The Good Word

THE GOOD WORD

Oct 18, 2021 - Week 44

Volume 7S-23| Pages 1

PM Modi unveils seven new public sector defence

entities to propel India to a global military major

Bharat First

Oct 12, suspecting a

conspiracy behind the

sudden surge in the

Muslim population in

several districts of

Uttarakhand, security

agencies submitted a

report to the Home

Ministry earlier this year.

In the study, ‘vulnerable

areas’ were specified.

The demographic shift in

these districts was

presented using the 2011

census and it was

shocking to see that

within a decade, the

number of illegal

immigrants settled in

these lands had

increased two and a half

fold.

Apart from the border

areas of Uttarakhand, an

alert was issued for many

areas in Uttar Pradesh.

The reason being, that

within the last 2 years,

almost 400 new

madrasas, mosques and

religious institutions have

mushroomed in areas like

Bahraich that share an

international border with

Nepal to the north and

the Gorakhpur-Basti

division.

According to intelligence

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the Indian Army by

easing the movement of

troops and equipment.

Wednesday, China had

objected to Indian vice-

president Venkaiah

Naidu’s visit to

Arunachal Pradesh.

India slammed the

Chinese objections,

asserting that Arunachal

Pradesh is an integral

and inalienable part of

India. Indian leaders

routinely travel to the

state of Arunachal

Pradesh as they do to

any other state of India.

The Indian foreign office

called on China to work

instead to resolve of the

ongoing military

standoff along their Line

of Actual Control (LAC)

border at Ladakh.

At: SwarajyaMag (image and text),

LiveMint

Oct 17, three more Bihari

migrant workers were shot

dead by terrorists in

Kashmir, taking the tally of

targeted civilians killings to

11 over the last fortnight.

13 terrorists and 8 security

personnel have also been

killed. Civilian killings are

claimed by Pakistan based

TRF, the LeT and ULF.

Terrorists have asked

civilians to show identity

cards to select targets for

killing.

Monday, home minister,

Amit Shah, convened a

security meeting with

police heads from all

states, NSA and others to

counter these killings. J&K

forces had attempted to

corral migrant workers to

army and police camps for

protection. A crackdown

on overground workers

has also been effected.

The violence will impact

tourism negatively making

it unpopular among locals.

It seems to have been

triggered by the peace

that prevailed post

abrogation of article 370.

At: Sify, Reuters, TOI

Oct 14, The strategically

important district of

Tawang in Arunachal

Pradesh, which shares a

border with Tibet in the

north and Bhutan to the

west, will soon have all-

weather connectivity

with the rest of India.

Thursday, engineers

made a final

breakthrough blast for

the longer of the two

tubes of the Sela Tunnel

marking the end of

excavation phase. When

complete, the Sela

Tunnel will be the

longest bi-lane road

tunnel in the world at an

altitude above 13,000

feet. It will improve

connectivity to Tawang

and the border with

China and serve the

operational

requirements of

Dussehra, Oct 15, 2021 – image courtesy AmarChitraKatha

Bangladesh riots –

six Hindus killed,

hundreds injured

Border Security Force gets extended jurisdiction

in three border states

Amit Shah convenes

meet on Kashmir

targeted killings

agencies a conspiracy to

divide India based on

demographic imbalance

is also believed to have

been devised.

Intelligence agencies

are scrutinizing every

detail and keeping a

strict vigil on the border

areas. The reason for

this sudden explosive

population growth will

be identified after

Oct 16, Violence by

frenzied radical Muslim

mobs protesting a

display of a Koran being

placed on the lap of a

Hindu God Hanuman

during celebrations for

the Hindu festival Durga

Puja has consumed six

Hindu lives and injured

hundreds more in

Bangladesh so far.

Wednesday, violence

erupted after a video

posted on social media

showed the Quran

placed on lap of Lord

Hanuman. Hindu’s

make up less than 10

percent of the country’s

population and have

historically been

targeted by communal

violence.

At least four people

were killed when police

opened fire on a crowd

of frenzied attackers.

Paramilitary forces

were deployed and

Internet was cut. Prime

minister Hasina

promised stern action.

So far 90 people have

been arrested. At: News18

Oct 12, Pakistan

government confirmed

that there is a stalemate

between prime minister

(PM) Imran Khan and

chief of army staff,

general Bajwa over the

appointment of the new

ISI chief. A long meeting

between the two over

the appointment, on

Monday night, ended

with the premier telling

the army chief that the

authority to appoint the

new spymaster rests

with him. However, the

PM office has yet to

issue a notification for

the new ISI chief.

Earlier on Oct 6, the

military’s media wing

had declared lieutenant

general Nadeem Anjum

the new DG ISI,

replacing the outgoing

chief General Faiz

Hameed. However, the

PM is reported to be in

favour of granting an

extension to the

outgoing ISI chief. The

rift is yet to be resolved

almost a week later.

