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Retired Generals win OROP: will the tail of pensions now wag the dog?

It is just as well that Finance Minister Jaitley was away in Turkey rapping with the G20 about “India’s strong fiscal fundamentals”, even as a small part of that fiscal stability was compromised, with nothing much gained, except possibly 20 million votes that the armed forces represent. Faujis (armed forces) deserve better but not this […]

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Soothe gussa fauji pensioners

photo credit: ex-servicemenwelfare.blogspot.com Ex-servicemen are angry that their attractively titled demand — one rank, one pension — is not being implemented by the government. OROP as a “brand” is a huge communication success, hitting all the right buttons — simplicity, easy comprehension and being evocative of equity. It is not surprising therefore that Prime Minister […]

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