Government unveils Agnipath, radical new plan to recruit youths to armed forces
2 years, 6 months ago

Government unveils Agnipath, radical new plan to recruit youths to armed forces

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday unveiled ‘Agnipath’, a radical recruitment policy for the armed forces under which ‘Agniveers’ will be hired on four-year contracts for the three defence services. It is a transformative scheme," said defence minister Rajnath Singh at a press conference flanked by three service chiefs — Chief of Army Staff Gen. Manoj Pande, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal V.R. Lt Gen Anil Puri, additional secretary of the department of military affairs, said that after the scheme the average age profile in the armed forces would come down to 26 years from the current 32 in a span of six to seven years. Army Chief Gen. Pande said that Indian Army was largely all-India all-class even now.

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Agnipath scheme: Are four years enough for combat maturity?
3 months, 1 week ago

Agnipath scheme: Are four years enough for combat maturity?

Hindustan Times  

The Agnipath scheme to enrol personnel below officers rank in the Indian military has been implemented by the government. Firstly, concerning the training duration of AVs at the regimental centres and, secondly, about making the military younger by mandating the exit of the bulk of the soldiers after four years, thereby creating vacancies for fresh inductees. These YS under the …

No plans to shake up Agnipath model, say top govt officials
3 months, 2 weeks ago

No plans to shake up Agnipath model, say top govt officials

Hindustan Times  

The government has no plans to shake up the controversial Agnipath recruitment model that cuts tenure of personnel below officer rank and offers them fewer service benefits as making any changes to the scheme will go against the grain of what it seeks to achieve, and endanger India’s security interests, top officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday. Agnipath …

Is Agnipath a Recipe for Disaster? India’s Military Recruitment Scheme Faces Mounting Criticism
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Agnipath a Recipe for Disaster? India’s Military Recruitment Scheme Faces Mounting Criticism

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 01, 2024 18:45 IST - 10 MINS READ On July 17, the Haryana government announced that it would provide a 10 per cent quota for Agniveers in the recruitment of constables, mining and forest guards, jail wardens, and special police officers. “I wonder why the armed forces leadership endorsed the Agnipath scheme in the first place,” he …

Agnipath at political centre stage as Haryana assents to Agniveer Policy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Agnipath at political centre stage as Haryana assents to Agniveer Policy

The Hindu  

As the Agnipath scheme continues to be at the centre stage of electoral politics, the Haryana Cabinet on August 5 approved the Haryana Agniveer Policy, 2024, aimed at providing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities to Agniveers after completion of their service in the Armed Forces. The policy offers benefits in government recruitment, including a 10% horizontal reservation for Agniveers in direct …

First batch of Agniveers complete training as Navy divers
4 months, 3 weeks ago

First batch of Agniveers complete training as Navy divers

Hindustan Times  

As a political firestorm rages over the controversial Agnipath recruitment model that cuts tenure and offers fewer service benefits, India’s first Agniveers have completed a rigourous eight-month training course and passed out from the navy’s elite diving school INS Venduruthy in Kochi as qualified clearance divers, officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday. Agnipath scheme seeks to recruit soldiers …

Rajasthan announces quota for Agniveers in police and other forces
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajasthan announces quota for Agniveers in police and other forces

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Rajasthan on July 27 announced reservation for Agniveers in the recruitments to the State police and the forces such as prison and forest guards. The move followed a similar decision taken by several States for recruitment of retired Agniveers in their respective police forces. Mr. Sharma said the State government’s decision, taken under the …

Quota for Agniveers in police, State armed forces, says M.P. Chief Minister
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Quota for Agniveers in police, State armed forces, says M.P. Chief Minister

The Hindu  

Agniveer soldiers will be given reservation in the State police and armed forces recruitment, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on July 26, on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, the 25th anniversary of India’s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War. “Today, on the occasion of Kargil Day, Madhya Pradesh government has decided that as per the wishes …

OPINION | Agniveer: Army wants to keep it combat-ready
4 months, 4 weeks ago

OPINION | Agniveer: Army wants to keep it combat-ready

India TV News  

Addressing a meeting on Kargil Vijay Diwas in Drass on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of India's victory in the Kargil conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan that its nefarious designs in fuelling cross-border terrorism will be crushed with full force. The Prime Minister justified the Agnipath scheme saying that short-term recruitment of young soldiers as Agniveers was …

