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Why soldiers have a right to be angry

by Nitin A Gokhale

20 Jul/12

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In continuation of the last post on 6th Pay Commission award to central government employees and the anomalies noticed in it vis-a-vis the military, here are some more examples of discrimination pointed out to me by friends in the military (and I have no reason to disbelieve them). When I…

Will 15th August bring succour to the military?

by Nitin A Gokhale

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19 Jul/12

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Will the Prime Minister bite the bullet and grant a long-standing and just demand of 21 lakh ex-servicemen to implement the principle of one rank one pension? Developments in recent days have raised their hopes as never before. On Wednesday, the three service chiefs, led by Admiral Nirmal Verma, Chairman…

Naresh Chandra Task Force: Waste of national resources?

by Nitin A Gokhale

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16 Jul/12

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Note: At last some one in the armed forces has reacted to a piece I wrote last week (http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/blog-india-needs-more-synergy-among-its-armed-forces-42705?pfrom=home-otherstories). The article is also posted on this blog. A single star officer, the author of this critique will remain unnamed since he continues to serve. Here’s his detailed verbatim response.…

Not the Guwahati city I knew

by Nitin A Gokhale

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15 Jul/12

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http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/blog-on-guwahati-case-not-the-city-i-knew-243366?pfrom=home-otherstories As new facts emerge in the sordid Guwahati episode in which a young woman was molested, abused, dragged and pummelled by a lustful, inebriated group of men, I am left wondering what has suddenly gone wrong with an Assam that I proudly call my karmabhumi. Having cut my…

India needs more synergy among its armed forces

by Nitin A Gokhale

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12 Jul/12

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http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/blog-india-needs-more-synergy-among-its-armed-forces-242705?pfrom=home-otherstories New Delhi: The Naresh Chandra Task Force, constituted to undertake a reappraisal of India’s current and future security threats, submitted its report to the Prime Minister more than a month ago. Bits and pieces of the as yet secret report have appeared in the media but the government is…