Agnipath: the battle with grey and stone-grey issues, and hard questions that need lucid answers

Violent protests, torched vehicles, burned-down trains, vandalised train stations, damaged private and public properties. The Agnipath scheme to recruit defence personnel for short services has indeed put its opposers on a path of fire. Was it supposed to pan out like this? And why has the government decided to recruit soldiers, who will be referred to as Agniveers after induction, for just four years? There are two sides to this story. On one