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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ever since the Army started the Agnipath recruitment process, instances of aspirants ending their lives have been cropping up with depressing regularity.
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.
The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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