CRPF officer says nearly 4,000 personnel needed to be moved from Jammu to Srinagar due to a backlog caused by weather. Not all could’ve gone by aircraft.
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It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
But who said seniours officers move by road,, as per your article,, and just imagine US troops moving in buses in Afghan,, they would have surpassed Vietnam casualty figures,, men are most vulnerable moving in large groups without armoured protection ,,basic rule of hybrid warfare
There is a difference Afghanistan is alien ground to US forces. Kashmir is very much an integral part of india. If the CRPF had to be airlifted within Indian territory itself then if sends a strong signal to terrorists and emboldens them. no country in the world airlifts several convoys within thier own territory.
what should have happened was better security check of the area priorly .
We should feel nothing but reverence for these brave men who function in a hostile environment, sometimes lacking basic amenities. Recently, in Sikkim, a young army officer died because electricity was unavailable for a week. Those who perish in the line of duty must be honoured as martyrs. However, those who continue to serve in such harsh conditions should, within the constraints of resources, be looked after much better. Recall the BST trooper who was dismissed from service for highlighting the poor quality of rations. This is also the cost we pay for leaving so many essentially political problems unresolved for decades.
In India, our people must be able to travel on roads. If they cannot, then the signal is very bad. Our armed forces must own the roads.
But who said seniours officers move by road,, as per your article,, and just imagine US troops moving in buses in Afghan,, they would have surpassed Vietnam casualty figures,, men are most vulnerable moving in large groups without armoured protection ,,basic rule of hybrid warfare
There is a difference Afghanistan is alien ground to US forces. Kashmir is very much an integral part of india. If the CRPF had to be airlifted within Indian territory itself then if sends a strong signal to terrorists and emboldens them. no country in the world airlifts several convoys within thier own territory.
what should have happened was better security check of the area priorly .
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We should feel nothing but reverence for these brave men who function in a hostile environment, sometimes lacking basic amenities. Recently, in Sikkim, a young army officer died because electricity was unavailable for a week. Those who perish in the line of duty must be honoured as martyrs. However, those who continue to serve in such harsh conditions should, within the constraints of resources, be looked after much better. Recall the BST trooper who was dismissed from service for highlighting the poor quality of rations. This is also the cost we pay for leaving so many essentially political problems unresolved for decades.