Air Force
2008: One bad year…
I'm sure anyone with even a sliver of concern has noticed how acutely ironic these times are, and just what a gloomy year 2008 has been…
Military Pay
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Controversy
The 6thPC finish line?
The three-member ministerial committee headed by Pranab Mukherjee to look into the armed forces demands from the 6th Pay Commission has finally completed its scrutiny --…
Controversy
Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi: Honour our Soldiers
The following is a column by former Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi that appears in the latest issue of COVERT, the fine…
Controversy
PB-4 demand in the bag?
Has the government given in to the armed forces' demand for Lt Cols and equivalents to be upgraded from Pay Band 3 to Pay Band 4?…
Government-Policy-Politics
6thPC update…
Coming up tomorrow, a full update on where the government stands on the 6thPC, plus what the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee said to me in…
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6thPC: Update on Lt Gen and HAG+
In the early November meeting between the three chiefs and Expenditure Secretary Sushama Nath, it is learnt that the chiefs kicked of the topic on the…
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LiveFist Column: Preamble, Gamble, Scramble
ByAIR MARSHALSharad Y Savur (Retd)Former AOC-in-CSOUTHERN AIR COMMANDLet’s start with the Preamble. Many of us have perused the following and most of the Armed Forces (serving,…
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6thPC: Update on placing of Lt Col in PB-4
In the early November meeting between Expenditure Secretary Sushama Nath and the three service chiefs, a presentation was made by the services side stressing on the…
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6thPC: Update on Military Service Pay (MSP)
In the early November meeting (see previous post) between Expenditure Secretary Sushama Nath and the three service chiefs, Ms Nath stated that "rank pay now forms…
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6thPC: Update on the Rank Pay showdown
At the beginning of this month, the three Chiefs met with Expenditure Secretary Sushama Nath to discuss the four core demands of the armed forces. Nath…
