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Armed Forces Veterans Write to the President Against Anti Muslim Propaganda
14 Oct 2020
“These ‘Muslim Regiment’ posts are blatantly false, because the Indian Army did not have a Muslim Regiment in 1965 or since.”
Ronak Chhabra
Defence Employees’ Indefinite Strike ‘Deferred’: What Do Union Leaders Say?
10 Oct 2020
Nearly 82,000 defence employees – more than 75% of the total workforce – were set to strike for an indefinite period beginning Monday, October 12.
Ali Ahmed
Troubling Long-term Implications of India’s Response in Ladakh
05 Oct 2020
“Won” at considerable cost, the high mountain ranges will also cost India to keep.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Defence Employees’ Unions Demand CBI Probe into Army Document Leakage
03 Oct 2020
Unions are arguing that there has been a systematic campaign to tarnish the image of OFB in the public domain by certain vested interests.
D. Raghunandan
CAG Report on Defence Offsets Policy Reveals Failures on All Fronts
02 Oct 2020
India currently lacks a professional and technically competent system to identify technology and industrial gaps in the Indian defence procurement ecosystem
D. Raghunandan
India’s Successful Hypersonic Vehicle Test
10 Sep 2020
The threat of proliferation of hypersonic missiles is real. Is it the start of a renewed, and possibly nuclear, arms race?
Ronak Chhabra
Complaint with CVC Alleges Dilution of Standard Norms in Process to Hire Consultant for OFB Corporatisation
28 Aug 2020
This is the second complaint to the statutory body seeking investigation; union leader calls it a “serious matter”.
Ronak Chhabra
OFB: 82,000 Defence Employees to Go on Indefinite Strike from Oct 12 Opposing Corporatisation Move
04 Aug 2020
The workers’ unions have made 14 representations, including to the President and Prime Minister, demanding to withdraw the proposal to convert ordnance factories into a corporate entity.
D. Raghunandan
Post-Independence India Made Major Strides in Defence Manufacturing, Mr Modi
10 Jul 2020
By downplaying the achievements of post-Independent India’s achievements in defence manufacturing, Modi is insulting the efforts of scientists, engineers and workers over decades.
Ronak Chhabra
OFB Corporatisation: Defence Federations Oppose, Warn of Ultimate Indefinite Strike
23 Jun 2020
More than 99% of the defence civilian employees voted for an indefinite strike against the corporatisation of the factory board that oversees production at ordnance factories.