Indian Army -- News Folder -- November 2002

member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 01 Nov 2002 07:35

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member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 01 Nov 2002 18:42

Vij, next Army chief

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/11/01/stories/2002110106990100.htm

Minor reshuffle likely at Army Hq.

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/11/01/stories/2002110105751300.htm

member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 01 Nov 2002 18:46

Troop withdrawal from Pak border begins

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?artid=26972738

member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 01 Nov 2002 18:49

Vij is new Army Chief

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021101/main3.htm

<img src="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021101/ind.jpg" alt="" />

Mrs Rita Vij offers a laddoo to her husband, Lt. General N.C. Vij, after he was appointed the next Chief of Army Staff (COAS) on 31 Oct 2002.

Rangudu · Post by **Rangudu** » 01 Nov 2002 21:40

Housing project brings back memories of soldiers killed in Kargil

Kakkaji · Post by **Kakkaji** » 01 Nov 2002 23:04

Army Aviation Corps Marks 17th Raising Day

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/02011617.htm

member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 02 Nov 2002 09:05

Lt. Gen. Shahi to head military medical services

http://in.news.yahoo.com/021101/43/1x842.html

sverma · Post by **sverma** » 03 Nov 2002 00:04

LT GEN SHAHI TAKES OVER AS NEW DGAFMS
http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rnov2002/02112002/r021120021.html

vverma · Post by **vverma** » 03 Nov 2002 16:24

PRESIDENT CONFERS GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS

member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 05 Nov 2002 21:32

Barfis & chartered plane for Diwali

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1021105/asp/nation/story_1355630.asp

Vick · Post by **Vick** » 06 Nov 2002 21:20

Armymen rescue four American rafters

http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/nov/06josy.htm

member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 08 Nov 2002 04:35

Infiltration has reduced by over 50% in one year: General Padmanabhan

http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/nov/07padma.htm

sverma · Post by **sverma** » 08 Nov 2002 13:16

Troop deployment served its purpose
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/comp/articleshow?artid=27591674

Joeqp · Post by **Joeqp** » 09 Nov 2002 03:45

Shourie's Cariappa Memorial lecture

Vick · Post by **Vick** » 09 Nov 2002 05:29

BEML's railway coach unit to tap defence, export sectors to boost profit

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/comp/articleshow?artid=27693574

Kakkaji · Post by **Kakkaji** » 10 Nov 2002 03:33

Army Chief Wants Funds Surety

http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=12733

Yugandhar · Post by **Yugandhar** » 10 Nov 2002 10:58

Govt appoints special force to tackle nukes, bio-warfare

member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 11 Nov 2002 03:44

Understand difficulties of security forces: Advani

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/comp/articleshow?artid=27893076

Himanshu · Post by **Himanshu** » 11 Nov 2002 12:48

India leads China in Russian defence ties: Report
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?artid=27871644

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 12 Nov 2002 07:19

India, U.S. to discuss sophisticated tech deals

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=835&ncid=835&e=1&u=/nm/20021111/wl_india_nm/india_94596

Thirteen paramilitary police killed in attack by militants in Kashmir

http://www.canada.com/news/story.asp?id=%7B32B170CA-4C72-4538-A8BB-409D11FE3F93%7D

Kakkaji · Post by **Kakkaji** » 12 Nov 2002 07:50

Army recruitment gangs thrive in desert

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1021112/asp/nation/story_1376945.asp

member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 12 Nov 2002 18:36

India, Russia to share intelligence

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/11/12/stories/2002111204351200.htm

India, U.S. to strengthen security cooperation

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/11/12/stories/2002111204371200.htm

Kakkaji · Post by **Kakkaji** » 12 Nov 2002 22:33

Defence team to leave for S.Africa tomorrow

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/02122021.htm

member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 13 Nov 2002 23:10

US defence industry keen to collaborate with India

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_101459,0008.htm

'No arms deal sans product support'

http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=12967

member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 14 Nov 2002 05:20

India keen on buying S. African artillery

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/11/14/stories/2002111402121200.htm

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 14 Nov 2002 22:33

Gen N.C. Vij profile in The Week

http://www.the-week.com/22nov17/events1.htm

member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 16 Nov 2002 21:00

CISF to protect national highways

http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/11/16/stories/2002111600780900.htm

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 17 Nov 2002 03:23

November issue of Sainik Samachar.

