Bharat Rakshak

Shankar Mahadevan had recorded a song for Mukul Anand's Dus which was never released coz the producer-director passed away before the movie could be completed. Lyrics go like this... Suno gaur se duniyawaalon buri nazar na ham pe daalo Suno gaur se duniyawaalon buri nazar na ham pe daalo chahe jitna...

Its not necessary to have one big RMA for for things to get radically different on the ground or for dramatically improved effectiveness. For the jawan on CI duties on the LoC, it is revolutionary enough to have lighter radio sets over which the unit gets instructions from the UAV command post about...

Pilot killed in Jaguar crash near Bikaner - Rediff
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?artid=35862747

Army chief's visit to China called off - Rediff http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/aug/01josy.htm

Kalam had agreed to missile import in 1996 - Indiatimes
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_ID=15687818

MoD renamed as Integrated Headquarters of Defence
http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/jun/29josy.htm

Major reshuffle in Army top brass - Indiatimes
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=14283548

Army proposes mid-June strike: Report - Hindustan Times

http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/070602/detfro02.asp

SC declines to interfere in transfer orders in Army - Hindustan Times/PTI
http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/030602/dLNAT06.asp

Not related to Parakram II but is GOTUS trying to send a message to TSP by conducting wargames (Exercise Balance Iroquois) with India (in India) ?

Will the TES or any of the IRS series of satellites be part of Parakram-II? Doesn't make sense having strategic assets in the sky and leaving them out of a major exercise like this. Haven't heard/read anything about this particular aspect in any media reports so far.