Opinion
Stagnant Ranks, Broken Morale: The cost of CAPF’s skewed HR policies
Rattan Chand Sharma, Commandant (Retd) BSF
In this op-ed, RC Sharma, veteran BSF commandant, writes how decades of IPS-dominated mismanagement have choked promotions, broken morale, and quietly hollowed out the combat effectiveness of the CAPFs.
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Chanakya’s Warning and India’s Shame: How the state fails its CAPFs
Rattan Chand Sharma, Commandant (Retd) BSF
In this op-ed, former BSF Commandant RC Sharma writes that the government’s chronic neglect of the CAPFs’ rightful entitlements and court-ordered dues is corroding their morale and combat readiness.
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Iran is winning the war – and Washington knows it
Maj Gen Sudhakar Jee, VSM (R)
In this op-ed, Maj Gen Sudhakar Jee (R) writes that the Iran-US & Israel war is following Tehran’s script, not Trump’s. The evidence is now undeniable.
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A War of Choice: Where India stands – and its multilayered implications
Rattan Chand Sharma, Commandant (Retd) BSF
In this op-ed, veteran BSF Commandant RC Sharma argues that the Israel-US war on Iran is a war of choice – and that India is somehow paying a price now that it had never historically bargained for.
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Netanyahu’s War, America’s Blood: The trap being set in the Persian Gulf
Maj Gen Sudhakar Jee, VSM (R)
In this op-ed, Maj Gen Sudhakar Jee (R) writes that while the United States may open the war with devastating strikes, Iran will survive – and America will emerge from the Persian Gulf bloodied, strategically diminished, and trapped in a quagmire of Netanyahu’s making.
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Give CAPF officers what Supreme Court ordered – and what they earned
Rattan Chand Sharma, Commandant (Retd) BSF
In this op-ed, former BSF Commandant RC Sharma writes that the government must implement the Supreme Court’s OGAS judgment for CAPF officers – not legislate it away to preserve a broken system of IPS deputation.
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Unfenced Borders: Why prioritize jurisdiction over infrastructure?
Rattan Chand Sharma, Commandant (Retd) BSF
In this op-ed, former BSF Commandant RC Sharma contends that expanding BSF jurisdiction to 50km without completing border fencing is security theatre that damages federal relations while leaving India's borders vulnerable.
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Why 8th pay panel must recognize CAPF personnel as true soldiers
Rattan Chand Sharma, Commandant (Retd) BSF
In this op-ed, former BSF Commandant RC Sharma strongly advocates for the 8th Pay Commission to recognize CAPF personnel as true soldiers and give them their due NFU and other financial benefits.
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Bangladesh in Turmoil: Why BSF must abandon non-lethal tactics now
Rattan Chand Sharma, Commandant (Retd) BSF
In this op-ed, RC Sharma, former BSF commandant, writes that with the current political situation in Bangladesh turning rapidly anti-India, the BSF must shun its old approach of using non-lethal force to prevent infiltration and nefarious cross-border activities.
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The Battle of Chhamb: Valour of 9 Jat in 1971 India-Pakistan War
Rattan Chand Sharma, Commandant (Retd) BSF
The valour of the 9th Battalion of the Jat Regiment revisited on December 10, 2025 by Brig RA Singh, VSM (R), who was a captain and adjutant of the unit during the 1971 Battle of Chhamb.
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