state’ will be very short unless peoplewho matter, do not start seeing their
end too. Pakistan has become a ship
with too many holes under its belly
and too ew hands to stop the
leakage o water. It is time when the
stakeholders should realise that even
i they are playing their individual
games, when Pakistan implodes, it will
result in collective demise, a complete
annihilation.
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Showcasing more than 30
types o platorms and
Weapons Systems amount-
ing to a participation o
about 230 aircra, this Fire
Power Display demonstrated the day
and night employability o air power
by rontline ghter aircra o the IAF
including - Su-30 MKI, Mirage-2000,
Jaguar, MiG-21,MiG-27, MiG-29 and
Hawks. Te transport aircra included
– C130J, AN-32, Embraer and IL-76,
while Mi-8, the newly inducted Mi-17
V5 and Mi-35 Attack Helicopters
constituted the Rotary Wing ingredients.
Te Sarang Helicopter Aerobatic Display
eam and low level aerobatics by SU-30
aircrat were the added attraction
to the event
Being the Supreme commander o
the Armed Forces Te Honble Presi-
dent o India was the chie guest or the
event. Tis year or the rst time the
Prime Minister o India also witnessed
this mega event along with the Deence
Minister A K Antony.
Te IAF also showcased, or the rst
time, its Surace to Air Missile Systems
like the shoulder red IGLA, the vehicle
mounted and mobile OSA-AK M and
the longer range PECHORA. Te exer-
cise also showcased its latest acquisition
the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II basic trainer air-
cra and Bambi Bucket Operations by Mi-17 V5 helicop-
ter. he events at
- Iron Fist displayed
various aspects o
re power like Air
Deence Operations,
Counter Surace
Force Operations,
Urban Warare,
Combat Search
Rescue Operations, Assault Approach
and Landing, Combat Ofoading and
Short ake o by C-130 J at the Landing
Strip prepared at the Range.
Being a display o armament deliv-
ery skills by pilots at the end o their
training year, this year, or the rst time,
trainee pilots displayed their armament
delivery skills ying the Hawk trainer.
Light Combat Aircra (LCA) and Light
Combat Helicopter (LCH), two o the
most prestigious indigenous projects
ormed a part o the display. In addi-
tion, IAF’s Parajumping eam, Akash
Ganga, IAF’s Air Warrior Drill eam,
Air Warrior Symphony Orchestra also
perormed.Aimed at providing the nation the
reassurance that the IAF will deliver
whenever called upon, a demonstra-
tion o this magnitude was carried out
or the rst time by day, dusk and night.
Te exercise also aided commanders and
planners to gain better insight into the
potential and deployment capabilities o
aerial weapons. Very ew air orces in the
world can achieve this eat.
iAF dplay iFe Pe Ain F-2013
IRON FIST – 2013 was conceived as a visible demonstration o not only the deterrent and joint
war ghting capabilities o the IAF but also a reafrmation o IAF’s commitment to nation building
through its more benign and non kinetic capabilities. February 22, 2013 witnessed the Indian Air
Force demonstrate its operational capabilities by day, dusk and night at the sprawling acility o the
Pokharan Range, the largest air –to-ground weapons ring range or training in delivery o heavy
armament, near Jaisalmer, in the arid Rajasthan Sector, reports ADN
The President,Mr. Pranab Mukherjee
releasing thePostal Cover to
commemorate the50 Years o Air Power
o Indian Air Forceduring the Indian
Air Force Fire Powerdemonstration
Exercise ‘Iron Fist2013’ at Pokharan,
Jaisalmer, Rajasthanon 22 February.
The Prime Minister,Dr. Manmohan Singh
and the DeenceMinister, Mr. A. K.
Antony are also seen
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he Deence Minister said
the Government is going
to have a second look at
both the Deence procure-
ment procedure and the
Deence production policy and amend
it in a manner so that the industry can
take more interest in Deence production.
stroNG ACtioN
Reerring to the recent allegations o
corruption in a deence deal, Antony
said the Government had taken strin-
gent action against six companies which
had resorted to unethical practices in
securing other deence contracts. He
said it is regrettable that lessons have not
been learned rom those episodes. Ant-
ony said the country can’t aord to lose
poor tax payers’ money to greedy play-
ers in the eld.
Te Minister had a word o advice
to the Armed Forces. He said while
drawing up the list o products or their
operational requirements, the Services
should look at the availability o the
same in the country rst. “Imports
should be the last resort”, he said.He said the public and the private sec-
tors have to synergise their competencies
in creating capabilities or technologies
in niche areas. Tis would promote sel-
reliance and oster our endeavor towards
modernization. It is important that the
private sector emerges as a major player,
ully geared to meet various operational
requirements o our Armed Forces
with requisite knowledge, expertise
and wherewithal. It is extremely rele-
vant to appreciate each other’s concerns,
strengths and opportunities which are
thrown up in this process. A strong
and vibrant partnership between the
public and private sector is crucial or
delivering the much-needed deence
technological upgradation.
iNdUstrY At tAKEoFF stAGE
Antony said, our domestic deence
industry is at a takeo stage. We need
collaboration at the global level to
leverage the beneits o the latest
available technologies. Government’s
policy on oset is expected to acilitate
this. “I would urge the industry to
come orward and take advantage o this
policy”, he said.
A secn Lk A PcuemenAn Pucn Plce
The Deence Minister A K Antony said here on February 20 that speedy indigenization in Deence
production is essential to eliminate corruption in procurement process. Addressing the Second
International Seminar on Army Air Deence in New Delhi, Antony said the Armed Forces, the
Government, the DRDO, the industry - both public and private sector should come together in
a mission mode so that the country can achieve maximum or indigenization in a reasonabletimerame. He assured that the Government would provide all support required to achieve this
objective, reports ADN
The DeenceMinister, Mr A. K. Antony releasingthe compendium onthe occasion o 2ndInternational Seminaon Army Air Deencein the 21st century,in New Delhi onFebruary 20.The Chie o ArmySta, GeneralBikram Singh andthe Director General Army Air Deence Lt.General Kuldip Singhare also seen
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he allocation was up by
Rs 25,169 crore rom last
year’s revised estimate o
Rs 1,78,503 crore. he
budget estimate last year
was Rs 1,93,407 crore but it was slashed
by Rs 14,904 crore later by the nance
ministry owing to the strain on the
economy.
In terms o comparison between the
budget estimates o the nancial year
2012-13 and 2013-14, the hike is 5.31
percent.
Te budgetary allocation this year
marked a reduction in GDP ration rom1.90 last year to 1.79 percent.
“Te deence minister has been most
understanding and I assure him and the
House that constraints will not come in
way o providing any additional require-
ment or the security o the nation,” the
Finance Minister said.
Te deence ministry is in a major
modernisation process with several
acquisitions in the pipeline besides
upgradation o inrastructure in the
northeast along with China border.
Among the major acquisitions in the
ong are the 126 multirole combat air-
cra, 22 Apache attack choppers and 15
heavy-li choppers.
Te deence ministry had last year
demanded Rs 40,000 crore more or
meeting its modernisation requirements
in addition to the Rs 1,93,407 crore but
that could not be provided.
An amount o Rs 14,904 crore was cut
rom its budget allocation. O this cut,
Rs 10,000 crore were rom the capital
expenditure and the remaining was romrevenue expenditure.
O the total expenditure by the Indian
government, deence expenditure would
account or 10 percent which is 1 percent
less than 2012-13.
In 2011-12, the government had allo-
cated Rs 1,64,415 crore or the deence
ministry and later, it was revised to Rs
1,70,937 crore. Increasing the allocation
by 13 percent, the government gave Rs
1,93,407 crore to the ministry or 2012-
13 but in actual terms it came out to be
around 4.45 percent due to the budget
cut in revised estimates.
Under the break up o the budget,
Rs 44,500 crore have been allocated or
pensions to be paid to retired deence
personnel and the DRDO has been allo-
cated Rs 5,500 crore.
O the Rs 1,16,931 crore allocated
or revenue expenditure, the army has
been allocated Rs 81,833 crore, the navy
has got Rs 12,194 core while the IAF
received Rs 18, 295 crore.
O the Rs 86,741 crore capital expen-diture und, the IAF has the largest share
o over Rs 38,000 crore ollowed by the
navy and the army. Tese unds are used
or modernisation o equipment and
raising new ormations.
Te major portion o these unds
would be used to procure aircra and
aero-engines or the services or which
Rs 33,776 crore have been earmarked
or the year 2013-14.
defence Buge 2013Amid its modernisation drive, the deence ministry got Rs 2,03,672 crore or 2013-14,
marking a hike o about 14 percent over last year’s revised allocation with Finance Minister
P Chidambaram promising more unds required or national security, reports ADN
MBT Arjun MK-1 tank passing through the
Rajpath during the
64th Republic DayParade-2013, in NewDelhi on January 26
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Deence Minister said the
cooperation between
the scientists and sci-entiic expertise o
DRDO and NPOM
and many other organisations rom India
and Russia has proved that there is a way
to do things aster and take the lead in
the world. Te partnership has blos-
somed and yielded results, which have
not been achieved by any other country.
He admitted that the role o DRDO,
NPOM and the quality assurance
agencies in grooming this industry to
achieve high technology levels and a
superior quality product has indeedresulted in customer’s delight, that is,
our Deence Forces.
he Minister remarked that this
process has resulted in a new trend o
thinking, in terms o a collaboration and
joint venture, as India too could share its
technology and products with others.
On this occasion CEO and MD o
BrahMos Aerospace Dr. A Sivathanu
Pillai in his welcome address gave a
brie account o the growth and evolu-
tion o this joint venture. Chie o Air
Sta, Air Chie Marshall NAK Browne inhis address said that the modied Su-30
Mk-1 aircra will soon be equipped with
BrahMos missile. Dr. AG Leonov, Direc-
tor General NPOM, Russian Federation,
Dr. VK Saraswat, Scientic Advisor to
Deence Minister also spoke on the
occasion. Deence Minister also pre-
sented awards/trophies to some top
scientists and technologists associated
with this joint venture.
rua sul inuc BaM ini Ame Fce: AnnyDeence Minister A K Antony has said that Russia should induct BrahMos supersonic cruise
missile in its armed orces so that the success achieved in the joint venture will be ully
appreciated. Addressing the ‘Partnership Day’ marking the signing o Inter GovernmentalAgreement (IGA) between India and Russia or the ormation o BrahMos joint venture in
New Delhi on February 19, he said soon the Indian Air Force will have BrahMos both, on land
and air platorm, making it a real orce multiplier or all the wings o the Indian Armed Forces.
Army, Navy and Air Force consider BrahMos to be an important weapon due to its speed,
precision and power, he said. The Government has also decided to expand the inrastructure
at multiple centres to cater to larger production requirement o BrahMos missiles and
systems, reports ADN
The Deence Minister,Mr A. K. Antonyreleasing a coee
table book on occasioo partnership daymarking the signingo Inter-Government
Agreement (IGA)between India & Russor the ormationo Brahmos Joint
Venture, in New Delhion February 19. TheChie o Air Sta, AirChie Marshal N.A.K.Browne, the CEO &MD, Brahmos Dr A.Sivathanu Pillai, theScientifc Advisor toRaksha Mantri and DGDRDO, Dr. Vijay Kumar
Saraswat and DG,NPOM, Russia Dr A. G.Leonov are also seen
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Misinterpretation
o the recommen-
dations o the
Justice JS Verma
commission that
inquired into the phenomenon o rape
and murder aer the Delhi gangrape
appeared to give the impression that
military personnel were high on the list
o oenders. Te Verma Commission’s
recommendations on the responsibil-
ity o command or individual violators
is being studied in the spirit that it was
made: Every eort must be made to
stamp out the curse.O the 1618 cases registered with
the National Human Rights Commis-
sion and through human rights groups
and civil liberties groups and personal
complaints over a period covering 1994
to January 2013 in the endemic insur-
gency areas o Jammu and Kashmir and
the North East and other parts o the
country 1478 were ound to be alse or
baseless aer a thorough investigation.