Modi targets oppn over Agnipath, says aim of scheme is to to keep army continuously fit for war
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Modi targets oppn over Agnipath, says aim of scheme is to to keep army continuously fit for war

Deccan Chronicle  

Drass : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Agnipath scheme is an example of necessary reforms undertaken by the Army and accused the opposition of playing politics over the recruitment process aimed at keeping the average age in armed forces young. In his address on Kargil Vijay Diwas here to mark the 25th anniversary of victory in Kargil …

Pragmatic approach needed to redefine Agnipath scheme
5 months ago

Pragmatic approach needed to redefine Agnipath scheme

Hindustan Times  

“Agnipath” scheme is a sweeping military reform in the history of independent India. When announced in June 2022, the former army chief Gen Manoj Mukund Narvane had gone to the extent to remark in his autobiography “Four Starts of Destiny”, that all of a sudden the introduction of Agnipath scheme has taken the army “by surprise” and was a “bolt …

Haryana announces 10% reservation for Agniveers in constable, forest guard jobs
5 months, 1 week ago

Haryana announces 10% reservation for Agniveers in constable, forest guard jobs

The Hindu  

As the Agnipath scheme continues to be at centre stage of electoral politics, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday announced that 10% reservation has been assigned in police, mining guard, and forest guard jobs among others for Agniveers in the State. “The State government will provide a 10% horizontal reservation for Agniveers in direct recruitment for the posts …

10% quota, age relief: The special provisions for ex-Agniveers in CISF, BSF, SSB
5 months, 1 week ago

10% quota, age relief: The special provisions for ex-Agniveers in CISF, BSF, SSB

Firstpost  

Amid controversy over compensation to Agniveers who die while in service, the heads of various Central Armed Police Forces have announced a 10 per cent reservation for vacancies as well as exemptions in physical examinations for former Agniveers, once they quit the Armed Forces Agniveer Vayu trainees during their 'Combined Passing Out Parade' at Tambaram Air Force Station, in Chennai. …

Agniveer’s Family Calls For Agnipath Scheme To Be Scrapped, MoD Talks Of More Compensation
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Agniveer’s Family Calls For Agnipath Scheme To Be Scrapped, MoD Talks Of More Compensation

ABP News  

Agnipath Scheme: The massive imbroglio around the Agnipath Scheme, rolled out on June 14, 2022, reached its peak when the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi shared a video of the father of fallen Agniveer Ajay Singh, refuting claims made by the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh that they have not received any compensation from the Centre, as was …

Modi government playing with national security by 'imposing' Agnipath scheme: Mallikarjun Kharge
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi government playing with national security by 'imposing' Agnipath scheme: Mallikarjun Kharge

The Hindu  

The Congress on May 28 accused the Modi government of playing with ‘national security’ by “imposing” the Agnipath scheme, and said the military recruitment programme would be scrapped when an INDIA bloc government is formed at the Centre to give justice to the patriotic youth of the country. The Congress also said that the Agnipath scheme is a "national security …

‘He should serve the Army first': Union minister VK Singh on Rahul Gandhi's Agniveer poll pledge
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘He should serve the Army first': Union minister VK Singh on Rahul Gandhi's Agniveer poll pledge

Hindustan Times  

Union minister General VK Singh on Monday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his remark promising to scrap the ‘Agnipath’ scheme if the INDIA alliance comes to power after the Lok Sabha elections. “I want to advise Rahul Gandhi that he must serve in the Indian army first and then make any statement about the Agniveer scheme. The opposition parties …

Criticising Agnipath scheme does not violate poll code: Congress
7 months ago

Criticising Agnipath scheme does not violate poll code: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on May 24 asserted that its criticism of the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the armed forces did not violate the Model Code of Conduct as it allows criticism of other political parties in the context of “their policies, programmes, past records and work”. The party’s statement on the issue came just days after the Election Commission wrote to …

Agniveers are not just soldiers but also leaders, innovators, and defenders of India’s sovereignty, says Chief of Defence Staff
7 months ago

