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Agnipath: Breaking the Accountants Ambush
- July 12, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
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A few days before the formal announcement of the Agnipath Scheme, news filtered out that the service period would be 4 years including training.
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JUL 3 Agnipath : The Parachute in Pay Commissions
- July 12, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
It has been repeatedly stated that models of other militaries have been studied to evolve the Agnipath Scheme. Has anyone studied the benefits accorded to veterans in those nations and militaries?
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Tour of Duty: The Kindergarten Army
- June 15, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
The tour of duty does not seem to be a good idea. Proceed with caution. However the government seems to be quite determined to push its way through. If that be so, it is time to see the implications of this decision at the cutting edge level.
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Good And Bad News From Pakistan – OpEd
- June 15, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Pakistan
Once again, it’s a mixed bag of both good and bad news from Pakistan.
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Artillery and Firepower : Part 8 – Lessons from the Ukrainian War
- June 15, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Categories: India, Ukraine
In December 2021, I wrote on the future roles of Artillery and Firepower in a series of articles @https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/12/artillery-and-firepower-future.html. In a span of 3-6 months what I had spelt out conceptually is coming true in battle. It is time we took note of the emerging trends to do a course correction in India.
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Countering Targeted Killings In Kashmir – OpEd
- June 15, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Categories: India, Kashmir
By targeting defenceless men and women belonging to the indigenous minority Hindu community as well as non-locals working in Kashmir, Pakistan sponsored terrorists have succeeded in creating a fear psychosis here.
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Ukraine: Reflections on termination of conflict
- June 15, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
- Category: Uncategorized
A swift conflict initiation characterised the war in Ukraine, which started on February 24, 2022. The perception of conflict termination involving the end state of the hostilities, however, is hardly being spoken about.
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Al Qaeda’s ‘Threat’ to India: What Can the BJP Do Next?
- June 15, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: India
The group’s hatred for the ‘West’ is well-known. It’s anger against India that’s relatively new.
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Aren’t We Already in ‘Undeclared Third World War’ with Changed Dimensions and Instruments?
- June 15, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: India
The quarterly USI Journal is the oldest surviving defence journal in Asia, having first appeared in 1872 has been an uninterrupted Journal till date.
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DEFENSEIs Fatigue Causing Twists and Turns in Russia Ukraine War?
- June 15, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Categories: Russia, Ukraine
As Russia Ukraine war completes three months, both sides are witnessing spectacular twists and turns, showing that reality is biting both sides.