CoNViCtioN iN 55 CAsEs
Most o the cases –1178 – have been
routed through the National Human
Rights Commission. In the 55 cases
that were ound to be true, 129 per-
sonnel were convicted and punished.
Eighty-ve cases are currently under
investigation.
In Jammu and Kashmir 999 cases
were registered, ollowed by the North
East (560) and the rest are within
the jurisdictions o the Western
Command, Southern Command,
Central Command and the South
Western Command o the Army.In Jammu and Kashmir alone 965
allegations were ound to be alse or
baseless. In the North East the num-
ber was 460 indicating that ling such
complaints is part o the propaganda and
mind-control methodology employed
in guerrilla warare to undermine and
demoralize the security orces.
Largely because the major insurgen-
cies in the North East like the Naga
and Mizo uprisings
have been contro-
lled, the allegations
o rape and mur-
der in particular
have been ew and
ar between.
sPUrt oF ALLEGAtioNs
Te allegations peaked between 1997
and 2002 when crossborder terrorism
was at its height encouraged by Paki-
stan Army Inter-Services Intelligence
both through the western sector as
well as through Bangladesh where theHarkatul Jihad Islami has grown deep
roots with Pakistani training and Saudi
Arabian money. In J and K it uctu-
ated between 139 and 166 through the
National Human Rights Commission.
Private groups made between 46 and 99
allegations within this timerame.
Tis was the time when major terror-
ists strikes took place against Parliament
House and the serial bombings in
Cae Agan Amy96.40 Pe Cen Fale
An analysis o data over the
past 20 years o allegations
o human rights violations
including rape and murder
by Army personnel shows
that 96.40 per cent o them
were alse, reports ADN
Army personnel
taking position during
an encounter with
militants including
a top commander
o Lashkar-e-Toiba(LeT), holed up in
a house at Lolab in
Kupwara
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Mumbai, Surat, New Delhi and other
places. Te security orces – military,
para-military, and local police orces –were under tremendous pressure rom
human rights groups and ake encoun-
ters became cause celebre.
However, there has been a marked
decline in complaints iled with
National Human Rights Commission
and through private channels with the
maximum being 79 in 2009. In some
places, this could be due to ailure o
the local police to le complaints but
the same cannot be said o the National
Human Rights Commission which is
very alert and quick to respond to suchallegations so as to bring relie to the
victims at the earliest.
GrEAtEr
AwArENEss
In the rst montho this year there
has been a spurt
o cases –48 by the
NHRC and one by
others (49) a phe-
nomenon attributed
to the greater aware-
ness caused by the
Delhi gangrape about
atrocities on women.
Te Justice Verma
committee made its
recommendationsin the context o the
ongoing controversy
over the imposition
o the Armed Forces
Special Powers Act in
the disturbed areas
o Jammu and Kash-
mir and in the North
East. Te Chie Min-
ister o Jammu and
Kashmir Omar Abdullah has asked that
the Act be revoked in areas where peace
has descended over the years.
Te Chie Minister was soon con-
ronted with realities on the ground
and a situation that had been brought
under control with the help o AFSPA
was soon ruptured with the serial
killing and criminal intimidation o
Sarpanches o Panchayats on the orders
o the Pakistan Army Inter-Services
Intelligence and a sudden resurgence
o ceasere violations along the Line
o Control.
ACtioN tAKEN rEPort
It would be appropriate that the
National Human Rights Commission,
which has routed the complaints made
to it against the Army, should call or an
“action taken” report rom Army HQ
and publish the ndings as part o its
own process o rectiying grievances as
and when they occur. It may well be con-
ronted by the need to book those who
have led alse cases against the armed
orces and security personnel to help
and abet the machinations o inimical
neighbours against India by bringing to
disrepute institutions that are intended
to uphold the Constitution and the ter-
ritorial integrity o the nation.
Te Armed Forces Special Powers Act
stands our-square against attempts to
undermine the unity and integrity o the
nation particularly by a neighbour that
has been unable to win any war against
India through direct military conron-
tation. Its use o proxies and terrorist
tactics should be recognized or what itis – an undeclared war – and conronted
accordingly.
Instead, there has been a tendency
to denigrate the very persons who are
entrusted with deending the nation.
It needs to be reiterated that in no case
will rape and murder by armed orces
personnel be condoned or be sought to
be brought within the protection o the
AFSPA.
It would be appropriate
that the National Human
Rights Commission, which
has routed the complaints
made to it against the Army,
should call or an “action
taken” report rom Army HQand publish the ndings as
part o its own process o
rectiying grievances as and
when they occur. It may well
be conronted by the need
to book those who have
led alse cases against the
armed orces and security
personnel to help and abet
the machinations o inimical
neighbours against India
by bringing to disrepute
institutions that are intended
to uphold the Constitution
and the territorial integrity o
the nation
Weapons seized rom
the terrorist in J&K o
display
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Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, Chie o Staf, Japan Mari-
time Sel Deence Force (JMSDF), called on Admiral DK
Joshi, Chie o the Naval Staf, Indian Navy at Naval Head-
quarters on February 25 in New Delhi.
During the meeting, a wide range o subjects o mutual
interest in the Maritime Domain were discussed. The
Indian Navy and the JMSDF have been collaborating
towards combating piracy o the Gul o Aden.
Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano also cal led on the Deence
Minister AK Antony. The JMSDF chie was on a two day
ocial visit to India.
Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano visited the Western Naval
Command Headquarters at Mumbai on February 26,where he interacted with Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha,
FOC-in-C Western Naval Command.
It may be recalled that the inaugural Indo-Japan
Maritime Aairs dialogue was held at New Delhi, in Jan-
uary this year.
Cef of Japan Mame self defence Fce V ina
The Chie o Sta, Japan Maritime Sel Deence Force, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawanocalls on the Deence Minister, Mr. A. K. Antony, in New Delhi on 25 February
The Chie o the Army Sta Gen Bikram Singh, chaired
the proceedings on 26 February and addressed the dele-
gates. He praised the battle readiness o the Mechanised
Forces which deliver the vital punch on the battleeld.
The COAS said that their commitment, morale, training
and operational capabilities must instill ear in our poten-
tial adversaries.
The COAS added that a resh impetus is required orchange in the Army towards pursuit o all round excel-
lence, the General exhorted all ranks o the Mechanised
Forces to ocus on efective training or integrated all arms
operations. He said that the Army has always been the
epitome o trust and discipline, or which they should
always be proud.
The COAS emphasised on the ocus areas enunciated
by him or all ranks o the Army. He also emphasised on
human resource development to improve the morale
and meet the aspirations o soldiers.
The conerence concluded on 27 February. During
the three day conclave important issues regarding mod-
ernization, realistic operationally oriented training and
human resource management issues were discussed.
Amy Cef Pae Bale reane of Mecane Fce
The Fith Biennial Mechanised Forces Conerence was hosted by the Armoured Corps
Centre and School, Ahmadnagar rom 25 to 27 February. A large number o senior
serving ofcers o the elite Armoured Corps, Mechanised Inantry and Brigade o the
Guards attended the Conerence that discussed issues relevant to the Mechanised Forces
o the uture, reports ADN
Gen Bikram Singh addressing the 5th Biennial Conerence
o Mechanised Forces
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he COAS underlined the
act that the units o all
Arms and Services are
building blocks and the
cutting edge o the Indian
Army and it is on these units that the
edice o the Indian Army rests. Te
operational readiness and eectiveness
o the Indian Army is directly related
to their standard o training, motiva-
tion and morale. Te nature o combat,
peacetime requirements and socio-
economic environment are becoming
increasingly complex and demand quick
and dynamic response rom leadership
at all levels. his
warrants an organ-
isational culture and
unit climate that
breeds a high level o
individual excellence,
unit cohesion and
unctional eciency.
he publication
addresses all these
issues eectively.
While releasing
the publication, the COAS indicated
that ‘Unit Commander’s Manual’ pro-
vides guidance in command o a unit
and enables the COs and junior leaders
in establishing dynamism and excellence
in the unit unctioning.
releae of ‘Un Cmmane’Manual-2013’General Bikram Singh Chie o the Army Sta, released ‘Unit Commander’s Manual’ on the
occasion o the Army Day on 15 January 2013. The Manual provides a comprehensive
ramework in creating a culture o quiet efciency in unit unctioning and dynamism and
excellence in unit and sub unit ethos. It encompasses all aspects relating to Unit Routine,
Training, Motivation, Leadership Development, Administration, Regimental Institutes and
social activities. In sum, it ocuses on inculcating tenets o ‘Josh’, ‘Tezi’, ‘Sidhai’ and ‘Tehzeeb’
amongst all ranks which are essential prerequisites or mission accomplishment, reports ADN
Gen Bikram Singh releasing ‘Unit Commander’s Manual-2013’
He stated that a seamless and integrated approach by
all the stakeholders-- various union Ministries, coastal
State Governments and coastal communities is essential
or a ool proo coastal security. The Minister emphasized
that shermen in the coastal States are the eyes and ears
or overall coastal security and they should be made an
integral part o all our security planning.
Antony called or urgent and immediate action pos-
sible rom all stakeholders in matters o coastal security
and wanted all concerned to work in a coordinated man-
ner so as to ensure a seamless and robust coastal security
mechanism.
defence Mne reve te Pge in Caal secuy
The Deence Minister A K Antony reviewed the progress in steps taken to enhance the
coastal security o the country on 20 February. He acknowledged the action taken or
installation o 46 Coastal Static Radars (36 on mainland and 10 in island territories) which
would help in identication and monitoring o maritime trafc. Mr Antony asked theofcers to expedite Phase-II o Coastal Security Initiatives which would translate into a
robust and gap ree Maritime Domain Awareness, reports ADN
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During his our day
Japan visit, the COAS
had important inter-
actions and meetings
with a large number
o high level civil and military ocials
to include the Deence Minister, Chie
o Sta, Joint Sta JSDF and Chie o
Sta, JGSDF.
Both sides agreed on continuingeorts at enhancing bilateral exchanges
in the identied elds o humanitarian
assistance, disaster relie and UN Peace
Keeping operations and to explore deence
cooperation possibilities in new elds.
he COAS also visited important
training institutions like the Interna-
tional Peace Keeping Activity raining
Institute and the Fuji School besides vis-
iting the Middle Army HQs.
Te visit provided an impetus to the
deence ties and will urther cement the
strategic partnership between Japan
& India.
Amy Cef’ V t Japan The Chie o Army Sta (COAS), General Bikram Singh, visited Japan rom 11 – 15 February.
