Bharat Rakshak

I meant to add that, if it was the defense minister or the parliament that starts the bank, that would be okay, ethically speaking. The issue here is the command authority that the general has that causes the conflict of interest.

There are a few separate points I'm addressing: 1. Withdrawing Army budget from Reserve Bank: Sorry, RayC, your hopefulness notwithstanding, my bureaucratic instinct says that is not going to happen. First off, it directly decreases RBI's prestige. Secondly, it sets a bad precedent for all of the ot...

RayC, One could say that Bofors (FH-77) and Grad (BM-21) qualify as "Heavy Arty", since 155mm is the largest caliber of Indian tube artillery, and rockets are generally a divisional and above asset. These days, "light artillery" generally refers to artillery pieces of 2 tons and ...

If the Indian Army wants to stand up its own employee credit union/bank, then there are important questions on the scope of its activities. [speaking as a dis-interested observer] 1st, Should the Army place its operational and personnel budget inside the bank as a deposit? Generally, government enti...

Just as a note of reference, in the US Army system: All LTs get commissioned with an "Army Reserve" commission (USAR), which is similar to the SSC system. The promotion to active duty Major is also a selection to the "Regular Army" commission (RA), which is similar to PC. Perhaps...

A couple of points: 1.) The IAF decided not to use Russian datalink: Spectrum management is a serious business in the US Military, because they have to comply with the Federal Communication Commission's frequency assignments/regulation CONUS, and because it is too easy for radio systems to interfere...