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| February 2010 Issue |
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Human touch
A four-member team from the army bags the first place at the International Humanitarian Law Competition
By Vidhi Upadhyay
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The Indian Army had till now kept itself distanced from the International Humanitarian Law and did reasonably well, so it believes. While there are reports of aberration once in a while putting the army in dock, the overall picture has been good.
However, now the armed forces have started taking baby steps towards the IHL and as a first of these, a four-member team from the army participated in the International Humanitarian Law Competition hosted by the Swiss ministry of defence and also bagged the first place in the competition. The IHL, also known as the Laws of Armed Conflict, deals with two major issues of warfare, the legality of waging a war and permissible means and methods of war fighting.
The team from India, led by Col S.C. Sharan, director HR Cell in the Discipline and Vigilance Directorate, was hand picked on the basis of their ‘aptitude’. Since the aim of the competition is to enhance the knowledge level of middle rank officers on IHL and successfully integrate its principles in the decision making process during hostilities, the team comprised commanding officers, Col Peeyush Khurana and Col Arindam Saha, both COs in Rashtriya Rifles, and Major Ajeen Kumar from JAG (Judge Advocate General) department. |
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