The visit was part o the ongoing high level exchanges between India and Japan and was
expected to urther boost the deence relations between the two nations, reports ADN
Visiting Army Chie
with the host
Guard o Honour or Gen Bikram Singh
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he Army Commander
visited the ormations
deployed in the Valley
and praised them or
exercising a very high
degree o control and upholding the
highest ethos o Army and respecting
the Human Right norms while man-
aging the internal security situation,
prevailing in the Valley. He also awarded
the GOC-in-C, Northern Command
Commendation card to six personnel.
Army Commander reviewed the
security situation in the Valley in a joint security meeting with Lt Gen Om
Prakash, GOC, Chinar Corps, Mr Ashok
Prasad, Director General o Police,
Jammu and Kashmir, Mr K Rajendra,
Addl DGP Law & Order, Mr Ashok
Patnaik, Joint Director IB and Mr SM
Sahay, IGP, Kashmir at the Chinar Corps
Headquarters.
he General complimented the
Security Forces or the high level
o synergy exhibited by them while
dealing with the prevailing situation
in the Valley. He highlighted the
nuances o synergized approach in
dealing with the prevailing sensitive law
and order situation and maintaining
peace in the Valley. He assured that
Army will continue with its area
domination and provide operational
support in the sensitive areas or
dealing with the current law and order
situation in the Valley.
Nen Amy Cmmanereve secuy suan
Lt Gen KT Parnaik, GOC-in-C,
Northern Command visited thetroops deployed in Kashmir
Valley on 11th and 12th February,
and reviewed the operational
preparedness along the Line o
Control and security situation
in the Valley. He extensively
visited the troops deployed in
the orward areas, particularly
the High altitude areas o Gurez,
Kupwara, Uri and Gulmarg
Sectors along Line o Control,
reports Asia Defence News
Lt Gen KT Parnaik
interacting with
jawans
Army Commander
visiting a orward
location in J&K
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‘Sarang’, the helicopter
display team o Indian
Air Force, ‘Flying Bulls’
o Czech Rupublic
and valiant ‘Russian
Knights’ were among those who thrilled
the week-end crowd at the ninth edi-
tion o the biennial event organised by
the Department o Deence Produc-
tion. Deence Minister AK Antony had
announced on the inaugural day on Feb-
ruary 6 that the next Aero India would
be held in Bangalore rom February 18
to 22 in 2015.
Te air show also witnessed graceul
ight displays o 1930s vintage iger
Moth aircra, which made its ight
appearance aer a gap o 22 years. LCA
ejas showed some breathtaking loops
and vertical charlies in the skies.
widE VAriEtY
Aviation enthusiasts experienced a loto adventure, excitement and colours o
thrill over the last ve days. Te Sarang
team few our HAL Dhruvs. Flying Bulls
is one o the most accomplished Euro-
pean aerobatics teams and has been a
member o the Red Bull amily. It com-
prises o our pilots (three men and one
woman) and they presented ormation
aerobatics.
he Sukhoi-27 Russian Knights
aerobatic team o Russian Air Force
perormed demonstration ights or
the rst time in India.
MEsMEriZEd sPECtAtors
When the pilots o Sarang met the
spectators they were given a thunder-
ing applause. Hundreds o people were
eagerly waiting to meet these jambaaz.
Men, women and kids who were lucky to
shake hands with the team members got
surprise mementoes like stickers, key-
chain, posters and other goodies rom
the pilots.
Viewers and pilots both enjoyed eachother’s company. People thanked pilots
or their antastic and thrilling peror-
mances during Aero India 2013. Sarang
is the only helicopter based services dis-
play team in the world. “We enjoyed the
good gathering because the presence o
public encouraged us to perorm bet-
ter to best”, said Wg Cdr R C Pathak,
commanding ocer o Sarang team.
“We not only entertain the public but
Aebac dplay Mak teCnclun of Ae ina 2013Aerobatic display by metal birds enthralled tens o thousands o aviation enthusiasts at
Yelahanka airbase in Bangalore on February 10 as the curtains came down on the ve-day
Aero India 2013, Asia’s premier airshow, reports ADN
Flying Bulls
o Czech Republic
showing their
aerobatic skills as
part o ight display
o Aero India 2013
Deence Minister
Mr. AK Antony
addressing the
inaugural unction o
Aero India 2013 at
Bangalore
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also encourage youth to join Indian Air
Force in our own way”, he urther added.
Sarang team includes 14 pilots, 5 engi-neering ocers and 132 technicians.
“For just 12 minutes o aerobatic dis-
play, our preparations and practice start
almost our hours beore because saety
o aircra and men is o utmost impor-
tant or us”, said Wg Cdr Vinod Negi,
deputy team leader o Sarang.
Sarang begins with entry in ‘Inverted
Wine Glass’ ormation. Te ormation
then changes over to ‘Line Astern’ or-
mation o ‘India’ as it is popularly called,
and Diamond ormation to acilitate the
viewers to get a closer look at the Heli-copters. Sarang 1, 2 and 3 then turn
together to perorm the star manoeuvre
which is unique to helicopter ying –
‘Te Stall urn’ known as the ‘Dolphin’s
Leap’. Te team then continually keeps
the audience glued to the skies with their
breathtaking manoeuvres. Te next is
the heart throbbing ‘Crossover Break’,
ollowed by the ‘Arrow’. Aer another
set o exciting manoeuvres the team
then regroups or its signature manoeu-
vre ‘Te Sarang Split’ in which the our
helicopter cross each other vertically and
horizontally to orm a knot.
Te Sarang Helicopter Display team
has evolved rom erstwhile ALH Evalua-
tion Flight (AEF) ormed at Aircra and
System esting Establishment (ASE)
on March 18, 2002. Aer completion o
the initial task o eld evaluation o the
‘Advanced Light Helicopter’ (ALH), the
unit was tasked with role o ormation
display ying to showcase the capabil-
ity o the indigenously manuactured
ALH and as ambassadors o the IndianAir Force. Te eam Sarang has been
derived rom the Sanskrit meaning ‘Pea-
cock’, the Indian National bird.
Te team made its debut perormance
at the Asian Aerospace Air show at Sin-
gapore in February 2004. Since then, the
team has perormed in 35 air shows in
India as well as abroad. Te team’s per-
ormance at Al Ain Aerobatic Show, UAE
in 5th January earned it a reputation as
one o the best
display teams in
the world.
sPECtACULAr
AEriAL
disPLAYs
Te Indian Air
Force Station,
Yelahanka was
a b u z z w i t h
p e o p l e o n
9th February 2013, the rst day opened
or the general public. People gathered
here to witness a glimpse o the amazing
display in the skies during the 9thedition o Aero India-2013 organized
by Deence Exhibition Organisation
under the Ministry o Deence rom
6th-10th February.
Many o them said that it’s a once
in a lietime chance to watch some o
the world’s nest aircras in a single
day. Nationals rom other countries
also enjoyed the show. “We have
watched many such displays around
the world but Aero India is certainly
one o the best shows”, said A Paul, a
citizen o UK.
he highlight o the day’s display
was the much-awaited Su-27 Russian
Knights team, which stole the show
with their awesome manoeuvres that
enthralled the public. Te other aero-
batic display included the ALH, LCH,
LCA ejas and ‘Sarang’ o Indian Air
Force and Flying Bulls o Czech Repub-
lic and F-16 rom the US.
ANtoNY iNAUGUrAtEd show
Aero India provided enormous busi-ness opportunity not only to India but
also to dierent regional markets o the
world. Inaugurating the 9th edition o
Aero India-2013, at Air Force Station,
Yelhanka, Bangalore on February 6, Mr
A K Antony said, in view o immense
opportunities available in the aerospace
industry the revised Deence Pro-
curement Policy o 2010 has provided
or more public-private partnerships
model to the industry. He appealed to
all stakeholders o deence industry to
take advantage o this policy initiative
and develop world-class products andtechnologies so as to make India a hub
in the entire sub-continent. He hoped
that this premier air show o Asia will
provide enough avenues or growth o
Indian aerospace industry. On this occa-
sion Mr Antony unveiled Aero Space
Policy o Karnataka state in the pres-
ence o Chie Minister o Karnataka
Mr Jagdish Shivappa Shettar. He also
announced that the 10th Aero India will
be held at Bangalore rom 18-22 Febru-
ary 2015.
Speaking on the occasion, Union
Minister o Civil Aviation Mr Ajit Singh
described Aero India as a ‘knowledge
platorm’. Giving a brie report card o
Indian aviation, he said that since this is
one o the astest growing aviation sec-
tors in the world, concentrated eorts
have to be made by all stakeholders to
sustain this momentum.
Mr R K Mathur, Secretary, Deence
Production, Ministry o Deence,
Mrs Naina Lal Kidwai, President,
FICCI, Mr Jagdish Shivappa Shettar,Chie Minister o Karnataka also
spoke on the occasion. Marshal
o he Air Force Mr Arjan Singh,
Minister o State For Deence Mr
Jitendra Singh, Chie o Air Sta, Air
Chie Marshal NAK Brown, Scientic
Advisor to Deence Minister and DG,
DRDO Dr V K Saraswat and Deence
Secretary Mr Shashikant Sharma were
also present.
Spectators enjoying
the air show at
Aero India 2013 at
Yalahanka, Bagalore
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Both India and China agreed to expand and enhance
bilateral exchanges covering the Army, Navy and Air Force
o both countries.
The two sides agreed to advance mutual strategic
trust and also enhance mutually benecial practicalcooperation.
The two sides reviewed the ongoing measures to main-
tain peace and tranquility on the Line o Actual Control
(LAC). The two sides agreed upon a plan o bilateral mil-
itary exchanges or 2013 which includes conduct o the
next joint military exercise.
Mr Sharma also called on General Xu Qiliang, Vice Chair-
man o China’s Central Military Commission. During the
discussion, General Xu called or enhancement o mutual
trust between the two countries and he said that consul-
tations need to be held between the two sides to ocus on
commonalities which are more important than the difer-
ences between the two countries. He said good relations
between India and China is important or both countries
as well as or world peace and security.
ina An Cna hl t Annual defence dalgue The Third India-China Annual Deence Dialogue took place in Beijing on January 14.
Deence Secretary Mr Shashikant Sharma led the Indian side and the Chinese Deputy
Chie o General Sta General Qi Jianguo led the Chinese side. The discussion took place
in a riendly and cooperative atmosphere and in a orward looking manner. The two
sides discussed bilateral, regional and international issues o common interests including
the situation in the Asia-Pacic region and in the India-China border areas, reports ADN
India-China Deence Dialogue
To mark the Golden Jubilee Celebration, a cycle rally
was conducted at Hussain Sagar Lake in the morning
ollowed by a colourul unction at Secunderabad Canton-ment later in the day. Large number o veteran soldiers
and their amilies rom across the State attended the unc-
tion. Senior veteran ocers addressed the gathering
and recounted their war experiences. The Commanding
Ocer o the battalion extended support to the battle
casualties and needy amilies. The battalion would be
conducting similar unctions at Bangalore, Trivandrum
and Chennai and reach out to maximum ex-Servicemen
and veteran soldiers o the Madras Regiment.
The 3rd Battalion Madras Regiment ondly known
as Thagdas is one o the most illustrious battalions o
the amous Madras Regiment o Indian Army. Thebattalion which was raised in 1962 is celebrating 50 Glo-
rious years o valour and sacrice in the service o the
nation. The Battalion traces its roots to 1777 when it was
rst raised at Trichi Fort. It boasts o a rich and glorious
history having won number o awards and medals both
on the borders as well as in counter insurgency opera-
tions. It is the rst battalion o the Indian Army to serve
twice on the Siachen Glacier where posts are higher than
20000 eet.
