Justify different pay for Agnipath recruits and regular cadre, Delhi HC asks Centre

The government’s lawyer said that the terms of service and responsibilities of those recruited under the scheme are different from the regular soldiers.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 15, 2022 · 10:49 am

Over 84,000 vacancies in CAPF and Assam Rifles to be filled by December 2023, Centre tells Lok Sabha

Retired members of the armed forces have a 10% quota in the vacancies and a further 10% are reserved for recruits under the Agnipath scheme.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 02, 2022 · 04:34 pm

The armed forces needed reforms but Agnipath indicates that India has no funds for a modern military

No amount of government spin can hide the fact that a weakened military leaves the country more vulnerable and exposed.

Sushant Singh, The India Forum

· Jul 30, 2022 · 09:00 am

Retired servicemen getting central government jobs declined from 10,982 in 2015 to 2,983 in 2021

Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt presented the data in the Lok Sabha.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 24, 2022 · 11:23 am

Laissez-faire Agnipath scheme could strike at operational foundations of India’s armed forces

A cost-cutting measure initiated by stealth, the scheme could transform the world’s second-largest military into a rag-tag force of intern soldiers.

A Vinod Kumar

· Jun 19, 2022 · 06:30 am

Why tinkering with the traditions of the armed forces is adventurism best avoided

Recent debates have centred on the need to erase the ‘colonial past of the military’. But many regiments have a history of valour that goes back centuries.

Lt Col (Retd) JS Sodhi

· Jan 29, 2022 · 09:00 am

Defence ministry clears deal to build six submarines at Rs 43,000 crore

The deal will involve the first acquisition of submarines under a strategic partnership model.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 04, 2021 · 05:40 pm

India’s effort to criminalise adultery for the armed forces reflects a paternalistic mindset

While there are reasonable differences between civilians and the forces, these differences are irrelevant in the context of social relationships.

Rangin Pallav Tripathy

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Suman Dash Bhattamishra

· Feb 01, 2021 · 09:00 am

Proposal to raise retirement age, reduce pension in armed forces sparks discontent: Reports

A letter by the Department of Military Affairs, headed by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, proposed the changes.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 05, 2020 · 04:56 pm

What does the appointment of a chief of defence staff say about civilian-military relations?

The move takes place at a time when decades of careful separation between army and government has been breached.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Jan 07, 2020 · 09:00 am

Navy Day: Why the Indian Navy Day is celebrated on 4th December

Navy Day marks the Indian Navy’s Operation Trident that took place in the year 1971.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 04, 2019 · 08:43 am

India’s armed forces are losing their political neutrality – putting national security at risk

Military leaders and politicians must act quickly to stem the slide.

Sanjiv Krishan Sood

· May 25, 2019 · 08:00 am