Agniveers are not just soldiers but also leaders, innovators, and defenders of India’s sovereignty, says Chief of Defence Staff

The Hindu  

General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff, visited the Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre in Belagavi on Monday, to interact with Agniveers who will be joining the Army soon. He said that Agniveers were not just soldiers but also leaders, innovators, and defenders of the nation’s sovereignty. He also spoke about technology integration and continuous learning, and mentioned that in …

In CDS’s Uttarakhand village, murmurs against Agnipath
8 months, 1 week ago

In CDS’s Uttarakhand village, murmurs against Agnipath

Hindustan Times  

Pauri Garhwal: Nitin Kaparwan of Gawana village in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district faces a dilemma — whether to continue his preparation to don the camouflage uniform under short-term Agnipath recruitment scheme or join his friends in the hotel industry. Though Nitin has a role model in chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan, whose ancestral village he lives in, to …

Cong pledges to scrap Agnipath, reintroduce old army services recruitment scheme
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Cong pledges to scrap Agnipath, reintroduce old army services recruitment scheme

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Monday promised to scrap Agnipath and reintroduce the old system of armed services recruitment if voted back to power, hours after the party chief, Mallikarjun Kharge, wrote to President Droupadi Murmu reiterating concerns over the new scheme, which cuts tenure and offers fewer service benefits. Pilot cited Kharge’s letter and slammed the Agnipath scheme as merely a …

Agnipath scheme gross injustice to country's youth: Kharge writes to President
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Agnipath scheme gross injustice to country's youth: Kharge writes to President

Deccan Chronicle  

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu highlighting the "gross injustice" done to the country's youths seeking regular employment in the armed forces due to the Agnipath scheme and urged her to ensure justice for them.The future of nearly 2 lakh young men and women has become uncertain due to the ending of the regular recruitment …

Kharge writes to President Murmu, reiterates concerns over Agnipath scheme
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Kharge writes to President Murmu, reiterates concerns over Agnipath scheme

Hindustan Times  

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu reiterating concerns over the Agnipath scheme for armed services recruitment, which cuts tenure and offers fewer service benefits. “Recently I met them and they told me that between 2019 and 2022, almost two lakh young men and women were informed that they had been accepted into the three armed …

All stakeholders agreed on Agnipath scheme, says Army chief
11 months, 1 week ago

All stakeholders agreed on Agnipath scheme, says Army chief

Hindustan Times  

The Agnipath scheme for short-term induction of soldiers was finalised after extensive consultations, army chief General Manoj Pande said on Thursday, in comments that come weeks after his predecessor General Manoj Mukund Naravane created a stir by revealing that the Agnipath scheme caught the army by surprise and was a bolt out of the blue for the air force and …

Policy Decision Should Be Left To Govt In National Security Matters: Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Challenging 'Agnipath' Scheme
1 year ago

Policy Decision Should Be Left To Govt In National Security Matters: Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Challenging 'Agnipath' Scheme

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by 28 aspirants for enlistment in the Indian army challenging the Central Government's Agnipath scheme. The Court observed that the method of recruitment to the Indian army was a matter concerning policy decisions which should be left to the government to decide, as the same affects national security. In 2022, …

Rahul Gandhi spreads propaganda against Agnipath Scheme again
1 year, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi spreads propaganda against Agnipath Scheme again

Op India  

Days after the Aam Aadmi Party tried to play politics over the death of an Agniveer soldier, now Rahul Gandhi has joined the dirty politics after the death of another Agniveer jawan recruited under the new Agnipath Scheme. On Sunday, the Indian Army’s Fire and Fury Corps informed that Agniveer Gawate Akshay Laxman lost his life while posted at Siachen …

Agniveer died from ‘self-inflicted injury’, says Army
1 year, 2 months ago

Agniveer died from ‘self-inflicted injury’, says Army

The Hindu  

The Army on Saturday said Amritpal Singh, an Agniveer, died on October 11 from a self-inflicted injury due to which no guard of honour or military funeral was provided to him, in accordance with the existing policy. “In an unfortunate incident, Agniveer Amritpal Singh died while on sentry duty in Rajouri Sector due to a self-inflicted gun shot injury. “The …

