14
May
2009
by admin | Tags: Armed Forces, Army, Defence Personnels, Government, Kargil War, Leadership, One Rank One Pension, Politics, Society
Kargil makes me sad. I served in Ladakh long before Kargil happened and know that terrain very well.
A lot has been written about the conflict which includes the lessons that the Indian Army should learn and what we should do to avoid another Kargil. Therefore, I am not going to write about matters military, but [...]
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13
May
2009
by admin | Tags: Elections, Environment, Leadership, Political Parties, Politics, Society
I look at the rhetoric surrounding Elections 2009 and wonder – has any political party promised to improve the state of the environment for you and me? Or thought about our right to fresh air or clean water – commodities that have become a rarity in an urbanising India?
Over the past few weeks I’ve studied [...]
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08
May
2009
by admin | Tags: Awareness, Healthcare, Swine Flu
As we are all aware the WHO has confirmed that H1N1 (swine) flu has moved to stage 5, out of a possible 6 stages, on its international alert status indicating human-to-human transmission in at least two countries in the same region. However there are no cases of H1N1 flu are reported in India citizens are [...]
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