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TopicTour of duty

Topic: tour of duty

How Tour of Duty pilot project became Agnipath, a journey of 254 meetings lasting 750 hours

Snehesh Alex Philip -
There has been a focus within military to bring down average age of soldiers, especially within Army, since 1980s, but actual work on it began in 2020, with an idea that germinated in 2019.

‘Tour of Duty’ will expose youth to military life. Don’t let bureaucracy fail it like note ban

Alok Bansal -
With a take home salary of Rs 21,000, armchair bureaucrats have placed an Agniveer, who would stake their life for India, even below a lower division clerk.

Agnipath scheme will create a smaller but smarter army. Don’t ignore concerns of experts though

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Jawans hired under Army’s Tour of Duty scheme will struggle for jobs, face uncertain future

Manvendra Singh -
In his first year, a Tour of Duty recruit, at best, will learn how to hold a rifle, bear abuse and give guard duty

Army’s ‘Tour of Duty’ proposal is a harebrained idea. Won’t be good for India’s frontline

BS Dhanoa -
Shorter training periods for those who will brave bullets is not a good idea. And how will the political leanings of the Army’s ‘agniveers’ be kept in check?

Army’s proposed ‘Tour of Duty’ recruitment model could be expanded to Navy and IAF too

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Three-year volunteer scheme is being designed to attract more youth to Army, fill up officers’ vacancies, and reduce ballooning defence pensions.

Army commanders meet in Delhi to discuss India-China tensions, ‘escalatory trends’ at LAC

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Second phase of Army Commanders’ Conference has begun in Delhi. Discussion on operational preparedness along LAC, 'Tour of Duty' on the agenda.

Army’s Tour of Duty ill-conceived. Neo-nationalism will only create political militias

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Leaked report of Army's internal study of a recruitment plan is basically military hierarchy using media as a sounding board for its ‘hunch and gut’ ideas.

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Opinion

Rudra, Bhairav commandos, Shaktiman to drone platoons—how Army is transforming for future wars

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
More than fearsome names given to the new transformed Indian Army, it is advanced technology and superior training that will instil fear in the enemy.

75 years of Planning Commission—what India’s first experiment can teach us in the age of PLIs

Real Smriti Irani would give Tulsi Virani a tight slap

Economy

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

Mayank Kumar -
As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Defence

Wang Yi to visit India this month, Modi to travel to China, Putin comes in later this year

Snehesh Alex Philip -
PM could visit Japan on 30 August before heading to China. Sources say, bilaterals being planned with Xi and Putin on SCO sidelines in China.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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