3 Maa hnu Famle of MayAn Veean sleAs part o its Golden Jubilee Celebrations, the 3rd Battalion Madras Regiment organized a
unction at Secunderabad Cantonment on 13 February to honour its veteran soldiers and
the amilies o soldiers who have sacriced their lie in the service o the nation
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During the visit he called on the Israeli Deence Minis-
ter Ehud Barak. He also met Lieutenant General Benjamin
Gantz, Chie o the General Sta, Israel Deense Forces
(IDF), Major General Amir Eshel, Commander o the Israeli
Air Force and Rear Admiral Ophir Shoham, Director o the
Ministry o Deense (MOD) Directorate or Research and
Development (MAFAT) at HaKirya, in Tel Aviv, to discuss
a wide range o bilateral issues on the ongoing deence
cooperation between India and Israel.
The Air Chie visited the Israeli Air Force, Flight School,
located at Hatzerim air base and the other operational
bases towards overseeing the progress o various proj-
ects being carried orward as joint ventures between
the two countries, he also met and interacted with the
IAF ocers and DRDO ocials who ormed a part o theMRSAM Team.
Accompanied by Major General Amir Eshel, the Air
Chie visited ‘Yad Vashem’, Israel’s Memorial to the Jewish
victims o the Holocaust established in 1953 and ‘Memo-
rial o Indian Soldiers’ in Jerusalem, Indian War Cemetery,
in commemoration o sacrice o Indian soldiers who
helped liberate Haia in 1918, in World War I, to pay their
tributes. The Indian Army commemorates September
23rd every year as Haia Day to pay its respects to the
two brave Indian Cavalry Regiments that helped liberate
the city in 1918 ollowing a dashing cavalry action by the
15th Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade.
The visit o Air Chie Marshal NAK Browne to Israel, as
the Chie o the Air Sta o the Indian Air Force, came
ater 12 years o him being posted as the Deence Atta-
che at Tel Aviv or a three year tenure. He was responsible
or establishing the Indian Deence Wing in Tel Aviv, in
April 1997.
iAF Cef V iael Towards consolidating the already robust bilateral military to military ties between India
and Israel, Air Chie Marshal NAK Browne, Chie o the Air Sta and Chairman Chies o
Sta Committee (COSC) was on a our day goodwill visit to Israel, reports ADN
For the IAF, this has been a singular achievement or the third con-
secutive year. Commanded by Flight Lieutenant Heena Pore, the
IAF Marching Contingent comprised 4 ocers and 144 airmen o
Ceremonial Contingent based at Air Force Station New Delhi and
Supernumerary ocers - Flight Lieutenant Anupam Chaudhary, Fly-
ing Ocer Gaurav Ahlawat and Flying Ocer Rahul T.
Be Macng Cnngen tpy The Indian Air Force Marching Contingent had been adjudged as the Best Marching
Contingent jointly with the Indian Navy, or Republic Day Parade 2013, amongst
the Armed Forces Contingents. The IAF and Navy were awarded the Best Marching
Contingent Trophy by the Hon’ble Raksha Mantri on
February 1, reports ADN
Air Chie Marshal NAK Browne with Chie o the General Sta, Israel
Deense Forces (IDF) at HaKirya in Tel Aviv January 21 during his visit
Indian Air Force and Indian Navy jointly awarded the Best
Marching contingent Trophy
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he maritime security o
India got a urther boost
today with the induc-
tion o state-o-the-art
new generation Naval
Oshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV), INS“Saryu”, indigenously designed and
built by Goa Shipyard Limited. Induc-
tion o INS Saryu is aimed at meeting
the increasing ocean surveillance and
patrolling requirements o the Indian
Navy. Te primary role o the ship is to
undertake EEZ surveillance, anti-piracy
patrols, eet support operations, pro-
vide maritime security to oshore assets
and carry out escort operations or high
value assets.
Capable o carrying a helicopter
(ALH) onboard, the ship’s weapon and
sensor outit includes a SRGM 76.2
mm gun with an electro-optic re con-
trol system, two 30mm guns as close in
weapon systems, latest navigational and
early warning radars, cha launchers or
sel protection and an integrated ESM
system to undertake all assigned mis-
sions. She is also equipped with two rigid
infatable ast motor boats.
Te ship is propelled by two SEM
diesel engines which are the largest
engines o its type to be inducted in the
Indian Navy, enabling the ship to achieve
speeds in excess o 25 knots. Te entire
propulsion and power management
o the ship is controlled electronically by means o a Remote Control Sys-
tem which incorporates the Automatic
Power Management System also. A
ully integrated LAN system onboard
along with a CCV management system
ensures optimal utilization o onboard
equipment and better crew eciency.
he ship has a complement o 8
ocers and 105 sailors who are accom-
modated in advance ergonomic cabins,
which provide improved crew comort
with enhanced space management.
Tis 105 meter vessel is the rst in
the series o our new class o NOPVs
designed and built by Goa Shipyard Ltd
or the Indian Navy.
In accordance with maritime tradi-
tions, the Commanding Ocer o the
Ship Cdr. Amanpreet Singh read the
‘Commissioning Warrant’ aer which
the National Flag and the Commis-
sioning pennant were hoisted or the
rst time. Te ship was dressed overall
with various fags
making the eventmore colourul.
VAdm K R
N a ir A VS M
CWP&A, RAdm
B S Parhar NM
Fla g O i c er
Commanding
Goa area and
Naval Aviation,
RAdm (Retd)
Vineet Bakhshi VSM CMD GSL and
senior ocers rom the Indian Navy,
Coast Guard and GSL were present dur-
ing the Commissioning Ceremony.
INS “Saryu” will help meet the
increasing requirement o the IndianNavy or undertaking ocean surveil-
lance and surace warare operations in
order to prevent inltration and trans-
gression o maritime sovereignty. Tis
vessel is suitable or monitoring sea lines
o communication, deence o oshore
oil installations and other critical o-
shore national assets. Besides, the vessel
can be deployed or escorting high value
ships and feet support operations.
Tis vessel is powered by twin diesel
engines and tted with state-o-the-art
Navigation, Communication and Elec-
tronic Warare Equipment. One 76mm
SRGM two 30mm CIWS Guns with Fire
Control System together with Six Cha
Launchers orm the main weapon pack-
age o the Vessel. Sporting a fight deck,
the vessel supports embarkation and
operation o a multi role Helicopter.
Te Vessel accommodates 08 O-
cers and 105 Sailors. With 25% reserve
uel capacity and an extended mission
duration capability o 60 days, the ves-
sel is designed to operate all year round.She would contribute substantially to the
maritime surveillance capability and
coastal security o India.
For GSL, this warship is the
culmination o many years o in
house design development and ship
build techniques. GSL is justiiably
proud o this milestone or Indian
Navy in the history o Indian
shipbuilding.
iNs sayu Jn inan NavyAir Marshal PK Roy, Commander-in-Chie, Andaman and Nicobar Command, commissioned
INS Saryu into the Indian Navy at Goa on January 21. INS Saryu is the lead ship o the
indigenous Naval Oshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV) Project to be inducted into the Indian Navy.
Designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited, the ship aptly demonstrates the immense
potential o the country ’s indigenous designing and ship building capabilities, reports ADN
Saryu Commissioned
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In his address during the commissioning ceremony,
Vice Admiral Muralidharan dwelt upon the criticality
o capacity building towards tackling emergent mari-
time challenges. He reiterated the need or continuous
vigil along the nation’s maritime rontiers to preserve
and protect our maritime interests. He urther stated
that several ar-reaching initiatives towards augmenta-
tion o manpower and orce levels were underway, that
would provide the requisite llip to the Coast Guard’s
capabilities.
Indigenously built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and
Engineers, Kolkata, the 50m long IPV displaces 300 tonnes
and can achieve a maximum speed o 34 knots, with an
endurance o 1500 nautical miles at an economical speedo 16 knots. Equipped with state-o-the-art weaponry and
advanced communication and navigational equipment,
it makes an ideal platorm or undertaking multiarious
close-coast missions such as surveillance, interdiction,
search and rescue, and medical evacuation. The special
eatures o the ship include an Integrated Bridge Man-
agement System (IBMS), Integrated Machinery Control
System (IMCS) and an integrated gun mount with indig-
enous Fire Control system (FCS).
The ship is commanded by Commandant (JG) CS Joshi,
and has a complement o ve Ocers and 30 Other Ranks.
Post commissioning, ICGS Rajratan would be based at Por-
bandar under the administrative and operational control
o the Commander, Coast Guard Region (North West).
Commander, Coast Guard Region (North-East) Inspec-
tor General KC Pandey and other senior dignitaries o the
Central and State Govt. were also present in the commis-
sioning ceremony.
Ca Gua sp ‘rajaan’ CmmneIndian Coast Guard Ship ‘Rajratan, the th o a series o eight Inshore Patrol Vessels
(IPVs) was commissioned by Director General Indian Coast Guard, Vice Admiral MP
Muralidharan in Kolkata on February 11, reports ADN
The Chie o Naval Staf Admiral DK Joshi visited Mauri-
tius (between 2 to 7 February). During the visit he handed
over an Inshore Survey Vessel (ISV) ‘Pathnder’ to the Min-
ister o Housing and Land, Mauritius. The handing over
ceremony was attended by the Indian High Commissioner
and the Commissioner o Mauritius Police. Whilst hand-
ing over the ISV, the Chie o Navy Staf stressed upon the
strong maritime ties between the two nations.
The ‘giting’ o ISV is in consonance with the ongoing
Hydrographic Co-operation between the two countries
and is yet another step in this direction. The cooperation
extends to support or the Mauritian National Coast Guard
and involves several acets o capacity building and capa-bility enhancement.
ina Gf ine suvey Veel t Mauu
Handing over o ISV ‘Pathfnder’
The Director General, Indian Coast Guard, Vice Admiral M.P. Muralidharan
commissioned the Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Rajratan’, in Kolkata
on February 11
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Admiral Tapliyal since
commissioning in the
Indian Navy on 01 Jul
1977, has held a mix
o operational and sea
appointments. He is Navigation and Air-
cra Direction specialist and his various
sea appointments include command o
INS Ajay, Khukri, abar and Mysore.
He has also had the rare distinction o
commissioning INS Cheetah, as Navi-
gating Ocer, in Poland and INS Ajay
and abar as Commanding Ocer, both
in Russia. Te Flag Ocer has also been
the Fleet Operations Ocer, Eastern
Fleet at Visakhapatnam.
He has also held several challeng-
ing and prestigious appointments
on shore which include the appoint-
ments o Chie Instructor ND School,
Dy Director Naval Operations, Joint
Director Naval Plans at the Integrated
Headquarters o MoD and Director
Maritime Warare Centre Visakhapat-
nam. On promotion to the rank o
Rear Admiral, he took over as Chie
o Sta at Headquarters, Eastern Naval
Command and later served as Assis-
tant Chie o Naval Sta Inormation
Warare & Operations and Fleet Com-
mander o the Eastern Fleet. While he
was Commandant Indian Naval Acad-
emy Ezhimala, he was promoted to the
rank o Vice Admiral.Admiral Tapliyal is an alumnus o
Naval War College, USA and Deence
Services Sta College Wellington and
possesses two Masters Degrees in
Physics and Deence Studies. Te Flag
Ocer is a recipient o Ati Vishist Seva
Medal. He has been the Chie o Person-
nel at the Integrated Headquarters o the
MoD, prior taking over as the Director
General Indian Coast Guard.
