Four-year Tenure Not Good Enough On Agnipath Plan, Says Former Chief Of Army Staff General VP Malik
Former Chief of Army Staff General VP Malik led the Army during the Kargil war. On the Agnipath recruitment plan, he underlines the need for young foot soldiers and a more tech-savvy force in the armed forces. He also emphasizes that four years are not enough to train the technical manpower. Excerpts from an interview to Mayank Singh: How do you see the concept of Agnipath and the opposition to it? It is unfortunate that violence is taking place. We have not been able to collect more funds for modernization for a long time. As these reforms …
Indian Problems, Indian Solutions: Army On Agnipath Scheme
DefenseNews: Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Lt. Gen Anil Puri, Additional Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, said that no other country except has or will have a demographic dividend like India in the near future. And as such, Indian problems will need Indian solutions. Puri said that in the coming years, India will be the only nation to have 50% of the population under the age of 25 years. The Agnipath scheme for recruitment in Indian armed forces has been designed considering this demographic factor, said Puri.
Agniveers From Northeast Might Join Terror Groups: Assam Party Warns Centre
GUWAHATI: A political party in Assam has warned the central government that the Agniveers from the Northeast might get drawn to militancy out of frustration once they hang up their boots. The Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP) also said the Agnipath scheme would eventually render the armed forces to pension-less irregular forces and it would threaten the security of the nation. “The problem of insurgency assumes alarming proportions in the Northeast. This year alone more than 250 youth joined the banned insurgent group United Liberation Front of Asom …
Actions During Eastern Ladakh Standoff Credited To Jawans and Joint Forces: Gen Naravane
New Delhi: The action that armed forces took during the Ladakh standoff in 2020 was a "whole of nation effort" and credited to the coordination among the three services and the strong will of the Indian Jawans who held their posts despite harsh weather conditions at such high altitudes, former Army chief Gen M M Naravane (Retd) said on Monday. Addressing an event here, he also said that whatever actions the armed forces take would not be possible if "our Jawans are not good". "We say the man behind the gun, and the ma…
3 Service Chiefs Arrive At Pm Modi's Residence For Meeting On Agnipath Issue
New Delhi: Chiefs of the three Indian military services arrived at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence on Tuesday evening amid an ongoing controversy over the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the armed forces. General Manoj Pande of the Indian Army, Admiral Hari Kumar of the Navy, and Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari have over the past week issued statements to allay anxieties of protesting aspirants. PM Modi, too, while not expressly naming the scheme, has said, "Several decisions look unfair at present. In time, those decisions wi…
Army Issues Notification For Recruitment Under Agnipath Scheme, Registration To Open In July
New Delhi: The Indian Army on Monday issued the first notification for the recruitment of Agniveers under the A gneepath scheme with the registration process set to begin in July this year. The recruitment rally notification, which came within a week of the union cabinet clearing the new scheme, says that Agniveers would form a distinct rank in the Indian Army, different from any other existing rank. The notification came even as some opposition parties have demanded the withdrawal of Agnipath scheme and there have been protests in some parts…
'no Rollback': Nsa Ajit Doval Defends 'agnipath', Says Pm Modi Took Political Risk In National Interest
New Delhi: Amid protests against the Agnipath defence recruitment scheme, National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval said on Tuesday that "there is no question" of a rollback. "India has among the youngest populations in the world; yet it cannot continue to have an army with a high average age," he told ANI in an interview, arguing that the new system will ensure a more tech-savvy army. NSA Doval is the latest among those deployed by the government to defend the scheme for recruiting 'Agniveer' soldiers on four-ye…
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