Jaibans Singh The Agnipath Scheme was launched by the Armed Forces of India in June, 2022. It constituted a departure from the previous practices followed by the Indian Armed Forces for recruitment of the Other Rank (non-commissioned) category. In simpler words, it laid out a new policy for the recruitment of enlisted soldiers in the army. The officer cadre remains … [Read more...] about The Agnipath Scheme: A step in the right direction
J&K: Tinkering with the security paradigm will have grave implications
Jaibans Singh Terrorists have struck in multiple areas of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (JKUT) in recent times. On 9 July, 2024, terrorists attacked a joint patrol of security forces covering the remote Badnota region of district Kathua leaving five army personnel dead and five more injured. A day after, an encounter was reported in the Doda district in the … [Read more...] about J&K: Tinkering with the security paradigm will have grave implications
Sino-India War – 1967 (Sikkim-Tibet Zone)
Sino-India War - 1967 (Sikkim-Tibet Zone) After the first Sino-India War of 1962, the wounded Indian Army needed expansion and modern weapons. As many as seven Mountain Divisions were raised and old Lee field .303 Rifles were replaced by 7.62 mm self-loading Rifles (SLR). Four Armoured regiments were equipped with British Centurion Mk 7 modern battle tanks and the Air … [Read more...] about Sino-India War – 1967 (Sikkim-Tibet Zone)
Pakistan: Wilting due to absence of a credible leadership
Jaibans Singh The elections in Pakistan, for whatever they were worth, are now over. By giving a mixed result, they have created more confusion than was prevalent earlier, and have caused considerable embarrassment to the Army Chief, General Syed Asim Munir. The General engineered the elections with a clear-cut aim of diminishing completely the power of his arch … [Read more...] about Pakistan: Wilting due to absence of a credible leadership
Strategic Importance of Lakshadweep
Maj Gen C P Singh Introduction Lakshadweep is a picturesque group of 36 islands, famous for its rich biodiversity, blessed with the hue of natural opulence and surrounded by turquoise water bodies. The word Lakshadweep translates to “one lakh islands” in Malayalam and Sanskrit, though the islands are just one part of the archipelago of no more than a hundred … [Read more...] about Strategic Importance of Lakshadweep