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380: LISTEN TO KRISHNA

 

Happy Janmashtami

 

  1. “Happiness Is A State Of Mind, That Has Nothing To Do With The External World.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “It Is Better To Live Your Own Destiny Imperfectly Than To Live An Imitation Of Somebody Else’s Life With Perfection.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “A Man Is Made By His Beliefs. As He Believes. So He Becomes.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “The Only Way You Can Conquer Me Is Through Love, And There I Am Gladly Conquered.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “The Key To Happiness Is The Reduction Of Desires.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “Do Everything You Have To Do, But Not With Ego, Not With Lust, Not With Envy But With Love, Compassion, Humility, And Devotion.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “There Are Three Gates To Self-destruction And Hell: Lust, Anger & Greed.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “Set Your Heart Upon Your Work But Never Its Reward.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “Why Do You Worry Unnecessarily? Whom Do You Fear? Who Can Kill You? The Soul Is Neither Born Nor Dies.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “A Gift Is Pure When It Is Given From The Heart To The Right Person At The Right Time And At The Right Place, And When We Expect Nothing In Return.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “The Mind Is Fickle. It Won’t Obey You Every Time The Mind Misbehaves, Use Your Discretionary Intellect To Bring It Back To The Equanimous Position.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “Change Is the Law of the Universe. You Can Be a Millionaire or a Pauper in an Instant.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “Perform Your Obligatory Duty, Because Action Is Indeed Better Than Inaction.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “Among All Kind Of Killers, Time Is The Ultimate Because Time Kills Everything.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “He Who Has No Attachments Can Really Love Others, For His Love Is Pure And Devine.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “When A Person Responds To The Joys And Sorrows Of Others As Though They Were His Own, He Or She Has Attained The Highest Spiritual Union.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “For One Who Has Conquered His Mind, A Mind Is Best Of Friends, But For One Who Has Failed To Do So, A Mind Is The Greatest Enemy.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “You Have The Right To Work, But Never To The Fruit Of Work.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “Calmness, Gentleness, Silence, Self-restraint And Purity: These Are The Disciplines Of The Mind.” – Lord Krishna

 

  1. “Whatever Happened Was Good. What’s Happening Is Going Well. Whatever Will Happen Will Also Be Good. Do Not Worry About The Future. Live In The Present.” – Lord Krishna

 

GIST OF GEETA

 

Chapter 1 – Wrong thinking is the only problem in life.

Chapter 2 – Right knowledge is the ultimate solution to all our problems.

Chapter 3 – Selflessness is the only way to progress and prosperity.

Chapter 4 – Every act can be an act of prayer.

Chapter 5 – Renounce the ego of individuality and rejoice the bliss of infinity.

Chapter 6 – Connect to the higher consciousness daily.

Chapter 7 – Live what you learn.

Chapter 8 – Never give up on yourself.

Chapter 9 – Value your blessings.

Chapter 10 – See divinity all around.

Chapter 11 – Have enough surrender to see the truth as it is.

Chapter 12 – Absorb your mind in the higher.

Chapter 13 – Detach from Maya and attach to divine.

Chapter 14 – Live a life- style that matches your vision.

Chapter 15 – Give priority to Divinity.

Chapter 16 – Being good is a reward in itself.

Chapter 17 – Choosing the right over the pleasant is a sign of power.

Chapter 18 – Let go, let us move to union with God .

 

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379: STRATEGIC EVOLUTION OF INDIAN AIR FORCE

 

 

A talk on

“Strategic evolution of IAF”

followed by an Interactive Q&A session.

 

 

For selective viewing, please click on the links below:-

  1. Introductions.
  2.  Historical Perspective.
  3. Doctrinal Evolution.
  4. Current Challenges.
  5. Future Trajectory.
  6. Q & A session.
  7. Vote of thanks.

 

Links to Q  & A Session:-

  1. Effect of space technologies on air warfare and is it time for a separate space force?
  2. Are we prepared for Cyber and Space warfare? and are we drawing military benefits from our space program?
  3. Public participation in cyber and electronic domains of warfare and combined command and control structures of three services.
  4. Women in IAF and suitability for combat role.
  5. Tejas and its combat capability. 
  6. Indigenous 5th generation aircraft programme and any chance of revival of FGFA joint development. 
  7. IAF ability to take on two front challenge in nuclear environment.

 

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378: Q & A ON INDIA-CHINA STAND OFF

 

Pic courtesy: internet

 

Gist of replies to questions by a researcher on the subject.

 

Q1. How is the IAF acting as a force multiplier in the India-China military standoff in Ladakh?

 

  • The question needs rephrasing. IAF is an active participant and contributor towards dealing with the situation.

 

  • It is a national situation, requiring a whole of nation (i.e. all tools of statecraft) approach.

 

  • The defence services (Indian Air Force included) are doing the needful jointly and synergistically.

 

  • IAF undertakes missions to accomplish its roles and tasks (like any other defence force), including:-

 

    • Political and strategic signalling. By deploying and operating aircraft, weapons and systems at appropriate places. Also by carrying out exercises in these areas.

 

    • Rapid mobility, troop induction, and transfer. Rapid troop mobilisation undertaken by the IAF surprised everyone.

 

    • Sustenance and supply (equipment, ammunition, weapons, rations, etc.). All IAF resources including heavy-lift aircraft, medium-lift aircraft, and helicopters are used for this task.

 

    • Saving valuable lives by casualty evacuation and medical support as and when required.

 

    • Enhancement of situational awareness by reconnaissance and information sharing by using all the reconnaissance assets and sharing information rapidly through its networked communication systems.

 

    • Joint planning and monitoring by working synergistically with sister surface services.

 

    • Training and equipping to meet challenges by periodic review of immediate, mid-term, and long-term plans.

 

  • All the assets of IAF are always available and are used to deal with prevailing or emerging situations.

 

Q2. How will you assess the IAF’s preparedness in case there’s a hot war between India and China at the LAC?

 

  • IAF is always prepared for any eventuality. It is a capable, motivated and battle-hardened force.

 

  • Please refer to the Global Air Powers Ranking (2023) by WDMMA (World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft, which provides the current ranking of the various air forces of the world. (https://www.wdmma.org/ranking.php)

 

  • It does not base its assessment purely on numerical strength but carries out a holistic analysis of numerous factors to ascertain warfighting capability.

 

  • According to the latest report, the IAF is a few points ahead in its war-waging capabilities, despite being short numerically.

 

  • Moreover, IAF always works on two plans. First plan to fight immediately with whatever it has. The second one is to enhance its potential (capability and capacity) in the short, mid and long term.

 

  • These plans are periodically reviewed, revised and activated.

 

  • This edge needs to be maintained. The warfighting capabilities have built up over the years however, it is the capacity (war endurance) that needs enhancement on priority. Appropriate actions have been initiated and they need to be executed speedily.

 

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