Agnipath, a brand-new recruitment scheme announced by the government, is transformatory and could have far-reaching ramifications, writes Lt Gen (retd.) Rakesh Sharma.
While the three service chiefs praised the 'radical' scheme, a cross section of serving and retired officers are not convinced about its ability to reduce pension payouts and the introduction of All-India All-Class regiments.
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New Delhi: The Centre today cleared the AGNIPATH Scheme for recruitment of youth in the Armed Forces. Briefing media in New Delhi with three Serivce Chiefs, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, the youth selected under this scheme will be known as Ag