'Military is too serious a matter to be taken as a tour'

June 17, 2022 12:59

"The most important factor to be considered is whether this policy will make our soldiers fight better -- or not."

"What impact will it have on operational preparedness and efficiency against our present and future adversaries?"

"These should be the first priority. Everything else is secondary," says Lieutenant General K Himalay Singh (retd), former general officer commanding, 16 Corps in Kashmir.

The general, speaks to Rediff.com's Archana Masih about apprehensions about the newly launched Agnipath scheme for recruitment of soldiers in India's armed forces.

Read the interview here.

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