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Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam's book India's Wars: A Military History, 1947-1971 is an eye-opener. India's Wars gives the reader deep insights into little known aspects of combat, the sharp military minds that shaped battlefield tactics and the precision with which they were executed. Rediff.com brings you an exclusive excerpt from India's Wars about leadership in the 1971 war, India's greatest military triumph, published with the author's kind and gracious permission. IMAGE: Indian soldiers fire on Pakistani positions during the 1971 War. Photograph: Getty Images W hat then were the major operational takeaways from the 1971 war from an Indian perspective? While much of the current discourse on the 1971 war concentrates excessively on the meticulous military planning and orchestration at the highest level, particularly at Eastern Army Command Headquarters, it is the conversion of that plan into more than just successful operational outcomes that takes pole ... » Learn More about Exclusive! The mantra that handed the Indian Army victory in 1971

The global leader in digital payments PayPal said on Wednesday (March 3) it will hire 1,000 engineers for its India development centres across Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad over the course of this year. Technology talent will be hired across software, product development, data science, risk analytics and business analytics streams at entry, mid-level and senior roles. PayPal India also announced its plans for campus hires from top engineering colleges across India. The pandemic has accelerated the shift towards digital payments and highlighted the benefits of adopting a digital-first approach. PayPal said its products and services have become even more relevant now and hence the need to focus on technology innovation across artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, risk and security, customer experience and other key areas. "Our India technology centres are the largest for PayPal outside of the United States and play a pivotal role in enabling us to ... » Learn More about PayPal plans to hire 1000 Indian engineers for development centres across country

Criminal activities are responsible for the killings along the India-Bangladesh border, according to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. At a joint press conference with his Bangladesh counterpart, A.K. Abdul Momen, in Dhaka on Thursday, Mr. Jaishankar said India was partnering with the neighbouring country in economic and health-related recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Every death is regrettable but we also have to ask ourselves why is there a problem, and the problem is because of crime. So our shared objective should be a no crime-no death border and I am sure if we can get it right, we can address this problem effectively,” said Mr. Jaishankar, adding that several of the reported deaths [of Bangladesh nationals] “are fairly deep inside India”. The Indian statement comes in the backdrop of increased incidents of killings of Bangladesh nationals in 2020. Dhaka Tribune, in a report in last December, the said the incidents of killings was the highestin 2020 ... » Learn More about Killings along India-Bangladesh border because of crime: Jaishankar

The visit of Park Geun-Hye to India, though a symbolic one, will certainly give a further impetus to the strategic partnership between the two countries says Rup Narayan Das. I t is a coincidence that the three day visit of South Korean President Park Geun-hye to India is taking place this week ahead of the visit of the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will be the chief-guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations. Earlier in 2010 the then President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak was the chief-guest at India’s Republic Day. A lot of strategic significance is attached to these two visits. In the first place, they indicate the success of India’s extended ‘look east’ policy initiated in 1991 beyond South-East Asia. Both economic interests and strategic considerations reinforce each other in a seamless manner in India’s engagement in the broader East Asia. It is all the more appropriate that India’s ‘look east’ policy and its economic reforms were initiated concurrently ... » Learn More about India-South Korea’s win-win strategic partnership

British lawmakers will debate the issue of press freedom and safety of protesters in India next Monday in response to an e-petition which had crossed the 100,000-signature threshold required for such a debate, the House of Commons Petitions Committee confirmed on Wednesday. IMAGE: Farmers protest against the farm bills at the Singhu border near Delhi, December 4, 2020. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters. The 90-minute debate will be held at Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament complex in London and will be opened by Scottish National Party (SNP) MP and member of the Petitions Committee Martyn Day, and a minister will be deputed to respond on behalf of the UK government. The debate relates to the petition entitled ‘Urge the Indian Government to ensure safety of protesters & press freedom', which called on the British government to make a public statement on the #kissanprotests & press freedoms’. Next week the issue will come up for debate and is ... » Learn More about Next week British MPs will debate India’s press freedom, protestors’ safety

