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Agniveers do not get the same dignity and benefits in death as regular soldiers, violating the very bedrock of military service in India. Will the service chiefs step up in the interest of national security?
The first batch of young men recruited into the army under the Agnipath scheme for a four-year contractual service were inducted in August 2023. Since then, around 20 of them have lost their lives, some of them in operations, others by accident and a few dying by suicide. The case that has attracted the most attention is of Agniveer Ajay Kumar, belonging to Ludhiana district in Punjab, who was killed in a landmine blast in Jammu and Kashmir in January. His family has been vocal in expressing anger about their deceased son not being treated like a regular soldier who …
The country's fighter jet roadmap rests on imported propulsion, leaving its military plans hostage to cost shocks, delays and geopolitics.
The project leans on national security to justify ecological damage and commercial expansion that far exceed military needs.
It’s never a good sign when your foreign minister needs a lobbyist to meet US officials. The recent events signal a breakdown in the Modi government’s ability to operate in today’s Washington through its own machinery.