Ne dec Geneal inanCa Gua
Vice Admiral Anurag G
Thapliyal, AVSM took over
as the 20th Director General
o Indian Coast Guard on
28 February. The Director
General has succeeded Vice
Admiral MP Muralidharan
AVSM & Bar, NM. An
impressive ceremony to
mark the occasion was held
at Coast Guard Headquarters,New Delhi, reports ADN
Guard o Honour or
New DG
Change o Guard
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Lt General Ashok Singh has served as Deence and Mil-
itary Adviser in High Commission o India, Islamabad,
Pakistan rom December 2006 to July 2009. He was also
posted as Commander, Junior Command Wing at Army
War College Mhow. During this period in the Junior Com-
mand Wing, a new method o instruction and a new
assessment system were put in place, which encourages
practical application more than memorizing data.
He commanded the prestigious ‘Strike One’. Under his
able stewardship ‘Strike One’ successully drove throughone o the biggest exercises o all times ever conducted
by the Indian Army ‘Ex Shoor-veer’, which was witnessed
and highly appreciated by the cognoscenti.
The General was posted as Commandant to his
‘Alma Mater’ – National Deence Academy, Khadakvasla
w.e.. 7 August 2012 to 31 December 2012. During the
short stint o ve months at the
helm o aairs, impetus was given
to cadets training and administra-
tive wellbeing. Sports curriculum
was reviewed and reorganized
to ensure cadets play more
games and training is ocused on
individual development or all
round growth as potential ocers.
Administration directly linked withcadets was upgraded with ocus on
their ood, accommodation, revision o clothing and good
medical aid.
The general is married to Mrs Usha Singh and has a
son who is an Ortho Dentist and a daughter who is mar-
ried.
L Gen Ak sng i GoC-in-C suen CmmanLt General Ashok Singh, AVSM, SM, VSM took over as Army Commander o the ‘The
Southern Star’ on 1 February 2013. He is an alumni o St Anselm’s, Ajmer and was
commissioned into 7 Guards in December 1974. He is a second generation ofcer. His
ather was the rst commanding ofcer o the unit. He is a graduate o Deence Services
Sta College, Wellington, Long Deence Management College, Master o Management
Studies rom Osmania University and Diploma in Advance Sotware Technology. He has
held many command, sta and instructional assignments and has served in all types o
terrain that our country has to oer. He commanded 7 Guards in Op ORCHID (Nagaland),
commanded a Mountain Brigade on the Line o Control and counter insurgency in
Jammu & Kashmir and RAPID Div in deserts. The General Ofcer has been decorated withthe Vishist Seva Medal, the Sena Medal and the Ati Vishist Seva Medal respectively, during
his various command assignments, reports ADN
The highest gallantr y Award ‘Ash ok a Chakra’
winner, Brigadier Cyrus Addie Pithawalla, AC, VSM
on his promotion to the rank o Major General has
assumed on (16 January) the charge as the General
Ocer Commanding o the Andhra Sub Area. Com-
missioned into the 17 Jamuu and Kashmir Rifes, Major
General Pithawalla held several important assignments
during the past three decades and beore joining the new
posting, he served at the Integrated Deence Staf, Army
Headquarters New Delhi.
He was awarded the highest
gallantry award ‘Ashok Chakra’
three decades ago or conducting
a ierce encounter that led to
the capture o People’s Liberation
Army chie N Bisheshwar Singh,
a hardcore insurgent in Manipur,
in 1981.
Maj Gen Cyu Ae Paalla iGoC Ana sub Aea
Lt Gen Ashok Singh
Army Commander
Southern Command
Major General Cyrus
Ashok Chakra, Addie
Pithawalla The New
General Ofcer
Commanding, Andhra
Sub Area
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Addressing the 15th
Asian Security Con-
erence organized by
IDSA here on Febru-
ary 13, he said, “the
strong urge or change is clearly visible
across the region.” Dwelling at length on
the changes taking place in the Middle
East Mr Antony said, the voice o youth
is a universal message that is strongly
echoing across to governments in all
regions o the world. Deence Minister
said, the recent developments in all these
countries give us lesson that no govern-ment, or regime, can aord to ignore the
popular aspirations any more. Mr Ant-
ony emphasised that social media has
emerged as a potent and vibrant orce.
Te social media has served as a ‘orce
multiplier’ in the hands o the protest-
ers, he said.
He said “such transition unortunately
has been accompanied by large-scale
violence.” Expressing deep concern
on the ongoing violence in Syria and
supposedly the Al Qaeda taking over
the government in Mali, he
remarked “India can ill aord to
remain aloo rom the transormative
changes in its immediate and extended
neighborhood.” He cautioned the
audience that the “journey ahead will
be long, tortuous and ull o twists
and turns.” Since the developments in
West Asia have the potential o
changing the regional and geopolitical
landscape and the region being critical
or energy security, we have to beextremely tactul in saeguarding
our interests while dealing with the
problems o the region, he added.
Highlighting the importance o a
stable and peaceul West Asia on the
economic growth o our economy, Mr
Antony said, “In 2012 India received
US 70 billion dollars in remittances
rom oreign countries and a major-
ity o them came rom the gul region.
Tese remittances support nearly 40-50
million amilies in India and at the same
time contribute to local prosperity.
Adding urther that India’s trade with
the region is expanding and during
2011-12 our trade with Gul Coopera-
tion Council was more than 145 billion
dollars, he said that recent developments
have complicated the security situa-
tion in the region. During 2011 India
evacuated nearly 19,000 Indians working
in Libya. Given India’s vital stake in
peace and stability in the region, it
is natural or India to have an interestin abiding peace and security in the
region.”
At the outset, Director General,
IDSA, Mr Arvind Gupta gave the
welcome address. A galaxy o distin-
guished speakers and strategic experts
rom West Asia, North Arica, United
States, U.K, Europe, Australia, Pakistan,
Japan and China attended this three day
long conerence.
Anny F Pacve rlein we Aa
In the backdrop
o tumultuous
changes sweeping
the Middle East, the
Deence Minister Mr
A K Antony expressed
concern about the
saety and security o
Indians working in the
region, reports ADN
Deence Minister Mr.
AK Antony addressing
the 15th Asian
Security conerence
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AGovernment Minister
being a lawyer, knows
ully well, that we have
no law in our country
against terrorism and
even i a terrorist makes conession
beore a Police Ocer, it is not admis-
sible in the court o law. A terrorist
can attack, make a conession and stillget away, because nobody wants to be
involved with the Court cases, as a wit-
ness. (Current Pendency 3.32 Crores
and less than 14000 judges in position),
It takes ages to get justice. Mumbai blast
cases o 1993 were decided aer nearly
15 years in 2008. So is the lot o cases in
all States in India.
Tere are certain types o crimes,
or which it is impossible to get any
independent evidence, but only the
statement o the accused. Tis category
includes terrorism or dacoity or Nax-
alism or Maoist killings or murder in
the night, (Remember Bhanwari Devi.
Madhumita murder to conceal the sex
escapade o politicians) rape, t or even
or atal road accidents.
EVEN GANdhi wAs sENtENCEd
When the British ramed laws in
1863, they were meant only or sus-
taining their rule in India. At the same
time, they took care, to ensure that only
the Britishers occupied the position o
Judges or Police Ocers, or even rac
Sergeants, that people accused o treason
were not let o. Even Mahatma Gan-
dhi was sentenced to imprisonment or
waging war against India, in which his
own writings were produced. Te
Supreme Court itsel has said that the
justice is judge centric and it is right,
as all o us, view the gravity o crime
dierently.
Rajiv Gandhi, the ormer Prime Min-
ister, was killed in 1991.Te Madras
High Court’s order in November, 2011stayed the execution o ormer prime
minister Rajiv Gandhi’s three killers
Te court also asked the government
to explain why it took 11 years or the
president to reject the trio’s mercy plead,
as the then President o India rejected
them in early August, 2011.
Te amil Nadu assembly then passed
a unanimous resolution requesting the
President to reconsider her decision.
tacklngtemCertain statements are made by the Government, to show that it means business, whereas it
is the opposite in actual practice. A Government Minister has expressed dissatisaction with
the award o 35 years jail sentence to Pakistani-American Dawood Gilani or David Coleman
Headley or his role in planning o the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, in which some American
citizens had been killed. He says; “We would have wanted him to be produced in court
here and ace trial because we suered the maximum damage rom him. We will continue
to strive to ensure that people like him are brought here and made to ace trial because
I believe that i the trial took place here, the punishment would have been even more
serious...We are a bit disappointed with the verdict. But we know that the judge also said
that the punishment was limited because under their criminal justice system he (Headley)was entitled to enter into a plea bargain and evade death penalty and extradition,” points
out Joginder Singh
Jharkhand DGP GS
Rath (L) along with
CRPF soldiers carry
the cofn o a jawan
killed in an encounte
with Maoists in
Latehar district, at
Ranchi on January 1
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Politicians in Punjab and J&K have
made similar demands, or getting the
death sentence o some o their convicts
commuted.
sENtENCEd to dEAth
ill now that is nearly 22 years aer
the assassination o Rajiv Gandhi, the
death sentence on the killers has not
been carried out. More than 105 people
in India were sentenced to death in 2010,
but not even one, has been executed so
ar as , human rights watchdog Amnesty
International says Te Supreme Court,
in its wisdom, which has to be accepted
by the entire Government and nation,
as what it says is the law or the country,
reused to impose the capital punish-
ment in the Graham Staines, Jessica
Lall and Priyadarshini Mattoo murder
cases on the ground that these did not
all within the category o “rarest o rare.”
Even a two judge bench o the
Supreme Court said, some time ago, it
was time to revisit jurisprudence behind
imposition o death penalty. Te Apex
court asked the Union government why
provisions in some laws mandating com-
pulsory death penalty as punishment benot struck down as unconstitutional.
Te question arose in the argument
the Centre’s appeal against a Bombay
high court judgment diluting the man-
datory death penalty prescribed under
section 31A o Narcotics and Psychotro-
pic Substances (NDPS) Act or repeat
oenders trading in huge quantities o
contraband.
hough the Union government’s
appeal chal-
l e n g e d t h e
Bombay HC’sdecision to read
down Section
31A to provide
the concerned
judge with the
discretion o
imposing lie
sentence, a
Supreme Court
bench decided to take suo moto notice
o other similar provisions, in some
laws warranting mandatory imposition
o death penalty. Expressing its view onstatutory provisions mandating compul-
sory capital punishment, the bench said
prima acie it appeared to be violative o
Article 21 (right to lie) and Article 14
(non-discrimination/equality).
“Instead o declaring Section 31A
as unconstitutional, we accede to the
alternative argument o the Union
government that the said provision be
construed as directory by reading down
the expression ‘shall be punishable with
death’ as ‘may he punishable with death’
in relation to the oences covered under
Section 31A o the Act,” the HC had said.
It said: “Te mandatory death pen-
alty provided in Section 31A is in the
nature o minimum sentence in respect
o repeat oenders o specied activities
and or oences involving huge quanti-
ties o specied categories o narcotic
drugs.
Would it still be open or the court to
reduce the minimum sentence provided
or by the legislature?” the Union gov-
ernment asked and said oences allingunder NDPS Act had been held by the
apex court to be o such nature which
had deleterious eect and deadly impact
on the society as a whole.
