Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
India inks major defence deal with Armenia, to export indigenous Pinaka rocket launchers and other weapons amid conflict with Azerbaijan
Friday, September 30, 2022
India has signed a $250 million (over Rs 2000 crore) deal to export
anti-tank rockets and other ammunition to Armenia, apart from the Pinaka
rocket launchers.
Amidst clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, India is set to export
missiles, rockets, and ammunition to Armenia. Among other things, India
will also export the indigenous Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers to
Armenia to aid the nation against Azerbaijan. It will be the first
export of the Pinaka rocket launchers.
According to reports, India has signed a $250 million (over Rs 2000
crore) deal to export anti-tank rockets and other ammunition to Armenia,
apart from the rocket launchers. India will be supplying the weapons in
the coming months via a government-to-government channel.
It is worth noting that India has been striving to boost its defence exports through policy changes like āMake In Indiaā
and active government assistance in securing international orders. The
Modi government has set a target to sell defence systems worth Rs 35,000
crore overseas by 2025.
Pinaka rocket launchers that are already in service of the Indian
army and will be exported to Armenia were designed by the Armament
Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) under the Defence Research
and Development Organisation (DRDO).
In December 2021, India DRDO
conducted a series of successful test-firing of the Pinaka rocket system
at Pokharan field firing ranges. Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launching
system (MBRL) can fire a salvo of 12 HE rockets in 44 seconds.
