Aadi and I discuss some more issues regarding the on going QUAD Summit
As per reports the government is set to finalise the ‘Agnipath’ nee ‘Tour of Duty’ recruitment scheme, under which youth can enlist in the Army for three /five years and be known as ‘Agnivirs’. It is being envisaged that 25% of them would serve for three years and 25% for five years, the remaining 50% would serve for the full term till they reach the retirement age. This major reform is expected to significantly reduce the age profile of the Armed forces. This reform will also result in significant reduction of pensions. It will curb the ballooning salary and pension bills that are adversely impacting military modernization. Under this arrangement, after completing 3 or 5 years of service, the Army will help the soldier/officer to be recruited in other services. The soldiers would be given a pay-out along with priority in recruitment to certain government jobs, including the central armed police forces. An effort is also on to nudge corporate India into hiring such ...
Gen Saab, The US is a hegemon. As all hegemons, Uncle Sam is transformed into a rent seeker. The dollar is the vehicle for rent seeking and its the rest of the world that foots the bill for all its capricious military adventures. That includes India, China and Russia. Usurping and appropriating the commons was the strategy laid down by Rear Admrl Alfred Mahaan Thayer. That was amplified in the seminal work of Marine Gen Smedley Butler - First goes the dollar the boots follow and then the flag ! " Isn't the trajectory familiar aka East India Company ?
ReplyDeleteThose who seek to befriend US need to look at the work of Paul Wolfowitz and Zebgniew Brezinski. Three adverseries were visualised in that document, Project for the new American Century. India is seen as the third adversary! Can we ever forget Dec 1971? At that point of time there was the Soviet Union to help, and now we are alone saddled with a bunch of traitors calling themselves NASSCom, each one sharing the same DNA as Jagat Seth. We are alone in our quest for peace, isn't that the reality, Sir ?
Not anonymous. Its Chandrashekar Shivkumar.
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