Tag: #Agniveers
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Agniveers & Tech Intake In The Armed Forces
In this 1 on 1 with Mr Sree Iyer , I have elucidated the issue of technology in the Armed Forces, intake patterns and hard realities of battle. Expecting an Agninveer to be competent in battle within 4 years by raising intake levels in tech is a fools errand. It is like asking a baby…
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Politics and Agniveers
The Agnipath scheme is now embroiled completely in politics. Mr Sree Iyer and I discuss this issue in this episode. The scheme was flawed to begin with and now with politics taking centre it needs a major modification.
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MODIFIED AGNIVEERS
This video is in two parts. In the first part Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (R) and I discussed about the attack on Chinese personnel in Pakistan and related events. In the second and main part we covered the Agniveer scheme in detail. The Aginipath scheme has been rolled out and apparently there is no adverse…
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Rethink Agniveers
Israel-Hamas war: India must rethink Agniveer, women in combat, says Army veteran Lt. Gen Shankar draws examples from the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars while explaining why India must change the Agniveer Scheme which was launched in 2022. Put the women officers in every other combat duty, but don’t expose them at the front lines. I…
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Israel Palestine War : Agniveers, Women in Combat and Updates
I have always been of the opinion that the Agniveer Scheme is flawed since it adversely affects our combat efficiency. This war convinces me about its flaws even more. There is a need to modify it. Hamas handing of women also forces us to rethink about women in combat roles. A father’s message to me…
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Outsourcing War
The discussion on outsourcing war with Lt Gen Dushyant Singh (R) was enlightening. It was based on solid facts which are very little known to the public. The issue which emerged was that the sum total of mercenaries/private military contractors/non state actors in the Russia-Ukraine war is around 35-40000 personnel. Many of these ‘Dogs of…
Gunners Shot 