Author: Somashekar N

With a vision to revolutionize the defense sector the then Defense Minister & Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi established Defense Exhibition Organization in 1981 with the first defense exhibition in 1999 (this was one among the primordial attempts in the era of globalization). The main objective of the Defense Expo event is:- To gain the attention of global investors in the Indian defense sector by exhibiting military potential, and To popularize Indian military equipments globally and simultaneously pool financial resources to boost local manufacturing. Simultaneously, the Defense procurement procedure / Defense Acquisition Procedure (DAP) was introduced in 1992 and amended in 2002 following the…

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi was likely to place a demand to purchase Iranian oil in the SCO meeting at Samarkand on 14 – 15 September 2022, which has been halted ever since the implementation of CAASTA sanctions by the Trump administration. How did CAASTA sanctions hit Iran? Countering American Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAASTA) was introduced in 2017, mainly to prevent the associate nations of the U.S from entering into defence trade with the adversary nations of the U.S which were primarily Russia and North Korea for unbinding the interest of the U.S. The case of Iran was a bit…

The internal security forces are poorly recognized for their contributions compared to the defence forces Union Home Ministry on 21 Sep 2022 withdrew the “Police Antrik Suraksha Seva Padak, Utkrisht Seva Padak, and Ati Utkrisht Seva Padak”. Challenges and deprivations in the internal security forces The perils in the duty of security personnel are substantially subjective to the situation, henceforth the quantum of challenges forced by internal and external security forces weigh equally, giving a sense of pride to serve. It is unappealing to compare the aspects of the security forces, but the gratification fades down when the emoluments, laurels,…

China targeted by ETIM militancy led by Uighurs China’s less known terror outfit The single point source for shaking the Red Dragon has been the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, reported to have been established in 1999 by Hasan Mahsum (Uighurof origin). After Hasan Mahsum was killed by Pakistani forces in 2003, the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) arose as a successor, having a nexus with Al-Quaeda and operating from the tribal areas of Pakistan. The main objective of ETIM was to liberate and establish an independent state called East Turkestan, consisting of parts of Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and…

Between September 1 and September 5, 2022, Bangalore was devastated by rain, which inundated several regions of the city (Rainbow Drive layout, Sunny Brooks layout, Bellandur, Eco Board and some areas on Sarjapur road). The anthropocentric causes In addition to the negative effects of rain being exacerbated by climate change, there are numerous man-made factors that act as a catalyst. These factors range from major ones like layout planning and the development of public infrastructure to minor ones like garbage management. Bangalore expansion and drainage area encroachment The residents suffer disproportionately from “unscientific layout planning against the order of nature.”…

Peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan was facilitated by Moscow. By signing the peace treaty after a savage conflict, Armenia and Azerbaijan reiterated their history on September 15, 2022. Currently, both countries have seen four significant confrontations in 1992-1994, 2016-2020, and 2022, with Russia mediating cease-fire agreements only in three instances. The dispute over control of the Nagorno-Karabakh territory, which is frequently brought up, has always been the root of the problem. The role that Russia played in mediating peace agreements and the legitimacy of Russian-negotiated peace agreements, however, are of greater value. The first Peace agreement of May 12, 1994:…

Union finance minister exclaimed drop joblessness by referring to drop in demand for work under MGNREGA, while simultaneously Rahul Gandhi addressing a public amass admonished the government telling that “The nation’s youth are killing themselves due to unemployment, but a few tycoons have cornered the market” Jobless growth as seen in reality According to NCRB data, one person commits suicide every hour as a result of unemployment After the colonial era, our country has just recently started to mature democratically, but there shouldn’t be any question that India would have a majestic stature if it hadn’t been colonized and pillaged.…

The United Nations World Food Program has issued unprecedented world wide emergency in which 345 million people are on the verge of hunger David Beasley the executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, stated that 345 million people face mild food insecurity in 82 countries. F.A.O and the Hunger Index citations Over 2 billion individuals experience deficits of one or more micronutrients, and there are still over 822 million people who are undernourished. United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization citations Around 828 million people were estimated to be food insecure in 2021, and 149 million children were underweight and…

Eastern Economic Forum meant to focus on the Russian far east Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) Russia is a vast, sprawling country, thus its demography and economic development vary greatly from one end to the other. While the western part, near Europe, is well-equipped, the eastern tip is traditionally neglected. Russia established the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in 2015 with the triple goals of “developing the far east, improving bilateral relations, and also to be economical in spending for the cause.” It has invited its international neighbors to invest in this region for development by offering a share in the harvested…

On August 19, 2022, Micro Labs, a drug company based in Bangalore, was accused of giving doctors gifts worth more than ₹1000 crores to get them to recommend Dolo 650.