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Agnipath gives Indian military ‘four-year interns’. It’s an assault on Army bonding

Manvendra Singh - 17 June, 2022

In an imaginary letter, an Adjutant General describes why Agnipath scheme is worrisome and was clearly drafted by civilians.

Every soldier is a farmer in uniform. Insulting protesters will hurt those at borders too

Maj Gen Yash Mor (retd) - 12 February, 2021

Farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and UP have sent their children to the Army for generations. But ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ has become just a rhetoric.

PM Modi calls for people to light a diya as ‘salute to soldiers’ on Diwali eve

PTI - 13 November, 2020

The Prime Minister posted an audio clip of his latest 'Mann ki Baat' broadcast urging people to celebrate Diwali by honouring the soldiers guarding India's borders.

Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over non-availability of bulletproof vehicles for soldiers

PTI - 10 October, 2020

'Is this justice?' asked the Congress leader in a tweet Saturday with a video of a purported conversation between soldiers transported in non-bullet proof vehicles.

Chinese have changed the rules of engagement at LAC. It’s time India did too

Snehesh Alex Philip - 19 June, 2020

Equipping soldiers with riot gear and giving them spiked clubs is a defeatist mindset and India would never allow it on any other border.

Riyaz Naikoo killing doesn’t avenge Handwara. India must stop glorifying soldiers’ deaths

Snehesh Alex Philip - 8 May, 2020

The high rate of casualties of security personnel, especially in the recent past, should be a wake-up call for the Modi government and the security establishment.

Are you looking for someone you lost, Ma’am? They asked my mother at National War Memorial

Namrata Yadav - 3 March, 2019

Even though India has fought a number of wars, there was no unified memorial for its fallen soldiers, apart from India Gate and Amar Jawan Jyoti.

Get 2 for every Indian jawan killed: ‘Fed up’ Punjab CM Amarinder calls for action

PTI - 18 February, 2019

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said it was clear the Pakistan Army was calling the shots, and said the country was fed up with the senseless killing of soldiers.

Indian soldiers without quality combat boots: Misplaced defence spending priorities or procurement red tape?

ThePrint Team - 6 August, 2018

Indian Army is still waiting on the delivery of its last order for old-style combat boots, which will arrive by 2019. Ironically, Indian manufacturers...