The unconventional answer for protecting an unconventional nation: Unifying the elite to serve better and to counter international as well as domestic threats to India.

The waking call for military India, according to the general public perception, is only when there is an official breaking out of war. But, there is a lot more to warfare in the world we live today. Battlefields have evolved since the days when India dug its feet in Kargil last. They do not necessarily have to be the desert covered landscapes or snow-capped peaks. Today’s battles are fought, many a times, in silos and under urban or foreign settings, in lands which might, in no logical way, be connected to a nation’s occupation there.

What are Special Operations Forces?
 

The reference here goes to Special Operations (SpecOps) forces. To Quote Wikipedia on the roles played by the SpecOps, include “Special reconnaissance/military intelligence, unconventional warfare, and counter-terrorism actions. Special operations are sometimes associated with unconventional warfare, counter-insurgency (operations against insurgents), operations against guerrillas or irregular forces, low-intensity operations, and foreign internal defence.”

Terrorism – An HR and management perspective on how the world of terror thrives

The brand of terrorism has gone global since the 9/11 attacks and the world realized that even the most powerful countries can become a target. The modus operandi of terrorist organizations has become to widen their reign of influence beyond tribals and locals of under-developed and oppressed Middle Eastern countries to not just educated Muslims but also people of other religion even in developed countries. The perspectives of people towards the kind of people terror organizations attract has been limited since the late 80’s to what pictures rural Iraq and Afghanistan draw in their minds. The game today, in this limitless digital age, terror has become organized and flexible in its management than ever.

A TOI-let in need of a thorough scrubbing

The news appalls and the scenes shock...But c’est la vie in the seekers’ sneak world of journalism. The recent happenings are only a choiced pick of events where a targeted ‘Human’ decided to cough back a word or two to the wildly wielded tongue of national news writers. Personally, my feeling towards this kind of culture of journalism has two sides.

One, where I feel that this attitude of journalism, rightly pointed can bring about social change. If a similar zeal with which such dramatic-cinematic matters are pursued, a simple societal issue is picked and followed through...Imagine the gravity it would gather, the sheer volume of buzz. All that effort of an entire segment of news-makers aimed towards bringing the need for change to light.

The merger story of Air India and Indian (airlines) PART 2 – The follies committed by and the eventual light at the end of the tunnel for India’s national carrier.

It is critical to note that the merger did have proper practices put in place to service the changes being brought about in the organization, despite the image the whole issue has at its crust:

The erstwhile CMD and Jt.MD of the Company worked together to steer the merged company on its journey to success. The merged entity comprised 5 Strategic Business Units viz. Corporate Services Group, Passenger Airline, Cargo, Low Cost Airline, MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) & Ground Handling. 

The merger story of Air India and Indian (airlines) PART 1 – The follies committed by and the eventual light at the end of the tunnel for India’s national carrier.

Among the several mergers and acquisitions that have colored the Indian business panorama over the last 14 years of the 21^st century, none is more tumultuous and attention grabbing than the Air India-Indian(airlines merger. Air India is the national carrier for India and is owned by Air India limited, an entity of the Government of  India. It is the 2rd largest airline in the country , proceeded only by IndiGo and Jet Airways. It is headquartered in New Delhi and has secondary hubs in several locations in the country. Indian, formerly Indian Airlines (Indian Airlines Limited from 1993 and Indian Airlines Corporation from 1953 to 1993) was a major Indian airline based in Delhi and focused primarily on domestic routes, along with several international services to neighbouring countries in Asia.

From Mandela to Madiba

Tribute to Nelson Mandela

(18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013)