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A Fearless Advocate for the Rights of Faujis - Major Navdeep Singh

PostMajor Navdeep

Major Navdeep Singh is a lawyer who is well known for his expertise in constitutional, service and military law. He has worked for the causes of the military community, including the rights and benefits of soldiers, disabled veterans & military widows, and is also a globally respected voice on military justice reform. In 2015, he was nominated as a Member of a high-level Committee of Experts constituted by the Govt. of India. He is also an author and a Member of the International Society of Military Law, Brussels. In this unscripted interaction for Fauji Days, he is being interviewed by Khooshi Anand, an English Honours student from MCM DAV College, Chandigarh.

00:00 Precap
00:53 Introduction
02:24 Difference between civil and military justice
05:24 The need for military reforms in India
11:19 The committee that aimed to reduce military litigation
14:01 Change in attitude will reduce litigation
18:04 Myths about military disability
26:36 What is March to Justice about?
30:07 About Fauji Days