Air Marshal BBP Sinha Takes Over as the New Administrative Head of Indian Air Force

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Air Marshal BBP Sinha took over as the new Air Officer-in-Charge Administration (AOA) of IAF at Air Headquarters, New Delhi today. Prior to the present appointment, he was Director General (Works & Ceremonials) at the Air Headquarters. He was commissioned in the Administration branch of the IAF in June 1979. 

During his career spanning more than 35 years, he has held many important appointments which include Chief Administrative Officer at two major flying bases, Principal Director (Pay, Pension & Regulations) at Air Headquarters, Senior Officer-in-Charge Administration (SOA) at HQ Western Air Command, IAF. 

He is a recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM). He was also commended by the Chief of the Air Staff in 2001 and twice by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief in the years 1994 and 1997. 

It is a matter of pride for the IAF that his sibling Air Marshal SBP Sinha is also serving at Air Headquarters as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS). 

He is married to Mrs. Divya Sinha and blessed with two sons.  - PIB

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China Emerges as Fifth Largest International Arms Exporter

An international military think-tank said in its report, that China has become the fifth largest arms exporter in the world.

After releasing the data at the Observer's Research Foundation (ORF) Pieter Wezeman, senior researcher of SIPRI said, "This is the first time China has been in the top five arms exporters since the end of the cold war."

The researcher said "A number of recent deals indicate that China is establishing itself as a significant arms supplier to a growing number of important recipient states."

Pieter Wezeman said the volume of Chinese exports of major conventional weapons rose by 162 per cent, raising its share of the volume of international arms exports from two to five per cent.

The largest supplier of major conventional weapons continues to be the United States with a share of 30 per cent of the global arms export. Russia is on the second spot, with 26 per cent of global share, while Germany is in the third position with 7 per cent global share and France is in the fourth with six per cent share.

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Reduction in Defense Expenses: Needed?

Defense is definitely the first priority of, any country, especially for a country like India. Where the threat is high from the neighboring countries. Only when the country is free and safe, can we think of any progress, and development. When there is threat to the safety of the people and the country, how can we think of development in any aspect? So, defense expenses should not be reduced, considering the safety and security of the people and the nation.

There is another aspect of this issue that is, it is true that we should not reduce, the expenses, but we should neither increase the expenses of the defense. There are other most important matters that are of high priority, in the country in the present circumstances. We are all aware of the increasing inflation, and its effect on common man. There are matters of internal peace that need to be attended to.

Threat from naxals, terrorists, what not there are lot many priority areas that need to be focused on. So, neither the increase nor the decrease in the defense expenses is good for the country and the people. When to increase, where to increase, when to decrease, where to decrease, are the matters that need to be decided based on the time and the situation. When there is need we should not look back, and similarly when there is no necessity to increase we should focus on the priorities.

We should not increase our defense expenses if some other country is increasing, neither should we decrease ours if some other country does so. We should take the decision spending on our own countries situation and our need, only then we will be able to make the right decision that will do good for the country and the people.

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