At: Tribune.Com.Pk

Rift between

Pakistan PM and

COAS delays ISI

chief appointment

further inquiry. As per

Dainik Jagran, security

agencies suspect illegal

settlers are attempting

to build a corridor

connecting

Uttarakhand to

Bangladesh. According

to the 2011 census,

Uttarakhand had an

83% Hindu and 14%

Muslim population.

More at: OpIndia

Oct 12, The central

government on Tuesday

empowered the Border

Security Force (BSF) to

conduct searches, arrest

suspects and make

seizures within a 50 km

stretch along the

international border in

the states of Assam,

West Bengal and

Punjab. This step is

aimed at keeping 'zero

tolerance' for terrorism.

In five northeastern

states, Tripura,

Mizoram, Meghalaya,

Nagaland, and Manipur -

the organisation's

jurisdiction has been

reduced by 20 km,

where it previously had

Oct 16, two more of the

Nihang community have

surrendered before the

Haryana Police on

Saturday in connection

with the brutal murder

of Dalit Sikh Lakhbir

Singh at the farmers'

protest site at Singhu,

even as the victim's

family questioned the

attackers' claim that he

had committed

sacrilege and demanded

a high-level probe into

the episode. With this, a

total of 4 people have

been arrested in the

matter.

Earlier in the day,

Nihang Sikh Sarabjit

Singh was produced

before a court in

Sonipat, from where he

was sent to seven-day

police custody. Singh

had on Friday

surrendered to the

police and claimed

responsibility for the

brutal killing of Lakhbir

Singh. Hours later,

Narain Singh, who is

also a Nihang, was

arrested by the

Amritsar Rural police at

Amarkot village, police

said. At: IndiaTVNews

Oct 18, the Indian

Navy received its 11

th

Poseidon P-8I long-

range reconnaissance

and anti-submarine

warfare aircraft from

Boeing. The Navy plans

to have a total of 22 of

these aircraft in the

next few years.

India has used the P-8I

to track Chinese vessel

movements in the

Indian Ocean,

especially submarines.

It was also used to

track Chinese troop

deployments along the

Line of Actual Control

amid the ongoing

standoff in eastern

Ladakh and during the

73-day-long Doklam

standoff. It has also

helped track Pakistani

troops movement

after the Pulwama

terror attack. The P-

8I’s AN/APY-10 radar is

an all-weather, night

and day tracking

device. At: SwarajyaMag

India gets an 11

th

P-81 Submarine

Hunter aircraft

military power in the

world, on its own

steam.

The PM recounted that

there was a time when

Indian ordinance

factories were amongst

the most powerful in

the world. Post

independence, these

factories needed

nurturing but were

made to languish. A

dependence on imports

was fostered. It is time,

he emphasized, to

reinvigorate our own

defence production

capabilities. The new

companies have already

been issued orders of

₹65,000 crores.

Reforms in the defence

industry have brought

in transparency, trust

and opportunity for the

private sector to

partner the

government. Defence

corridors in UP and

Chennai quickly

engaged the interest of

major defense entities.

Defence export has

increased by more than

325 per cent in the last

five years due to better

policies. Technological

innovation will hold the

key to success in

future, he concluded.

At: Republic 1-2, TOI Image-NewsX

Oct 16, On the

auspicious occasion of

Vijayadashmi, prime

minister (PM) Modi

addressed a video event

to unveil seven new

public sector defence

entities created by

reorganizing the

erstwhile 41 Ordinance

Factories, with a view to

streamlining production

of defence equipment,

increasing

competitiveness and

boosting innovation.

The PM said this was a

significant step towards

attaining the vision of an

‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, an

India which is a major

All-weather tunnel connectivity to

Arunachal Pradesh nearer completion

Four Nihangs

arrested for

gruesome killing

authority up to 80 km.

In Gujarat, BSF's

jurisdiction has been

cut to 50 km from the

earlier 80 km.

The Home Ministry

took the decision in the

exercise of powers

conferred by section

129 (1) of the Border

Security Force Act,

1948.

In Rajasthan, BSF's

authority will remain at

50 km as before.

Earlier, the limit was

fixed to 15 km in West

Bengal, Assam and

Punjab. According to

the notification, the

lowest ranking officer

of the BSF has been

empowered under the

Code of Criminal

Procedure (CrPC) to

exercise and discharge

powers and duties

without a warrant or

order from a

magistrate. The step is

aimed to improve

effectiveness in curbing

infiltration and cross-

border crime.

The step is in keeping

with India’s unitary

nature of federalism,

where the centre has

the prerogative to

override states even on

items in the concurrent

list.

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Uttarakhand sees a sudden spurt in Muslim migrants,

madrasas and mosques; designs for demographic shift?

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