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Crisis of Confidence

26 Jul 2019 SwordLeave a Comment on Crisis of Confidence

When I joined my Regiment in 1989, amongst the first few mandatory requirements as part of my initiation, as instructed by my senior subaltern, waRead More…

Heroes amongst us

04 Nov 201605 Nov 2016 SwordLeave a Comment on Heroes amongst us

This Diwali, there was a special effort from the government to put the soldiers in the forefront of national consciousness. The prime minister himselfRead More…

Penny foolish pound foolish …

09 Sep 201509 Sep 2015 Sword1 Comment on Penny foolish pound foolish …

I would like to meet the babu who came up with the apparently brilliant idea of excluding the Pre-Mature Retirees (PMR) from the ambit of OROP – IRead More…

OROP – Constitutionally Speaking (A guest post by Akshat Agarwal)

01 Sep 201501 Sep 2015 SwordLeave a Comment on OROP – Constitutionally Speaking (A guest post by Akshat Agarwal)

Guest post by Akshat Agarwal, a budding lawyer In light of the recent controversy over the issue of One Rank One Pension (OROP), it Read More…

Mirza Ghalib and the veterans

13 May 2015 SwordLeave a Comment on Mirza Ghalib and the veterans

Mirza Asad-Ullah Khan Ghalib died a poor, miserable man. Like most geniuses, his work got its true approbation long after he wasn’t around to baskRead More…

Join the army – and die!

09 Aug 201318 Oct 2015 Sword3 Comments on Join the army – and die!

Foot in the mouth disease is a common affliction of the Indian politician. It comes in two basic forms – the ‘shoot and claim misquote’ anRead More…

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