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| Bureaucratic vacillation is harmful | | Indian Army desperately needs modern MBTs | | | DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, OCT. 26: India will buy 330 T-90s main battle tanks (MBTs) from Russia in complete sets of componets for local assembly.. This disclosure is contained in a leading British defence journal, Jane's Defence Weekly. India, it says, has signed a fresh contract with Russia for the purpose.
The Britsh defence journal reports that the order for the 330 sets of T-90S components is driven by the fact that the Indian Army desperately needs modern MBTs due to chronic delays in the production schedule of the domestic Arjun MBT. In addition, the upgrade of the Army's Soviet and locally built T 72 MBTs, that form the backbone of the armoured regiments, was delayed by several years due to bureaucratic vacillation.
Delivery of T-90S kits from Russia, Jane's Defence Weekly says, would 'speed up' the fielding of new MBTs as assembly using Indian-made components is more time consuming. But Army officers were reported to have complained that the existing T-90S tanks faced 'recurring' technical problems which were adver... | |
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| ISI strategy to infiltrate Indian Army | | Indo-Pak peace process unlikely to suffer: Gul | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, OCT. 26: Gen. Hameed Gul, former chief of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), does not foresee any drastic change in the ISI's gameplan in relation to India, particularly India's armed forces. He has emphasized that the ISI's strategy to infiltrate India's armed forces is "as old as Pakistan" itself.
This, however, was unlikely to derail the peace process between the two countries, Gen. Hameed Gul said. “We have had an adverse relation with India. It is a method to protect ourselves and getting the information in advance", said Gen. Gul in a discussion with Indian channel CNN-IBN, following the arrest last week of two Indian Army men who were alleged ISI... | |
| | | | Musharraf's desperate attempt to steal thunder | | He can't force India to accept his funny recomendation | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI: Gen. Parvez Musharraf is a super commando--a fact that has been acknowledged even by his adversaries in Pakistan's political class and armed forces. But his attempt to thrust his opinion on India has, interestingly, triggered adverse reaction in his country. It was not a dextrous political and diplomatic move when he said just the other day that that India must accept Pakistan as its ‘equal’ for peace in the region.
“I respect the Indian Prime Minister but it is regrettable that India wants to keep its domination in the region and wants Pakistan to be a weaker force. India should come out of its phobia (sic!) of being a greater nation and should talk to us at an e... | |
| | | | India moves up in Press Freedom Index | | | |
New York, Oct 26 India moved up one place and neighbouring Pakistan went down seven places among 168 nations in the Press Freedom Index complied by global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders.
The overall picture of South Asian countries was dismal and in all countries, except Bhutan, journalists enjoy much less freedom now compared with 2002.
Though India moved up to 105th position from 106th last year, the press freedom was nowhere near the level of 2002 when it was placed 80th among 168 countries ranked.
Pakistan's record of press freedom was poor right from the day the reporters' body began rating the countries. It was placed 157 this year down from 150 last year and 119 i... | |
| | | | Nine bank unions to go on nationwide strike today | | | |
New Delhi, October 26
Banking services are likely to be hit hard on Friday as the United Forum of Bank Unions, an umbrella of nine unions, have called a strike to oppose outsourcing, privatisation and the proposed increase in voting rights of foreign investors in private banks.
The strike was announced after the conciliation meeting held on October 18 by Chief Labour Commissioner with the Unions and Indian Banks Association (IBA) did not yield any result.
The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) blamed the casual approach of the government and IBA for the failure of the meeting, in which UFBU had also demanded fresh recruitments, restoration of compassionate appointments and one ... | |
| | | | Terrorism is the biggest threat: PM | | | |
HYDERABAD: Terming terrorism as the most dangerous threat to the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said improved coordination among states and the use of best technologies is a must to defeat the menace.
"Today's terrorists are most sophisticated, have trans-national linkages and have adequate resources. Both knowledge and determination are required if we are to succeed against these elements," Singh said after reviewing the passing out parade of 58th batch of IPS probationers at the National Police Academy.
Stating that there were subversive forces at work and there was an external dimension to internal threat, he exhorted the policemen to gear up to meet the new... | |
| | | | Dose for violent husbands: A year in jail | | | |
NEW DELHI: Men who beat, threaten or yell at their wives or live-in girlfriends could be jailed and fined under the country’s first law aimed at curbing domestic violence.
The new law, which came into effect Thursday, also applies to men or their families who harass wives for larger dowries.
The measure aims to prevent cases in which a husband or his family kills a wife because her family did not give dowry.
The Domestic Violence Act defines abuse broadly, including verbal, physical, sexual, emotional and economic mistreatment. Violators face up to a year in prison, a fine of Rs 20,000 or both.
``We have been trying for long to protect women from domestic violence. In Indi... | |
| | | | Husband must explain circumstances of wife's death: SC | | | | New Delhi, Oct 26 Tightening screws against accused in dowry death cases, the Supreme Court has held that in case of death of a married woman under suspicious circumstances, the husband must explain the circumstances of wife's death otherwise he can be held responsible for her death.
The ruling was handed down by a bench comprising Justices G P Mathur and R V Raveendran while dismissing the appeal of the appellant husband Trimukh Maroti Kirkan against the Bombay High Court judgment reversing the trial court order acquitting the accused.
High Court had set aside the order of acquittal and convicted the accused under Section 302 IPC and sentenced him to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs ... | |
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