The rise of the citizen soldier

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The rise of the citizen soldier

GZERO Media · Aug 18, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC

Over the weekend, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked his country’s Independence Day by announcing the creation of a “massive” volunteer civil defense force. Calling India’s existing civil defense capacity “outdated,” Modi said the country of 1.…

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