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Maj Gen Partap Narwal (Retd)
The news was disconcerting: “Curtains drawn on Military Farms”; alongside was a photograph of an officer presenting a properly folded green flag of his Corps in a military drill. The recipient of the flag was a senior officer, presumably the Colonel Commandant of his Corps. The ceremony was held at Delhi Cantonment. I posted the news item on the social chat group of veterans from my Remount Veterinary Corps. One of the senior veterans promptly responded: “Very sad day.” It was indeed.
My thoughts went back to 1987-89 when I was posted as a veterinary officer at Military Farm, Deolali. I recalled how triumphant we had felt when the higher fertility at our farm had led to the number of gravid heifers being far more than needed locally, and so those heifers were shifted to Port Blair to open a new farm there. That was the period when new farms were being inaugurated near the frontiers. And now, it is all over!
Ghaziabad: “Women should not have any inhibition. They should dream big. There is nothing that they cannot achieve today. There are 10 fighter pilots now, but soon the number will be 100,” said Anjali, who flies Sukhoi-30. The fighter pilot and 13 other women officers were at Hindon Air Force station on Sunday, a day before International Women’s Day, for a media meet.
Group Captain Shakti Sharma, who was commissioned in 1994 and was the first woman to be selected for the post, said the IAF has about 13% women, the highest number among the three branches of the armed forces. “It is even higher than the number in the police force,” she said.
Armed forces must transform to stay relevant: General Rawat THE ASIAN AGE.
Updated : Mar 5, 2021, 8:51 am IST
The webinar’s inaugural day had two major sessions on organisational imperatives and structural imperatives
General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), stated that the country was facing a complex and challenging security environment, which dictates enhancement of military capabilities and requires addressing voids in war-fighting abilities. By arrangement
HYDERABAD: General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) underscored the importance of transforming Indian armed forces in order to stay relevant in the fast-changing geopolitical environment. He also pointed out that a key strategic management competence is the ability to anticipate, prepare for and adapt to change.