Month: July 2009

Modern day media is a strange animal. It is easily excited raises expectations quickly and then just as rapidly dashes them.The excitement focused on the meeting of the Pakistani and Indian prime ministers is a typical example. On the morning of the foreign secretaries’ meeting in Sharm el Sheikh there began a rush of phone calls that increased during the course of the day in which anchorpersons were eager to know what could be obtained from the meeting and why we couldn’t stop talking to India. The tone and tenor of the conversation was similar on the other side as well.

DECISION making in the defence sector is generally a grey area because of the secrecy that surrounds the process. However in decision making environments where political and accountability systems are not strong there is greater vagueness.

DECISION making in the defence sector is generally a grey area because of the secrecy that surrounds the process. However in decision making environments where political and accountability systems are not strong there is greater vagueness.