Southern Army chief checks Agniveer training
1 year, 4 months ago

Southern Army chief checks Agniveer training

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Lieutenant General A.K. Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, visited 1 EME Centre, Secunderabad to review the new training methodology introduced for the training of Agniveers and implementation of Agnipath scheme. Brigadier Suresh G., Commandant, 1 EME Centre, briefed Lt Gen. Singh on the upscaled military and technical training facilities and numerous best practices including the establishment of an …

Congress slams the Modi government over reports that Aginveers are leaving training midway
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress slams the Modi government over reports that Aginveers are leaving training midway

The Hindu  

The Congress on July 9 slammed the Narendra Modi government over reports that youth recruited under the Agnipath scheme were leaving training mid-way. Taking to Twitter, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the scheme has shattered the dreams of the youth and created various apprehensions in their mind. The result is before everyone,” he tweeted, tagging a news report that …

Agniveers from pioneer batch embark on journey of service and sacrifice
1 year, 6 months ago

Agniveers from pioneer batch embark on journey of service and sacrifice

The Hindu  

The passing-out parade of Agniveer recruits’ first batch was held at the AOC Centre in Secunderabad on Saturday. Agniveers Sajid Ansari, Pankaj Kumar Mahato, Rakesh, Amit Nanda, Shubham Gawate, Yogesh Pathania and Mushtaqeen Ansari were lauded for their performance during the course and training and were awarded medals by the chief guest, Brigadier Ajeet Ashok Deshpande. I would like to …

Jammu and Kashmir: First Batch of Light Infantry Agniveers Attested
1 year, 6 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: First Batch of Light Infantry Agniveers Attested

News 18  

The first batch of Agniveers of the Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry were attested today in a befitting ceremony at the JAK LI Regimental Centre, Srinagar where emotional parents and proud instructors, joined them. “The momentous ceremony commenced with Rashtriya Salute to National Flag followed by oath taking, parade review by the Commandant, piping of Agniveers and concluded with the …

Why the Delhi High Court upheld the Agnipath scheme
1 year, 9 months ago

Why the Delhi High Court upheld the Agnipath scheme

India Today  

The Delhi High Court’s thumbs up for ‘Agnipath’ comes as a shot in the arm for the central government given how the military recruitment scheme, introduced last year, was dubbed by critics as unfair to the recruits. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad remarked that the border tensions with China had underlined the …

No reason to interfere with Agnipath scheme: Delhi High Court dismisses petition
1 year, 9 months ago

No reason to interfere with Agnipath scheme: Delhi High Court dismisses petition

Live Mint  

Delhi High Court has dismissed petitions challenging the Agnipath scheme for the recruitment of Agniveers in the armed forces. According to information provided by the Central Government before the Delhi High Court, none of the applicants who took part in the prior hiring process was treated under prejudice. Recruitment into the military forces, as per the Central Government, is a …

Army tweaks Agnipath scheme to widen scope, recruit skilled candidates
1 year, 10 months ago

Army tweaks Agnipath scheme to widen scope, recruit skilled candidates

India Today  

The Army has tweaked the Agnipath scheme to widen the eligibility criterion for Agniveers. The Agnipath scheme will now be open to pre-skilled youth, ITI/Polytechnics graduates in the technical category as it is looking to recruit skilled Agniveers for technical branches. According to the notification released on February 16, candidates who have passed Class 10 can apply to be recruited …

Agnipath Transformative Policy, Game Changer in Making Armed Forces Future-ready: PM Modi
1 year, 11 months ago

Agnipath Transformative Policy, Game Changer in Making Armed Forces Future-ready: PM Modi

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the first batch of Agniveers on being the pioneers of the Agnipath scheme, asserting that it is a transformative policy and a game changer in strengthening the armed forces and making them future-ready. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called the Agnipath scheme one of the “most important and unprecedented reforms” in the armed forces. …

As PM Modi Interacts With First Batch of Agniveers, Govt Gives Out Details on Future of Agnipath Recruits
1 year, 11 months ago

As PM Modi Interacts With First Batch of Agniveers, Govt Gives Out Details on Future of Agnipath Recruits

