Agnipath: India’s New Approach To Military Recruitment

The Indian Armed Forces’ long-standing methodology of recruitment of personnel below officers rank was all but blown to bits as Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh announced a new recruitment policy to the forces that’s diametrically different. The Indian forces have up to now been following a system of enrolling young, volunteer aspirants through a rigorous testing procedure to serve long enough tenures and earn a fairly liberal pension after contractual service period. Read More…