A MUrdEr is A MUrdEr
A murder is a murder, however
ghastly or non ghastly it may be. Most
o the time, it is the result o well planned
conspiracy. As it is the conviction rate
o murders is one o the poorest in India.
As per the inormation available in
answer to an RI application, there havebeen nearly 1.27 lakh murders between
2005 and 2009 in the country. Yet, just
44,601 people have been convicted or
them in the last ve years, with a convic-
tion rate o 36.2%, As it is almost only
one out o three gets convicted and even
or them, there is a demand that they
should not meet their just desserts and
death penalty be abolished. It is accepted
by all countries that i criminals are let
o easily, the society will impose vigi-
lante justice, which has happened more
than once in India.Tere is no ear o law in India and
people will eel that they can get away
with literally not only murder, as the
above acts show, but with any crime.
Mumbai High Court observed on 12th
December, 2012.
“What is happening? Something is
seriously wrong. Tere was a time when
the presence o a single constable was
enough to deter crime. Now nobody is
araid,”
I Gilani had been extradited to India,
chances are that he might have been dis-
charged in the rst hearing. At least in
USA, he would never see the outside
o the jail, unlike India, where under
every plausible excuse or Republic Day
or Independence Day or Gandhi Jayanti
or or so called good behaviour, the Gov-
ernment remits the punishment.
It is time to remind the Government,
that the people’s good should be the
highest law. Our country men, also need
to be reminded that here there are not
enough jails, not enough policemen, noteven enough courts, to enorce a law not
supported by them. Facts are stubborn
things; and whatever may be our wishes,
our inclinations, or the dictates o our
passions, they cannot alter the state o
acts and evidence. Government should
heed the advice o Aristotle who once
said that “Even when laws have been
written down, they ought not always to
remain unaltered”.
Naxals rom PLFI
and Maoist surrender
beore ofcials at the
Kissan Bhawan in
Khunti District near
Ranchi on
February 18
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Domestic violence
in India is a very
revolting issue and isimposed upon women.
Over 70 per cent o
women in India are victims o domestic
violence, in the last ew years the situa-
tion has worsened and there have been
several cases o domestic violence in the
urban areas. Despite so much o aware-
ness and education the urban areas are
no less than the villages when it comes
to issues like domestic violence.
Te article gave two such examples
o domestic violence, wherein newly
wed women have been beaten-up by
their husbands or in-laws. Shockingly,
these two are not the only cases, there
has been a rise in domestic violence, and
especially in an educated and socially
aware city like Hyderabad there have
been over 1000 cases o domestic vio-
lence that were registered last year. Tis
issue and situation is true or both work-
ing and non-working women, as one o
the victims clearly stated in the article
that most o the married women work-
ing in her organization ace domestic violence every day but volunteer to bear
with it silently.
thE MiNdsEt
In a developing country like India, it
is appalling to see statistics which indi-
cate that 57 per cent o the growing boys
and men think that a husband is justi-
ed in beating his wie, and 53 per cent
o women think that men are justied in
physically injuring their wives. Due to
the increase in this problem women lack
condence to stop their husbands, or totake any action against them. Also, most
men in our country think they have a
strong command over women and they
have no ear.
raditionally, this problem was prom-
inent in the rural areas, with the women
in the villages playing as victims, and
due to their lack o conidence and
dignity they would never le a case or
report particular events. But now as
education or women and awareness has
increased, also that there are many ree-
thinking, independent working women
who report to the police and talk to the
media about their problem, because they
don’t lack sel-respect or dignity. Domes-
tic violence is a very serious issue, and as
the two cases which have been addressed
in the article are the cases o women who
could share and be bold enough to break
through.
Tis has been written to create general
awareness, and also or the authorities
and everyone possible to nd a solution
or any kind o violence or disrespectagainst women, and this article is one
o the steps to spread this matter via
mainstream media. Reading this arti-
cle, many under- condent women will
gain the strength to report and share
their experiences and problems. Seeing
this happen, the uneducated women
too will be encouraged and motivated
to conront the problem. Moreover men,
who believe they can dominate women,
will eal the ear and the shame at being
exposed or their despicable acts.
here have been several opinions
and thoughts that have crossed my
mind or long-term solutions.
Education or juvenile men (who are
apparently adults) about respect or
women should be created. Literacy
or women in the rural and urban
areas should increase, and more job
opportunities or women should be
created. A strict law should be enorced
or any disgraceul action against
women. Te problem mentioned abovedoes not have a rapid solution, because
the solution or it needs to be planned
and in agreement with the law. o go
ahead with anything that would lead to
solving this problem, the government,
the judiciary and the police have to work
in alignment and rmness. And that
needs to emerge now, beore the women
o our society get rebellious and take the
law in their own hands.
dmec VlenceGng in ina“A woman is good only or two things: cooking and satisying her husband’s needs.” This was
stated by one o the victims in the recent newspaper article. She shared that her husband
said the aorementioned lines. Such things being said in this look-orward generation is
abysmally shameul and it clearly indicates the lack o respect our society has or women,
says Aradhna Chhachhi
A placard
at the Rally
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In the world o arms, sales have
always been linked with the
commonality o strategic inter-
ests between two countries.
China has long indicated or-
eign arms sales is an important market
in which it wishes to compete and it
also helps enhance a country’s status as
an international political player. It has
been moving aggressively to make orays
in oreign markets as also to achieve its
strategic goals - o oil and energy secu-
rity, to undermine US policy in the
Middle East by building goodwill with
those countries that have antagonistic
relations with the U.S., and in the long
term preventing, what China views as,
its encirclement by the U.S.
Until recently China was the ourth
largest importer o arms. It has now
emerged as the sixth largest exporter o weapons just about trailing behind the
UK - the other major exporters being
US, Russia, Germany and France. It is
developing its own military industrial
base and is exacerbating nuclear and
missile technology prolieration in the
region.
ENtrY iN thE ArMs MArKEt
China made an entry in the arms
market in the 1980s when sanctions were
imposed on Iran and Iraq. It was willing
to provide weaponry to both combating
countries when the world withheld arms
supplies. It demonstrated it was willing
to send supplies without conditions and
in any quantity. Tereaer, China’s arms
sales have been targeted to Asian and
Arican nations. Recipient countries
over the past decade have been: Algeria,
Indonesia, Angola, Bangladesh, Guinea,
Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Myan-
mar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sudan and
Zimbabwe. It has shown no inhibitions
in making irresponsible sales. Accord-
ing to a report by Washington based
Arms Control (ACA) Association, it
has continued to supply small arms and
ammunition to Sudan which has been
used in Darur by security orces and
government backed militia groups. Itsupplied rockets and anti-vehicle mines
to Libya under Colonel Muammar Gad-
da and ammunition, rocket-propelled
grenades, mortar bombs and mortar
launchers to Zimbabwe.
two ProNGEd strAtEGY
China is ollowing a two-pronged
approach – serving developing nations
whose requirements are basic and
simultaneously improving its capabil-
ities in advanced technologies. Most
Chinese weapons or export are less
advanced and sophisticated than weap-
onry made rom Western suppliers but
poor countries or those who cannot
access weapons rom the western sup-
pliers because o human rights violations
or do not have resources or on whom
sanctions have been imposed are happy
to take deliveries rom China.
China’s conventional weapons have
largely been developed rom Rus-
sian designs. Until 1992 when Russia
and China signed a military-technical
cooperation agreement China was still
turning out 1950s obsolete equipment.
Te military cooperation kick-started
Beijing’s military build-up according to
a Reuters report in 2012. As China’s
military spending soared it has createdits own military-industrial complex with
the private entities taking a lead role.
China is still suering rom iananmen-
era bans on Western Military sales to
the country and thereore, its own mod-
ern military industry is crucial. A robust
military industry is equally essential or
China which has been exing its mus-
cles to enorce its claims over aiwan,
has had confict with its Southeast Asian
Fm Am impe t Expe
Deant China exacerbating
prolieration in Pakistan and
Middle East says Harminder Kaur China’s growing
Naval power
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neighbours over South China Sea and
even fared up tensions with Japan over
uninhabited islands in East China Sea.
iNtELLECtUAL ProPErtY riGhts
In its pursuit to build up its indige-
nous industry to urther its long term
strategic goals People’s Republic o
China (PRC) has even violated Russia’s
Intellectual Property Rights. A recent
report over Russia’s English-language
R television stated that China had
copied one o Russia’s most lucrative
military export items- the Sukhoi-27
ghter. Experts say that Chinese J11-B
is a Russian design stued with localelectronics. Russia gave China’s deense
industry the designs o the plane in 1995
aer the country agreed to purchase
200 kits to assemble the plane in China
under license. It built 100 planes in 2004
and then cancelled the contract or the
remaining 100 kits stating that the plane
no longer met with the requirements o
its Air Force. Tereaer, it put up the
J-11B up or sale in the international
market with Chinese made components
replacing many previously imported
rom Russia. Again China’s WS-10A
ai Hang turboan engine has similar
perormance capabilities to the Russian
AL-31F engine. Te J-11 has been built
at the Shenyang Aircra Corporation
where the Su-27K had been previ-
ously assembled. Tere are many other
instances. According to a study by Dr.
Richard Weitz, Director o the Centre
or Political-Military Analysis at Hud-
son Institute, China’s J-6 and J-7 ghters
were modelled aer MiG-19 Farmer and
MiG-21 Fishbed; China’s H-6 bomberwas based on the Soviet u-16 Badger;
and the PRC’s Y-5, Y-7 and Y-8 transport
planes strongly resemble the Soviet-era
An-2 Colt, An-24 Coke and An-12 Cub,
respectively.
Russian deense industry experts
believe the Chinese have also been copy-
ing Soviet-era submarine technology,
specically incorporating into China’s
new Yuan-class submarine inormation
and technologies derived rom the Kilo-
class diesel subs Russia has delivered to
the PLA Navy. Other suspicious caseso Chinese-made versions o Soviet and
Russian weapons being sold in third-
party markets include pirated versions
o the Kalashnikov assault rifes to cop-
ied versions o the Grad and Smerch
multiple-launch rocket systems. With
a relatively stronger military industry
and clear strategic goals China is moving
aggressively to export arms to Pakistan,
Middle East and other developing coun-
tries. In act while the U.S. has taken
oensive positions against Iran China
has moved a step closer to aid Iran andcontribute to prolieration in the region.
wEstErN tEChNoLoGY
Simultaneously China is also culti-
vating Israel to get access to Western
technology. Since the 1990s Israel is the
second largest supplier o weapons to
China aer Russia. Israel’s primary moti-
vation or selling weaponry to China is
nancial. Tere are two views on Israel-
China arms relationship. One opinion is
that Israel believes it can help convince
the Chinese government to stop proli-
erating to Israel’s enemies. Te other is,
Israel has no leverage over China. Te
latter seems to work towards its own
strategic goals o acquiring technol-
ogy and then through reverse learning
strengthen its own industrial base and
place as an arms supplier. Irrespective
o world concerns it continues to pro-
lierate in the region. Its major regional
beneciaries are – Pakistan, Iran and
Saudi Arabia.
ChiNA ANd PAKistAN
Pakistan and China have remained
steadast allies since the ormer rec-
ognized the country in 1950. heir
relationship has developed into long
term strategic partnership primarily as
a hedge against India and critically more
important to Pakistan than China. One
example o this is that when U.S. and
India signed civilian nuclear agreement
it secured a similar deal rom China. Te
latter has extended technical know- how
to build its arms industry, missile and
nuclear program including two nuclear
power reactors in Pakistan.
