Coronavirus – Covid-19 - 3. page

IMaj Gen SB Asthana, SM, VSM (Retd) Writes : In a global tug of war, COVID-19 has added a new dimension to alter the global strategic balance and triggered another chain of event for global strategic dominance, besides unprecedented human sufferings.

Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) Writes : It has been three months since COVID-19 reached the Indian shores. Unlike many countries across the globe it has not so far overwhelmed India’s public health infrastructure though the possibility still exists.

Report prepared by Naireen Khan and Aastha Gupta:  Key Speakers:  Maj Gen B.K Sharma, AVSM, SM**(Retd), Director USI, Maj Gen Rakesh Bhaduria, VSM (Retd), Maj Gen Pawan Anand, AVSM (Retd) Moderator: Maj […]

Shri Jayanto Narayan Choudhury, IPS (Retd) Writes : Individual police officers have helped the elderly confined in their houses and migrant daily-wage labour stranded without means of sustenance.  Several police personnel have succumbed to the COVID-19 pandemic while on the front lines of this war against an adversary only 0.1 micron in size but that has shut down most of the world.

Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan Writes : In his rather interesting opinion piece in the Financial Express on 18 April 2020, ‘Post-COVID crisis: Preparing for the next battle’, Mr Ashish Kumar Chauhan, MD & CEO Bombay Stock Exchange, argues that the Bio-Weapons would play a major role in future wars and India should be prepared for it.

Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) Writes :The institutional structure and ethos of the Armed forces ensure their ability to deploy quickly and provide assistance, which the civil authorities might requisition. The civil authority could be a District Magistrate or anyone else up the chain. The greatest strength the Armed Forces can bring to the fight against COVID-19 is that it is the youngest force that can be fielded, unlike other institutions like the police and even the public healthcare system.