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with the first batch of Agniveers from all three services of the armed force via video conferencing, a day after Army Day was observed on Sunday. Discussing the new fronts of contactless warfare and challenges of cyber warfare, he said technologically-advanced soldiers will play a key role in our armed forces, as per …

Agnipath game changer, will make the forces more youthful and tech savvy, says PM Modi
1 year, 11 months ago

Agnipath game changer, will make the forces more youthful and tech savvy, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Terming the Agnipath scheme for recruitment as a “transformative policy” which will be a “game changer” in strengthening the armed forces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 16, 2023 said that the young Agniveers will make the forces more youthful and tech savvy. Virtually addressing the Agniveers undergoing training at various training centres across the country, Mr. Modi their spirit …

Agniveers breathe fire in ‘optimised’ training
1 year, 11 months ago

Agniveers breathe fire in ‘optimised’ training

The Hindu  

Against the expanse of a clear blue sky and green mountains around, 796 Agniveers train hard in Ranikhet’s mid-morning winter sun. The men training here, part of the first batch of 19,000, are younger, between 17 and 23 and will go into history as being a part of India’s biggest military reform since Independence. Their instructor says, “They will repeat …

Watch | How do agniveers train?
1 year, 11 months ago

Watch | How do agniveers train?

The Hindu  

The energy is very high at Hyderabad’s Artillery Centre. This includes the first 10 weeks of basic military training and the next 21 weeks of advanced military training. The training will focus on physical fitness, firing and handling various weapons, information technology and the English language. A regular day of an Agniveer starts at 4 a.m. During the course of …

Agniveer training gathers momentum
1 year, 11 months ago

Agniveer training gathers momentum

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Training for the first batch of Agniveers is currently underway in full force at the Hyderabad Artillery Centre, where 2,265 personnel, all men, are being trained. Brigadier Rajiv Chauhan, Commandant, Artillery Centre of Hyderabad, said that another batch of 3,300 Agniveers will report mid-February and commence training from March 1. “There is a broad division in the training as …

Defying odds, Hisha Baghel set to become Chhattisgarh’s first female 'Agniveer'
1 year, 11 months ago

Defying odds, Hisha Baghel set to become Chhattisgarh’s first female 'Agniveer'

Hindustan Times  

Hisha Baghel, a resident of Chhattisgarh's Durg, is set to become the first woman 'Agniveer' from the state. Siachen soldiers: Woman officer deployed for first time at world’s highest battleground Hisha’s teacher remembered her as a bright mind among her peers. Expressing her happiness on Hisha's selection and shedding light on her school days, she said, “I am very happy …

Ministry of Defence signs up with other Ministries to award degrees to Agniveers
1 year, 11 months ago

Ministry of Defence signs up with other Ministries to award degrees to Agniveers

The Hindu  

Agnipath is a gamechanger scheme for the Armed Forces and it is going to act as force multiplier in making the Indian military as one of the best in the world with its youthful, high-tech and ultra-modern outlook, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. At an event, the Defence Ministry, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Skill Development …

Agnipath scheme: First batch of Agniveers join Indian Army from Jammu & Kashmir
1 year, 11 months ago

Agnipath scheme: First batch of Agniveers join Indian Army from Jammu & Kashmir

India TV News  

The first-ever batch of Agniveers selected under the Agnipath scheme, which is Approximately 200 candidates were selected after rigorous tests which included physical and medical tests, written examination and document verification. The candidates were dispatched from the Army Recruiting Office in Srinagar on December 24 and were sent to various regiments of the Indian Army. The Agnipath scheme, unveiled on …

[Agnipath Scheme] Agniveers Will Develop Sense Of Pride After Serving Nation, Have Financial Stability After Exiting Armed Forces: Centre To Delhi HC
2 years, 2 months ago

[Agnipath Scheme] Agniveers Will Develop Sense Of Pride After Serving Nation, Have Financial Stability After Exiting Armed Forces: Centre To Delhi HC

Live Law  

Seeking dismissal of the petitions challenging its Agnipath recruitment scheme, the Centre has informed Delhi High Court that defending India's territory, which faces external and internal threats, requires an agile, youthful and technologically sound armed forces. Defending such territory from external and internal threats requires an agile, youthful and technologically adept Armed Forces," the government told the court in a …