Moon Jae-in's visit will play a crucial role in exploring complementarities between India's Act East policy and South Korea's New Southern policy, says Rahul Mishra. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in head for a meeting at Hyderabad House, July 10, 2018. Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI Photo 2018 has been a remarkable success in the context of India's Act East policy. The year began with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurating the Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in Singapore on January 9, and in the six months since she has visited Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia and Mongolia. At the beginning of 2018, the Act East policy received a boost with the commemoration of 25 years of India-Association of Southeast Asian Nations dialogue partnership, with all 10 ASEAN heads of States visiting India to participate in the commemorative summit. For the first time in the history of India's Republic Day celebrations, the 10 ... » Learn More about Why the South Korean president came calling

You must be aware that salads and fruits are good for your body. However, not everyone enjoys eating healthy food and snacks. So, if you want to eat salads without any difficulty, you need to take the help of some flavour enhancers that will make healthy salads tastier. If you want to level up your salads in no time, a variety of spicy salad dressings are available in India that will give a delicious flavour to your bowl of salad. To help you buy a delicious and spicy pack of salad dressing, here is a list of some of the most popular options available online. Have a look at this list and please your tastebuds by preparing spicy salads in no time. Popular spicy salad dressings and their flavours Salad dressing Flavour Veeba Chipotle Southwest Salad Dressing Mexican flavour Wingreens Farms Thousand Island Salad Dressing Creamy spicy flavour Veeba Harissa Chilli Cumin Dressing African flavour Aamra Natural Homemade Lime & Sesame Salad ... » Learn More about Salad dressing: Spicy options for making salads tastier

India remains North Korea's 2nd-largest import source after China, according to several estimates by multilateral bodies, says Subhayan Chakraborty. IMAGE: Performers in traditional dress chat during the opening ceremony of a new dock at the North Korean port of Rajin. India remains North Korea's 2nd-largest import source after China. Photograph: Yuri Maltsev/Reuters Of the more than $36 billion worth of refined petroleum exported by India in 2017-18, a small trickle worth $16 million, managed to find its way to North Korea, despite economic sanctions currently in place. It constituted the largest component of India's exports, measuring a significant $57.55 million to the country, something that policy experts feel may only increase now that the nation has agreed to neuter its nuclear weapons program. While official statistics from North Korea are hard to come by due to the ruling regime's limited contact with the larger global economy, India remains North Korea's ... » Learn More about The intriguing tale of India’s trade with North Korea

(This story was first published in Times of India on March 4, 2021) Bengaluru has emerged as the best city on ease of living parameters among 49 million-plus cities in 2020, pushing the earlier top ranker Pune to number two. Among 62 cities having less than one million population, Shimla has topped the list followed by Bhubaneswar, according to the Union housing and urban development ministry. The report was released by Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday. The assessment exercise was carried out last year just before the lockdown. No city has been included from West Bengal because of “data challenge”, the report said. According to the report, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Vadodara, Indore and Greater Mumbai are the other eight cities that have found place in the top 10 among the million-plus cities in the EoLI. While Delhi ranks at 13, its neighbouring Ghaziabad and Faridabad have found place at 30 ... » Learn More about Bengaluru tops list of cities in ease of living

Auditors at several state-owned banks have asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to increase the number of agencies empanelled to conduct audits citing unprecedented increase in workload and number of certificates to be issued by statutory central and branch auditors in light of the merger of several state-run banks last year, according to an ET report. Auditors have argued that increasing the manpower for inspecting bank books is important to maintain the quality of the exercise. “The huge work allocated to statutory central auditors and statutory branch auditors in respect of various state-run banks requires huge manpower deployment of partners and paid chartered accountants. This itself justifies appointing a minimum of six such auditors,” said Prakash Sharma, vice chairman, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), according to the report. Quality aspect Sharma said the rise in services of banks and their branch count, especially for merged banks, requires ... » Learn More about PSB mergers increase auditor workload, seek more hands