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Snehesh Alex Philip is the Editor - Defence and Diplomacy. With over 19 years of experience across newspaper, newswire, TV and digital, Snehesh comes with a wider approach to news that helps him bring out the nuances and undercurrents of a story. He has reported from over 20 countries and is also the youngest Indian journalist to be posted to Pakistan where he was Islamabad-based Chief of Bureau for 9 months while working with Press Trust of India. She can be reached at snehesh.philip@theprint.in and is available on X @sneheshphilip
In India, our people must be able to travel on roads. If they cannot, then the signal is very bad. Our armed forces must own the roads.
But who said seniours officers move by road,, as per your article,, and just imagine US troops moving in buses in Afghan,, they would have surpassed Vietnam casualty figures,, men are most vulnerable moving in large groups without armoured protection ,,basic rule of hybrid warfare
There is a difference Afghanistan is alien ground to US forces. Kashmir is very much an integral part of india. If the CRPF had to be airlifted within Indian territory itself then if sends a strong signal to terrorists and emboldens them. no country in the world airlifts several convoys within thier own territory.
what should have happened was better security check of the area priorly .
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We should feel nothing but reverence for these brave men who function in a hostile environment, sometimes lacking basic amenities. Recently, in Sikkim, a young army officer died because electricity was unavailable for a week. Those who perish in the line of duty must be honoured as martyrs. However, those who continue to serve in such harsh conditions should, within the constraints of resources, be looked after much better. Recall the BST trooper who was dismissed from service for highlighting the poor quality of rations. This is also the cost we pay for leaving so many essentially political problems unresolved for decades.