Tag Archives: OROP

CDS and DMA – Penny Wise Pound Foolish?

Posted on November 6, 2020 by sword

Faulty decision by CDS and DMA raises questions about ability to provide sound advice to government Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Aakar Patel

Posted on November 6, 2016 by sword

Dear Mr Patel, This is in response to your piece published in today’s TOI under a presumptuously named column ‘AakaarVani’. I’m writing this to correct you on some factual and a lot of perceptual errors that seem to behind almost … Continue reading →

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Penny foolish pound foolish …

Posted on September 9, 2015 by sword

The financial cost of keeping PMR out of OROP doesn’t seem to have been calculated by the govt. Continue reading →

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Me Too

Posted on September 8, 2015 by sword

There is a reason why our country, like others, maintains Para Military Forces (PMF) in addition to a standing army. The rationale is to have a lower cost force not required to be manned, trained and equipped with the same … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 1, 2015 by sword

Guest post by Akshat Agarwal, a budding lawyer In light of the recent controversy over the issue of One Rank One Pension (OROP), it may be pertinent to turn for guidance to the supreme law of the land, the Constitution … Continue reading →

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Mirza Ghalib and the veterans

Posted on May 13, 2015 by sword

What is the similarity between Ghalib and veterans of armed forces? A common protest. Continue reading →

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