kpm.das
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Cyber Security, Information Strategy, War By Other Means
After rectifying the classic aberration of transplanting outside officers with lesser length of service & no experience of commanding a paramilitary Coy or Bn directly at higher level of CAPFs, the MHA must approve restoration of ranks of L/Nk & Nk in CAPFs (upgraded during late 90s), and, promotion to the ranks of HC, SI, Insp & SM after 15, 21, 24, 28 & 31 yrs of service respectively, to rejuvenate the sinking morale of the paramilitary forces- the main instruments of maintaining Int’l security of the country- stuck in their existing ranks for decades.
The architect of #BSF was Shri KF Rustamji, IPS, the first DG of the force established in December 1965! #CAPF
Anonymous mudslinging and visible indiscipline under the guise of reform raises serious concerns about professional standards and accountability—such conduct reflects poorly on the ethos expected within any uniformed force. If parity is the demand, CAPF officers are welcome to serve in state police on deputation at equivalent ranks (DySP/Addl SP). Perhaps the focus of their social media campaigns should shift towards this constructive and institutionally viable proposition. 🇮🇳
It looks to be a very expensive fix when it returns to Norfolk. Fire on U.S. Aircraft Carrier Raged for Hours, Sailors Say nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/… via @NYTimes
Lessons from the Hormuz Humiliation: Why India Must Abandon it’s Surface-Fleet Fantasy and Master Choke Points The most powerful navy in history has just confessed defeat in the 33-kilometre-wide Strait of Hormuz. In March 2026, as the US-Iran war entered its third week, reports revealed that the US Navy has rejected near-daily requests from the global oil industry for escorts through the Strait of Hormuz. Three American supercarriers — Abraham Lincoln, Gerald R. Ford and George H.W. Bush — plus French and British warships sit idle in the Arabian Sea, Red Sea and Mediterranean. Though their collective military might outguns most nations, none of it can safely escort even a single oil tanker through the narrow corridor. Iranian kamikaze drones, swarms of fast-attack boats, naval mines and coastal anti-ship missiles have turned the tight waterway into a lethal gauntlet. A mere $500 contact mine can cripple a $4-billion destroyer. The best surface radars cannot detect submerged threats, and air power has proven equally ineffective at sweeping shipping lanes. This is not merely an American failure. It is a warning written in fire for every navy that still dreams of blue-water dominance in the age of aerospace power. For India, staring at a peer competitor across the Indian Ocean, the message is brutally clear: surface ships and aircraft carriers are not assets; they can rapidly become liabilities. In any conflict with China — or even a superpower like the United States — our carriers and destroyers will become expensive coffins the moment hostilities begin. The Indian Ocean is no longer a safe playground for carrier strike groups. It is a contested littoral where geography, not tonnage, decides victory. India’s naval planners have long chased the Mahanian dream: three carriers, a 175-ship fleet, blue-water power projection from the Gulf of Aden to the South China Sea. INS Vikrant is commissioned; INS Vikramaditya soldiers on; a third carrier is on the drawing board. Billions have been poured into surface combatants that look magnificent during naval reviews but will be dead meat in real war. Chinese anti-ship ballistic missiles (DF-21D, DF-26), hypersonic glide vehicles, satellite-linked drone swarms and quiet diesel-electric submarines have turned the Indian Ocean into an anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) killing zone. Even the Americans, with three carrier strike groups, cannot protect a tanker in Hormuz. What chance do our smaller, less-protected surface ships have when the People’s Liberation Army Navy brings the same arsenal into waters closer to its bases? The recent US-Iran war has laid bare the arithmetic. Surface ships are sitting ducks for air-power assets — land-based missiles, aircraft, drones and mines. A carrier’s air wing is powerful only if it survives the first salvo. In narrow seas or choke points, it becomes a floating bullseye. Mines laid by fast boats or submarines cannot be cleared by Aegis destroyers. Kamikaze UAVs overwhelm point-defence systems. One lucky hit on an Indian carrier group would produce exactly the strategic humiliation Washington is now desperately avoiding. India cannot afford that humiliation; our economy depends on energy flows through the very same ocean. Fortunately, geography has gifted India a far cheaper and more lethal alternative. Instead of scattering scarce rupees across vulnerable surface fleets, we must concentrate every paise on the natural choke points our island territories already dominate. Four corridors matter above all: The Malacca Strait approaches, controlled from the Andaman and Nicobar chain. The Hormuz lesson is merciless but mercifully timely. India’s defence forces must learn it before Chinese missiles teach it to us the hard way. In the 21st-century Indian Ocean, geography is destiny — and surface fleets are dinosaurs. Choke points, submarines, missiles and island bastions are the future. Let us seize it before it is too late.
One journalist making a comment isn’t “getting eviscerated”. I had an amazing time at the @IndiaToday Conclave Conference and met many supporters and Indian thought leaders who thanked me for speaking truth about Islam. In fact, @sardesairajdeep and I had a cordial conversation after the panel. So many people thanked me for saying what many in the Indian Media are too afraid to say themselves. Islam is the biggest threat to the world and the US, India, and Israel alliance is the strongest force we have to combat the threat of Islamic terrorism. We need to protect non-Muslims from jihadist violence. India should resist Islamic aggression before your daughters are forced to wear burkas and speak Arabic. Keep India Hindu. 🇮🇳 There are 56 Muslim countries in the world. The Muslims have enough. They don’t need to conquer America, Israel and India. We won’t allow them to. Together we will resist the creation of a caliphate. Our survival depends on it.
SUPREME COMEDY In 2005, the Chief Information Commissioner asked the Supreme Court to disclose the assets of its judges. The Supreme Court didn’t like the idea. “We don’t take orders — we give them.” Instead of complying, the Supreme Court challenged the order before the Delhi High Court. The Delhi High Court ruled that the information must be disclosed. The Supreme Court then appealed that decision before a 2-judge bench of the Delhi High Court. The 2-judge bench sent the matter back, saying it concerns the Supreme Court itself and should be decided by the Supreme Court. So the Supreme Court effectively became the judge in its own case. A single-judge bench then said the matter should be decided by a 3-judge bench. The 3-judge bench kept the case pending for eight years before concluding that it should be heard by a 5-judge bench. Finally, in 2019, the 5-judge bench delivered its verdict. It didn’t direct judges to declare their assets. It only said that whatever information the Supreme Court already has can be disclosed. Which means, if a judge never declares his assets, there’s nothing to disclose. Comedy? Maybe. Funny? Not really. #SupremeCourt #JudicialAccountability #Transparency #RTI #Judiciary #RuleOfLaw #JusticeSystem #LegalReform
@hermanprit Why not provide two way mobility, IPS to CAPF is allowed then why not other way. Do we leave logic at doorstep when we become a Civil servant ?