China’s role as an arms supplier to
Pakistan began in the 1960s when it
built a number o arms actories or it.
When the US imposed sanctions on
Pakistan in 1990 China became a major
supplier o arms to Pakistan. China has
ully aided Pakistan in its missile pro-gram. Its short and medium range
missiles are modications o Chinese
designs. It has also provided Pakistan
with nuclear technology and assistance.
Besides, it has provided Pakistan with
interceptor and advanced trainer aircra
and Airborne Early Warning and Con-
trol Radar System. Tey collaborated on
K-8 Karakorum light aircra, and are
now collaborating on JF-17 Tunder
Pakistan and China have
remained steadast alliessince the ormer recognized
the country in 1950. Their
relationship has developed
into long term strategic
partnership primarily as a
hedge against India and
critically more important to
Pakistan than China. One
example o this is that when
U.S. and India signed civilian
nuclear agreement it secured
a similar deal rom China. The
latter has extended technical
know how to build its arms
industry, missile and nuclear
program including two
nuclear power reactors
in Pakistan
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multi-role combat aircra.
China also provided all the techni-
cal assistance to Pakistan to develop amajor port complex at its Naval Base
in Gwadar, Balochistan. In return or
all the nancial and technical assis-
tance to Pakistan, China gets access to
the Persian Gul. Te port is only 180
nautical miles rom the Strait o Hor-
muz through which hal the world’s oil
exports are shipped. Te port enables
China to secure its crude oil import
routes. It also provides its Xinjiang Prov-
ince, rich in oil and natural gas, access
to the Arabian Sea.
In act, China has contributed tonuclear and missile programme pro-
lieration in many other countries. It
not only aided Pakistan’s nuclear and
missile programmes but even contrib-
uted to prolieration in Iran, Libya,
North Korea, and Saudi Arabia. China’s
Nuclear Energy Industry Corpora-
tion has exported Miniature Neutron
Source Reactors to Pakistan, Iran, Syria,
Ghana, and Nigeria. Tese reactors run
on highly enriched uranium uel, which
has been supplied by China to recipient
states. It has also helped these countries
to convert these reactors to use low
enriched uranium uel.
ProLiFErAtioN iN irAN
Since China became an oil importer
in 1993 its rulers have accorded diplo-
matic priority to develop relations with
Middle Eastern oil producers. o secure
its strategic goal o securing oil and gas
to uel its economic growth it has bra-
zenly promoted Nuclear prolieration
and missile technology in Iran. Chinais now the second largest consumer o
petroleum products in the world and
it is importing almost 2bn barrels per
day, hal o this rom the Middle East
– Iran and Saudi Arabia. Tus while
the US single-mindedly tried to bring
pressure on Iran to curb its nuclear pro-
gramme China not only visited Iran to
seal a $100bn oil and gas deal with its
state owned Sinopec, and later its then
oreign Minister, Li Zhaoxing opposed
the issue o Iran’s nuclear programme
at the Security Council. It also movedahead to provide Iran with dierent vari-
ants o anti-ship cruise missiles such as
the Silkworm (HY-2), the C-801, and the
C-802. It has tried to bolster Iran’s anti-
ship missile capability. Jane’s Deence
Weekly has also reported that China
is producing several classes o tactical
guided missiles or Iran – the JJ/L-6b
and 10A, the KJ/L-10B and a new vari-
ant o the C-107 anti-ship missile.
Beijing has contributed substantially
to Iran’s nuclear and weapons programs.
China at times has also been seen to takecontrarian position to U.S. policies in
the Middle East. China believes that the
United States Middle East program has
gone beyond the scope o democratic
reorm and is moving more towards its
encirclement. Tus US policy o demo-
cratic reorm in the Middle East is seen
by China as a threat to its own politi-
cal system.
CULtiVAtiNG sAUdi ArABiA
China has ollowed a similar
approach with Saudi Arabia. Saudi
Arabia sees China as a counterweight
to U.S. Israel policy. China started cul-
tivating relations with Saudi Arabia in
the 1990s which led to the Strategic Oil
Cooperation agreement in 1999. Saudi
Arabia has opened its market or Chi-
nese investments and in return has
stakes in China’s rening business. Sau-
dis hope it will benet them as China’s
oil imports will grow substantially in
the years to come.
China has also become a supplier o missile technology to Saudi Arabia. It
has sold CSS-2s, intermediate range bal-
listic missiles that it had diculties in
acquiring rom other countries. Saudi-
U.S. relations have been on the decline
since 9-11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.
since most o the terrorists were Saudis.
Te latter sees its relations with China as
a counterweight against urther deterio-
rations o its relations with Washington.
China also hopes that by building
strong diplomatic relations with Iran
and Saudi Arabia it can ward o exporto jihadi trouble rom these countries
among its 7.2 million strong Uighurs
Muslim population in Xinjiang which
has ercely protected its non-Chinese
ethnic identity.
wEAPoNs to CoNFLiCt ZoNEs
Tough China’s share in the arms
trade market has averaged to only
around $ 2 billion (with an exception in
2005 and 2007 when it was $ 2.7 billion
and $ 2.5 billion respectively) according
to a study carried out by US Congres-sional Research Service in 2012 it is
still a small player in the world
market with Pakistan remaining its
historical client and states in Asia,
Arica and near East seeking small
arms and light weapons rather than
major combat systems, the act that
it has succeeded in capturing 4 per
cent o the world market and has
bigger plans or the uture is worrying
or India and other world leaders,
particularly, because o its large increase
in sales to Pakistan and its support
towards prolieration o nuclear and
missile technology in the region. It has
been a cause o worry to the world that
China has shown no restraint in selling
arms even to regions o conict, espe-
cially, some southern Arica nations.
An eort was made by the UN in July
2012 at building consensus on agreed
standards or member states regarding
what types o conventional arms sales
should be made internationally to curtail
weapons trade comprehensively throughan Arms rade reaty. China was not
a member o the group o U.N. states
negotiating the nal dra. But it took
a public stand that it would not sup-
port any treaty that would prevent any
state rom making its own independent,
national decision or arms sales.
China’s current policies have
thus been a cause or great concern
or India.
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China, known or its re-
netic dam activities, is at
it again. It has approved
the construction o three
more dams on the Brah-
maputra in ibet in addition to the one
being already built. Te Chinese cabinet
has recently approved a document that
mentions three dams to be built at Dagu,
Jiacha and Jiexu on the Brahmaputra.
Tese are to eed that country’s parched
north. Asked about the plans to build the
dams, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokes-
man Hong Lei told a media brieng a
ew days ago that “China has always
taken a responsible attitude towards
the development o cross-border rivers”
and ‘‘any new project has to go through
scientic planning and study with con-
sideration o the interests o lower and
upper stream countries’’.
iNdiA PEEVEd
Nonetheless, India is peeved. China
did not inorm India o its plan to build
the three dams. Reacting to the report o
the Chinese scheme, the Indian Exter-
nal Aairs Ministry spokesman said on
January 31 that concerned over resh
reports o China building dams on the
Brahmaputra, New Delhi had taken
up the matter with Beijing, urging it to
ensure that the interests o downstream
States are not harmed by any activities
in upstream areas. “As a lower riparian
State with considerable user rights to the
waters o the river, India has conveyed
its views and concerns to the Chinese
authorities, including at the highest lev-
els o the Government o the People’s
Republic o China,” he said.
On February 1, External Aairs
Minister Salman Khurshid spoke to
reporters on the issue in New Delhi.
‘‘Te Ministry o Water Resources will
advise us whether these dams are just
run-o-the-river dams or storage dams.
Our understanding is that these are
run-o-the river dams, in which case we
would not be aected. We also have to
get expert advice on what is the down-
stream impact and how much water is
likely to be removed. We have indicated
(to China) that we have downstreamconcerns,’’ he said.
iMPACt oF dAMs
In the wake o the report, Assam and
Arunachal Pradesh decided to move
New Delhi to draw the attention o Bei-
jing or steps to neutralize the impact o
the proposed dams. Arunachal Pradesh
Water Resources Development Minis-
ter Newlai ingkhatra and his Assam
counterpart Rajib Lochan Pegu con-
vened a meeting in Itanagar on February
9 to discuss the chronic food problems
in the two States and measures to tackle
it. ‘‘We have no objection to China build-
ing dams. But the lives o the people who
have depended on the Brahmaputra or
ages should not be aected by the dams.
I the downstream ow o the river is
not aected, we have nothing to object,’’
the two ministers told the media. Pegu
said that Assam Chie Minister arun
Gogoi had already drawn the attention
o Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
in writing.
As water has become a major bone
o contention between India and
China, New Delhi, according to the lat-
est reports, is now pressing Beijing to
have a water commission or an inter-
governmental dialogue or a treaty to
deal with the water issues between thetwo countries. A high-level inter-min-
isterial committee, comprising ocials
rom the External Aairs Ministry,
Deence Ministry and the Department
o Space, among others, met in New
Delhi recently to take stock o the sit-
uation and decided to take it up with
China. “Tough the issue (o having a
bilateral mechanism) has been part o
our discussions earlier also, the recent
Cnee dam degn
With its intent to build
three more dams on the
Brahmaputra in Tibet, China
poses a grave threat to
Northeast India in terms
o their possible serious
impacts downstream, writes
Bikash Sarmah
The Zangmu Dam is
gravity dam currently
under construction
on the Brahmaputra
River 9 km (5.6 miles
northwest o Gyaca i
the Tibet Autonomou
Region o China
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NORTH EAST________________________________________________
move by Beijing has urther pushed the
matter. Tere is a need or some mech-anism to deal with the water issues
between the two countries on the lines
o what India has with other countries
like Pakistan,” PI quoted sources as
telling it on February 10. India has the
Indus Water reaty with Pakistan under
which the two countries share inorma-
tion and cooperate on the Indus matter.
With Bangladesh, India has the Ganges
reaty that establishes a 30-year water-
sharing arrangement and recognizes the
neighbouring country’s rights as a lower-
level riparian.
BiG hYdroPowEr ProJECt
In the wake o the Chinese move, the
Union government has now given the
go-ahead or a big hydropower proj-
ect in Arunachal Pradesh to mark the
country’s stake in the Brahmaputra, a
lieline or the highly strategic Northeast.
Te clearance to the 800 MW awang-
II hydropower project will pave the way
or its implementation. But can it coun-
ter China?According to Ashokananda Singhal,
president o an NGO called Jana Jag-
riti that is spearheading an awareness
campaign against China’s hydropower
projects on the upper reaches o the
Brahmaputra, China is building 26
hydropower dams on the river. Once
these projects are completed, “85 per
cent less water will come rom China
to India” during the summer months, he
has said. Tis is highly
alarming and must be
checked. he peopleo the Northeast must
demand o the Centre
to inorm them whether
what Singhal is saying is
true and whether i it is
so, what steps are being
taken to protect the
people dependent on
the river. Otherwise, i
Singhal’s is a gment o
imagination, the Union
government must ask him to urnish
proo. Tis is very serious.
AsiA’s NEw BAttLEGroUNd
Te extent to which China can pose
a threat to India vis-à-vis the Brahma-
putra is best illustrated in the classic
book Water: Asia’s New Battleground
by Brahma Chellaney, one o India’s top
strategic thinker and proessor at the
Centre or Policy Research, New Delhi:
“China thus ar has dammed rivers on
the ibetan Plateau to produce energy
and to channel their waters or irriga-
tion and mineral resource extraction.
