Former Nepalese soldiers and aspirants want Kathmandu to allow recruitment to resume and to renew recognition of ex-servicemen's organisations whose names include the word 'soldier'.
Recruitment of Nepali Gorkhas into Indian Army is on hold since 2022 with Nepal viewing four-yr tenure of Agnipath scheme, among others, as inconsistent with historical frameworks.
The United States Army enlists many short-term personnel, with initial contracts ranging from two to six years. The Israeli Defense Forces, on the other hand, rely on a conscription model.
Youth anger against Modi govt’s scheme continues to be cited as a major concern in states, especially Haryana, where polls are scheduled later this year, ThePrint has learnt.
The first mega deal likely to get the green light from the defence ministry is the procurement of 100 additional Vajra K-9 howitzers. The government will also name the new Army chief this month.
The mounting defence pension burden lingered until Agnipath came in 2022. But any steps to cut pension costs now will take 15 years to make an impact as retiring Agniveers reduce annually
In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.
India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.
With zero understanding of military matters, have had utmost concern over the Agnipath scheme. How does it gel with the technology dense wars of the future. 2. One reform lies within the government’s power. After increasing the percentage of retention, every single Agniveer should be absorbed into the central armed police forces, state police forces. Young, tough, trained. Of course, they will need a sensitisation programme since they will now be dealing with fellow citizens, not enemy soldiers.
With zero understanding of military matters, have had utmost concern over the Agnipath scheme. How does it gel with the technology dense wars of the future. 2. One reform lies within the government’s power. After increasing the percentage of retention, every single Agniveer should be absorbed into the central armed police forces, state police forces. Young, tough, trained. Of course, they will need a sensitisation programme since they will now be dealing with fellow citizens, not enemy soldiers.