Big Changes Underway in Australian Defence Sector
I was in Australia at the invitation of DFAT and AusHCIndia in mid-June. This is a first of the series of video blog on what I learnt and observed
How a law firm helped a teen caught between foster family and her mother
Last week, our older son’s boss sent me an email. I was intrigued. Our son Harsh is a lawyer, and has nothing in common with my profession. Opening the mail, I found a detailed note attached by Harsh’s senior and a mail trail. He was all praise for Harsh and…
What the fauj–and parents–taught me
I had written the piece below more than six years ago. The debt I owe to the fauj is immeasurable, not just because I report on it extensively but because many of the values I cherish and practice have been inherited from the ethos and tradition that the military preaches…
Harnessing space for security & development
Date: 30 June 2014 Place: Satellite Launch Centre, Sriharikota Just a month into office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had travelled to the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) facility to witness the launch of the PSLV-C23 satellite. In his speech after the successful launch, Modi praised the ISRO scientists for their…
Why govt was forced to but Rafale jets off the shelf
As the new political leadership was briefed about the impasse, MoD officials were told to try and break the deadlock as soon as possible since the IAF’s fleet of fighter aircraft was depleting alarmingly. So, during a meeting of CNC on 25 September 2014, Dassault Aviation was told provide…