Thousands of candidates participate in 'Agnipath' recruitment rally in Jammu's Samba district
2 years, 2 months ago

Thousands of candidates participate in 'Agnipath' recruitment rally in Jammu's Samba district

Firstpost  

The Union Cabinet on 14 June approved a recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the three services of the Armed Forces called ‘Agnipath’ and the youth selected under this scheme will be known as ‘Agniveers’ Samba: An Indian Army recruitment rally for Agniveers began in Jammu’s Samba district on Friday. I want to serve the country, am thus …

Agnipath Scheme: 2.5 L Women Apply for 100 Army Military Police Jobs, 11 Rallies for Them from October
2 years, 2 months ago

Agnipath Scheme: 2.5 L Women Apply for 100 Army Military Police Jobs, 11 Rallies for Them from October

News 18  

Around 2.5 lakh women have registered for just 100 vacancies in the Army’s Corps of Military Police under the newly launched Agnipath scheme for recruitment to the forces, as per official data available with the Army. 100 women will now be shortlisted from the 2.5 lakh applicants and recruited into military police under the Agnipath scheme. The Army plans to …

Army recruitment drive in Nellore evokes good response
2 years, 3 months ago

Army recruitment drive in Nellore evokes good response

The Hindu  

Agniveer recruitment rally, being held under the aegis of Headquarters Recruiting Zone, Chennai, evoked a good response as over 2,500 candidates appeared before the Defence authorities on the second day of the recruitment drive on Friday. The A.C. Subba Reddy Stadium in Nellore was a beehive of activity from the wee hours as the candidates, in batches of 300, took …

‘Any laxity…’: Bhagwant Mann after Army's letter to Punjab over Agnipath
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Any laxity…’: Bhagwant Mann after Army's letter to Punjab over Agnipath

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said all deputy commissioners have been directed to provide complete support to the Indian Army authorities for the recruitment of Agniveers in the state. Mann's statement on Twitter comes after a zonal recruitment officer of the Indian Army has reportedly written to the Punjab government saying that recruitment rallies in the state under …

Will the Army stop Agnipath recruitment drive in Punjab? The tussle explained
2 years, 3 months ago

Will the Army stop Agnipath recruitment drive in Punjab? The tussle explained

Firstpost  

The Indian Army complained of lack of support from the Bhagwant Mann-led government during the enrolment camp in Gurdaspur. According to an Indian Express report, the Army has complained of lack of support from the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government during their recruitment drive and added that if it continued they would be forced to stop the process or …

Agnipath Row in Nepal: Can General Manoj Pande’s Visit Settle the Dust?
2 years, 3 months ago

Agnipath Row in Nepal: Can General Manoj Pande’s Visit Settle the Dust?

The Quint  

So, can India treat the Agnipath recruitment in Nepal like any other recruitment, say, in Punjab or Bihar regiments? Nepal is a sovereign country and India is bound by the obligations of the 1947 agreement to fill the shortfall in its six Gorkha regiments. They join Gorkha regiments in the UK and India seeking a better life after retirement because …

Nepal urges India to defer plan to recruit Nepali youths under Agnipath scheme
2 years, 3 months ago

Nepal urges India to defer plan to recruit Nepali youths under Agnipath scheme

Firstpost  

Although Nepal is positive towards facilitating recruitment of Gorkhas in the Indian Army but it will formally make the decision regarding the matter after holding talks with other major political parties, said Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka to India’s Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava Kathmandu: Nepal has urged India to suspend the recruitment of Gorkhas to the Indian Army under the …

Agnipath scheme: India to continue recruiting Gurkha soldiers to Indian Army
2 years, 3 months ago

Agnipath scheme: India to continue recruiting Gurkha soldiers to Indian Army

Firstpost  

The Agnipath scheme allows patriotic and motivated youth to serve in the armed forces for a period of four years. The Agnipath scheme has been designed to enable a youthful profile of the armed forces New Delhi: India on Thursday reiterated that it will continue recruiting Gurkha soldiers to the Indian Army under the Agnipath scheme. In a weekly media …

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