New Delhi: The 13-lakh Army is now cranking up its focus on longer-range weapons and night-fighting capabilities, multi-capacity drones, ‘disruptive technologies’ and early-detection and targeting systems in its ongoing modernisation drive amid the 20-month-long military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh.
The Army currently has 93 modernisation projects in progress at various stages in the procurement process, with a total value of Rs 1.37 lakh crore ($18.4 billion), as per the latest figures.
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NAOMI ALDORT is the author of Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves, published in nineteen different languages. She guides parents via phone, Skype and workshops internationally, bringing peace and clarity to both difficult situations and everyday family issues, including marriage, pregnancy, birth, diet and lifestyle, and child development for children of all ages. Her S.A.L.V.E. communication formula has been praised as providing the best of the work of Byron Katie and Nonviolent Communication combined. In this exclusive interview with LAKSHMI ARAVIND, Naomi shares her wisdom on how we can raise emotionally resilient, well-adjusted, authentic children.
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