JTull · Post by **JTull** » 17 Nov 2002 22:25

Army gets 17 new helicopter pilots

member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 18 Nov 2002 23:45

Army Engineers celebrates anniversary

http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=98030

member_201 · Post by **member_201** » 19 Nov 2002 08:15

India, Russia Plan First Ever Joint Military Exercise

http://financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=20691

Rangudu · Post by **Rangudu** » 20 Nov 2002 07:01

UPI Hears

U.S. and Indian troops will hold a joint jungle warfare exercise in the northeastern state of Mizoram in March 2003. Indian Army officers said the exercise would be coordinated by the Army's Counter-insurgency and Jungle Warfare School in Vairangte, Mizoram. Nothing too extensive at first, say the Indians: between 50 and 150 men training to be jungle warfare specialists. But the Indians consider it a good beginning. The U.S. Army has not been exposed to jungle warfare since the Vietnam War nearly 30 years ago and needs some training in this kind of fighting, Indian defense officials said. Recently, Indian troops have undergone high-altitude warfare exercises with U.S. forces in Alaska, but in small numbers. Still, both sides expect more of the same.

Himanshu · Post by **Himanshu** » 21 Nov 2002 11:49

High Altitude Training for Armed Forces

Expenditure Incurred in Deployment & Withdrawal of Troops from the Border

Vick · Post by **Vick** » 22 Nov 2002 01:35

From Business Standard

Policy in way of army, industry partnership

Our Bureau in New Delhi
Published : November 22, 2002

Speakers at a seminar on army-industry partnership in frontier technologies, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), said little had changed in the Indian Army’s equipment procurement process, and pointed out that processes and procedures had to be radically overhauled to make the partnership viable.

Col RS Bhatia, director of the budget cell in the office of the Master General Ordnance (MGO), pointed out that just 10 per cent of all procurement of the Army is done from the private sector, with imports accounting for 21 per cent and ordnance factories meeting 40 per cent of the requirements.

A breakdown of the 10 per cent reveals that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which manufacture low technology items like clothing and precessed food, contribute 60 per cent of the 10 per cent segment.

Much of the remaining private industry share of 40 per cent is made up of vehicles and spares - which is certainly not cutting edge technology.

Col Bhatia said that while the total procurement by the Army has been growing at a healthy rate, industry’s share has been constant.

He called this a result of the ‘crisis of credibility’ which is largely due to the performance - and quality - of goods provided by the small and marginal players.

This was endorsed by Brig Kutub Hai of Mahindra Defence Systems who pointed out that in India the only buyer was government. “So how do we make the Indian Army need us ? That is the challenge” he said.

Brig Hai said there was an inbuilt problem in private sector participation in defence - gestation periods were long, the research required was intensive and often there was no guarantee that there would be any other market for the product except the Indian Government which was capricious in procurement decisions.

“If the government does not buy what we produce, how do we justify that investment decision to our shareholders ?” he asked, explaining why firms tended to stick to the manufacture of safer low value items like clothing and vehicles.

Hai suggested that the government take the first step in building the defence partnership with the private sector by partially funding research and development.

This was echoed by MD Ashok Leyland, R Seshasayee who said that Indian industry could not be expected to be shackled by jingoistic arguments and nationalist considerations.

Foreign companies had technology and the funds to invest in expensive R&D that Indian defence industry, still in its infancy would not be able to afford, he said.

Gen RIS Kahlon (retd), the first senior officer in the Indian Army to have kicked off the concept of army-industry partnership, however told Business Standard that seven years ago, at the first such seminar, lists of ‘things to do’ were drawn up by the government, the private sector and the Army.

While the Army had done 60 per cent of what it was expected to do - including providing long term perspective plans for procurement - the government was yet to change its rule of business to let the private sector in to the procurement process.

Seven years ago, at the first CII conference on a larger role for the private sector in defence procurement.