The Indian Air Force is set to confer the honorary rank of a Group Captain on Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar in recognition of his outstanding achievements as a sportsperson. Traditionally, honorary ranks in the Air Force have been given to outstanding achievers. Past recipients include J R D Tata and Vijayapat Singhania who were both awarded the honorary ranks of Air Commodore. Tendulkar, however, would have no official responsibilities with the IAF. Will conferring Sachin with an IAF honorary rank inspire the country's youth to join the forces? 
01:16 PM, Jun 24, 2010

Following the Dantewada massacre, the Army Chief V K Singh said that the CRPF battalion's training in counter-insurgency does not match up to that of the Army's. The Air Force Chief, had said that air power cannot be used against Maoists even as the Home Minister said that the Government was looking at airpower as an option to combat the Maoist menace. Do you think Service Chiefs should be banned from speaking out in the public? 
07:33 PM, Apr 12, 2010