Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Quick notes: Rafale configuration, Rice straw...

  • Courting trouble on the Rafale: The detailed configuration of weapon systems on the Rafale needs to be a closely guarded secret. Giving out the details of pricing will surely help our adversaries to guess the configuration and take countermeasures......... A small piece of advice to the legal fraternity. Now that you have entered the dangerous terrain of security policy making, educate yourself by at least reading these two books -- Arms and Influence and Strategy of Conflict.


  • A market for straw: Ikea wants to turn rice straw into household wares in a move that could end up reducing a major source of pollution in India.


  • Dieselgate: NGT directs Volkswagen's India unit to deposit Rs 1 bn in emission case


  • Inaction by BJP is deplorable:


  • Education:


  • O Ranga Sayee: Master Anantharaman and other child prodigies.


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