Schemes like Agnipath must go to test beds first. They shake up the entire system
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Schemes like Agnipath must go to test beds first. They shake up the entire system

The scheme is being introduced full-fledged at a time when the country is in a standoff with China. The Russian experience in Ukraine isn’t encouraging.

   
Representational image | Army personnel during the Army Day parade | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint File Photo

Representational image | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint File Photo

Protests by young military aspirants have erupted in several parts of the country against the Narendra Modi government’s drastic revamp of the military recruitment process via the Agnipath scheme. Veterans, even those who are known to have a pro-government stand, have come out in scathing criticism of the scheme.