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  • Hardly any reforms were carried out in security apparatus post-Independence: PM Narendra Modi

    By PTI

    GANDHINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lamented that hardly any reforms were carried in the security apparatus of the country post-Independence despite the need for it. He said that common people’s perception, especially of the police force, that it is better to stay away from them, needs to be changed.

    Modi was addressing the convocation ceremony of the Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) near here after inaugurating its new building.

    “Post-Independence, there was a need to reform the security apparatus of the country, but hardly any reforms were carried out,” Modi said while calling for an “overall training” of those involved in providing security. The prime minister said he has great expectations from the RRU.

    “A college or university can contribute a lot in the development. I will tell you two instances – one pharmacy college was established in Ahmedabad by businessmen 60 years ago, which led Gujarat to be a leader in the pharma industry. Similarly, IIM was also established at that time, which is now giving world business leaders. In the same way, I expect RRU to create leaders in the security sector,” Modi added.

  • Defence capability development is national need due to border issues: Army chief General MM Naravane

    By PTI

    GANDHINAGAR: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General MM Naravane on Tuesday said capability development of the armed forces remains a national imperative given the country’s active and disputed borders with two neighbours and observed that disruptive technologies are fast transforming the character of the modern world.

    Addressing the event of the signing of MoUs between Gandhinagar-based Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) and the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N) virtually, General Naravane said that academic vigour needs to be enriched with operational understanding to meet the challenges of modern warfare.

    The event was held at the RRU campus in Gandhinagar. “Disruptive technologies are transforming the character of the modern world, faster than ever before. We have seen the decisive impact of these technologies in recent conflicts around the world. Given our active and disputed borders in the north and the east with our two neighbours, capability development of Armed Forces remains a national imperative,” General Naravane said.

    Rashtriya Raksha University is a national security educational university located in Gandhinagar.

    Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics is a state-level agency by the government of Gujarat to facilitate to provide services and solutions in implementing map-based Geospatial Information Systems.

    The Army chief further said that dependence on niche technologies with other countries creates “significant vulnerabilities especially in times of conflict”, and collaboration of the Indian Army with BISAG-N -will go a long way to address these challenges through an “in-house” solution.

    The COAS said the collaboration of the Indian Army with BISAG-N and RRU aligns with the government’s vision of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” (self-reliant India) and will pave the way for a greater “civil-military fusion” in defence capability development.

    The areas of collaboration between the two (civil and military) are in the fields of emerging technology, development of GIS and IT-based software systems, training content and telecasting of audio-visual contents, the Army chief said.

    He said that professional military education has always been a critical part of the training curriculum of a military professional, and it continues to play a pivotal role in the evaluation of military officers and soldiers. “Academic vigour needs to be enriched with operational understanding to meet the challenges of modern warfare,” General Naravane said.

    He said MoUs signed by the Army Training Command (ARTRAC) with RRU and BISAG-N “will synergise the expertise and potential of both the institutions”. General Naravane said this collaboration will offer the Army a “customised and tailormade training as well as a learning solution”.

    The event was presided over by Lt Gen Raj Shukla, GOC-in-C of ARTRAC. RRU vice-chancellor Bimal Patel and BISAG-C Director-General TP Singh exchanged the MoUs.