Its new projects, however, carry loier
hydroengineering objectives, including
interbasin transers... In the same way
that it has voraciously sought to secure
assured, long-term supplies o other
natural resources by employing its new-
ound economic power, China is aiming
to increase its water supply by launch-
ing multi-billion-dollar water diversion
projects... In act, having depleted and
extensively contaminated its own major
rivers and groundwater sources throughunbridled withdrawals and lax anti-
pollution controls, China, in its bid to
meet its thirst or water and energy, now
threatens the ecological viability o river
systems linked to southern and south-
eastern Asia... Tere is plenty o evidence
to indicate that the upstream dams, bar-
rages, and other water projects on the
ibetan Plateau, besides leading to or-
est removal and soil and stream-bank
erosion, are already contributing to
greater uctuations in transboundary
ows and causing downstream ood-ing at times... a breach in an upstream
dam in ibet in mid-2000 not only
triggered ooding in the northeastern
Indian state o Arunachal Pradesh but
also led to Indian and Chinese troops
being put on alert... Aer all, with China
seeking to expropriate greater resources
o the rivers originating on the plateau,
the long-term geostrategic, economic,
environmental, and even social implica-
tions o its megaprojects can no longer
be ignored by the downstream coun-
tries and other players that have a stakein Asian peace and stability... o garner
wider backing or such plans, some o-
cial and Communist Party institutions in
Beijing have encouraged the publication
o supporting material. For example, an
ocially blessed book, enlighteningly
titled ibet’s Waters Will Save China,
has supported interbasin and interriver
water transer projects in ibet and
championed the northward rerouting
o the waters o the Brahmaputra...”
NEw dAMs oN BrAhMAPUtrA
New Delhi must take Beijing’s grand
plans to build three more dams on the
Brahmaputra in ibet very seriously,
because, as Chellaney has pointed out,
such dams could well be used or the
diversion o the waters o the Brahma-
putra towards that country’s north, thus
aecting the volume o the ow o the
river downstream severely and thus hit-
ting the tummy o a vast populace in
the northeastern part o India atally.
Since there is no water-related bilateralmechanism with China, India can only
get engaged with China in a compre-
hensive water-centric dialogue and try
to arrive at a win-win kind o mecha-
nism. For this, the Manmohan Singh
government has to knuckle down and
seek advice rom experts in the eld
or a solid homework beore approach-
ing China. Tis is now imperative. And
sooner the better.
Chinese trying to
enslave Brahmaputra
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sEAwAtCh __________________________________________________
Addressing the scientists
and engineers present
at Sriharikota the Pres-
ident said ISRO enjoys
t remendous trust
amongst our countrymen. Tis aith
and condence puts the onus back on
the organization to raise the bar o its
perormance, scale greater heights and
explore newer rontiers. For India tooccupy its rightul place in the comity
o nations, we must promote innova-
tion and technological advancement.
ISRO should be in the oreront o such
a movement.
he President said socially rel-
evant uses o technology that meet
country’s development goals are
imperative to address the demands
o population. Our endeavour must
be to lower the cost o access to space
through greater innovation and drive
towards technology renement.
dELiGhtEd At thE LAUNCh
Te President said, “I was delighted
to witness the remarkable launch o the
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
C20 SARAL Mission, along with six
more satellites today. It is a pleasure to bein the midst o distinguished scientists
and technologists who have gathered
here to celebrate the culmination o the
meticulously executed chain o events
and rigourous pre-launch preparations
or the Mission.
“I congratulate the Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO) or suc-
cessully executing this Mission. I am
condent that the SARAL spacecra
launched today would unction as
planned and perorm as designed and
serve the intended applications in Ocean
opography, Coastal Altimetry, Ocean
currents monitoring and Animal migra-
tion studies worldwide. Te PSLV has
become a household name in our coun-
try and this mission would only rearm
this position through its ecacy, accu-
racy and reliability o this launch vehicle.“An important maniestation o
India’s bilateral cooperation with or-
eign countries is in the eld o Space
technology. I congratulate the French
space agency, Centre National d’études
Spatiales (CNES), or whole-heartedly
participating in this collaborative mis-
sion. Tis mission epitomizes the spirit
o the Indo-French partnership, which
the two nations have shared or decades.
Peen: isro sul Leainnvan An tecnlgcal
Avancemen
The President o
India, Mr Pranab
Mukherjee
witnessed
the launch o
Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle
PSLV – C 20/
SARAL Missionon February 25
at Sriharikota,
reports ADN
The President,
Mr. Pranab Mukherjee
witnessing the launch
o Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle
PSLV-C 20 SARAL
Mission, at Sriharikota
in Andhra Pradesh
on February 25. The
Chie Minister o
Andhra Pradesh,
Mr. Kiran Kumar
Reddy and the
Minister o State
or Personnel,Public Grievances &
Pensions and Prime
Minister’s Ofce, Mr.
V. Narayanasamy are
also seen
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_________________________________________________SEawaTCH
“Curiosity is mankind’s second nature
and human beings have always sought
to unearth the mysteries that lie beyondour Mother Earth. Te desire to know
the unknown has driven us to inculcate
a scientic temper or inquiry.
iNdiA’s sPACE PErForMANCE
“India’s space programme is about
hal a century old though our rich legacy
o astronomy dates back to Aryabhatta
and Bhaskara. Due to the genius o our
space scientists led by stalwarts such as
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, Dr. Satish Dhawan,
Pro. U.R. Rao, Pro. Kasturirangan and
others, our space programme has overthe years become successul in deliver-
ing to our country indigenous capability
in design and development o satellites,
launch vehicles and space applications.
“It is heartening to note that in the
road towards sel-reliance, ISRO has
played a vital role in the enhancement
o technology levels and indigeniza-
tion o strategic materials. Te Indian
National Satellite System is today a
proud repository o the largest group
o communication satellites in the Asia
Pacic region. Our launch capabilities
have been duly acknowledged the world
over, with ISRO increasingly launching
satellites o other countries.“Challenges to our country’s progress
are many and they cannot be successully
countered without technology playing
a pivotal role in the eort. Tis is true
whether it is or ushering in a sustain-
able development paradigm, establish
a strong agricultural sector, respond to
climate change, building the rural sector
amongst others. Our space programme
has all along been an application-ori-
ented initiative, and hence, been an able
partner in our development process.
CoMBAtiNG hUNGEr ANd PoVErtY
“Our rst Prime Minister, late Pandit
Jawahar Lal Nehru had once said and I
quote: ‘It is science alone that can solve
the problems o hunger and poverty, o
insanitation and illiteracy, o superstition
and deadening custom and tradition,
o vast resources running to waste, o
a rich country inhabited by starving
people... Who indeed could aord to
ignore science today? At every turn we
have to seek its aid... the uture belongs
to science and those who make riends
with science.’
(unquote).
“Our scien-
tiic progress
has been built
on this philos-
ophy. We have
used space
applications to
bring govern-
ment closer to
people, par-ticularly those
who are ar
removed rom
urban centers
and reside in
remote areas
o the country.
Space-based
applications
like tele-edu-
cation and tele-medicine have enabled
greater access to our rural population to
these basic needs.
tELE-MEdiCiNE ProJECt
“Te telemedicine project has made
it possible or health care centres in
remote locations to connect with super
specialty hospitals in towns and cities
through INSA satellites or provision
o health care acility to the needy and
under-served population. I am told that
1.5 lakh people are availing o the tele-
medicine acility annually.
“Te EDUSA satellite has brought
about a change in the way education is
delivered in our schools, colleges and
universities, including the non-ormal
education system. Interactive education
has made it possible to bring education
closer to our students, particularly those
located in under-served areas.
“he Village Resource Centre
initiative, which connects resourcecentres like Agricultural Universities, Skill
Development Institutes and Hospitals
or training o people in diverse elds such
as agriculture, horticulture, sheries,
livestock, water resources, computer
literacy, micro nance and vocational
training, is commendable. Over ve
lakh people have availed o this acility
and I am sure many more will do so in
the uture.
The President,
Mr. Pranab Mukherje
addressing at the
launch o Polar
Satellite Launch
Vehicle PSLV-C 20
SARAL Mission,
at Sriharikota in
Andhra Pradesh onFebruary 25
Launch o Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C 20 SARAL Mission,
at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on February 25
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Technology_______________________________________________
Mr Antony said the Indian industry is at the
threshold o becoming a global player in the ield
o inormation and communication technology,
engineering and manuacturing. The introduction
o Buy and Make (Indian category) is a signiicant
step that has been designed to enhance indigeniza-
tion with the opening up o the deence sector in India
to 100 per cent % Indian private sector in participa-
tion with oreign direct investment permissible up to
26 per cent. Antony hoped that the industry will
gradually assume the role o system integrator and
manuacturer o complete deence equipment
and systems. “This provides a major shit in the role o
private sector in India”, he said.
The Deence
Minister said
MoD is in the
process o revis-
ing the Deence
P r o c u r e m e n t
Procedure (DPP)
and the revised
DPP will be oper-
ational rom the
next nancial year. Describing osets as an integrated
part o our policy to promote indigenization, he said, the
policy has enabled greater participation o the deence
industry in the country.
Anny Ak inuy t Gve Up Mely Aue ta r&d
The Deence Minister Mr AK Antony called upon the Indian Industry belonging to both public and privatesectors to orsake their “miserly attitude” towards spending on research and development. Inaugurating an
International Seminar cum Exhibition on Naval Armament titled ‘NAVARMS-2013’ in New Delhi on January
31. Mr Antony said the Government has been keen to encourage the industry to realign its business
processes or strategic alliances and joint ventures. He said the government is also encouraging the
industry to step up the R&D eorts to remain globally competitive specially in critical technology areas,
reports ADN
Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Scientic Adviser to Rak-
sha Mantri & Secretary, Department o Deence R&D was
honoured with a Padma Bhushan. “It is DRDO that has
got the award and it is a recognition o DRDOs contribu-
tion towards nation building” said Dr. Saraswat as the
rst reaction to the news o three DRDO scientists get-
ting honoured with Padma awards this year.
Dr. Sivathanu Pillai, DS & CCR&D and CEO BrahMos and
Mr Avinash Chander, Distinguished
Scientiist and Chie Controller
Research & Development (Missiles
& Strategic Systems) are the other
two eminent scientists o DRDO who
have been honoured with Padma
Bhushan and Padma Shri respec-
tively.
Pama Aa F drdo scen
The country’s rst under-water-launched Missile B05
was successully fight tested on January 27, rom Bay
o Bengal o the coast o Visakhapatnam. The Missile,
developed by DRDO, was launched rom a pontoon and
was tested or the ull range. It met all the mission objec-
tives. The parameters o the vehicle were monitored by
radar all through the trajectory and terminal events took
place exactly as envisaged.
The Deence Minister Mr AK Antony congratulated
all the scientists
or the success-
ul launch o B05.
Scientic Adviser
to Raksha Man-
tri Dr VK Saraswat
congr atulated
the scientists and
technicians o DRDO on the successul fight test.
ina succefully Launce Ballc Mle Fm Une wae
VK Saraswat
The Deence Minister Mr A K Antony
inaugurating the exhibition on Naval Armament
in New Delhi on January 31
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