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TopicAgnipath scheme

Topic: Agnipath scheme

Towards a ‘gender-agnostic’ force? Army looks at inducting women Agniveers in non-combat roles

Till now, only women officers have been recruited in these roles. 'Deliberation on at highest levels, proposal likely to go through in 3-5 months'. Ministry of Defence will take the final call.

Agniveer died by ‘self-inflicted gunshot injury’, says Army amid backlash over no guard of honour

Court of Inquiry to ascertain more details is in progress, says Army. Amritpal Singh from Punjab’s Mansa district had joined duty just last month in Poonch.

After an ‘outstanding’ first batch, another 20,000 Agniveers to pass out next week

First batch passed out in August. A total of 40,000 Agniveers were inducted into Army in 2022 and sent to various regimental centres for training. 

Why is Indian Army keeping the martial race theory alive? The British left 76 years ago

General KM Cariappa's experiment debunked the martial race theory and illustrated that differences in ethnicity, caste, religious, and regional backgrounds were not the determinants of fighting capabilities of soldiers.

No Gorkha recruitment into Indian Army 3rd time in a row amid India-Nepal deadlock over Agnipath

Nepal objected to Army’s new policy, saying it went against understanding of service conditions. Three rounds of recruitment have taken place via Agnipath since last June.

Agnipath scheme holds the key to a stronger army. The only hurdle is selection process

Selecting Agniveers based on population ratios rewards poor performance in family planning.

Agnipath scheme ‘imposed’ on Army, says Rahul Gandhi in 1st Parliament speech since Bharat Jodo

In 1st address to Parliament since Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi criticised the Agnipath scheme & asked BJP to disclose how much it received from Adani Group in electoral bonds.

Tale of 2 Agniveer suicides and India’s unemployed. ‘I can die even for 4-day uniform’

Ever since the Army started the Agnipath recruitment process, instances of aspirants ending their lives have been cropping up with depressing regularity.

Why Nepalese Gorkha recruits deserve better than Agnipath scheme

India has not consulted Nepal regarding the Agnipath scheme applying to recruitment of Gorkhas, who have loyally served the Indian Army for over 200 years.

Whatever happens with Agnipath scheme, it offers 3 real lessons for future reform

Lack of data, institutional gaps and ill-timed reforms will continue to pose hurdles for policy initiatives in India.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.