Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.
Surya Kiran is a battalion-level exercise, to take place in Nepal. Primary aim is to enhance interoperability between Indian & Nepalese armies under mandate of United Nations.
Signalling a shift in how it is positioning itself within the global tourism and remote-work economy, Sri Lanka joins list of countries, led by Estonia, that set up digital nomad visa programmes post COVID-19.
By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.
All these men, should be employed in factories to manufacture defence equipment. Everyone need not fight. Mofern warfare is about machines, not men.