"I remember many a time when our senior generals came to us, and wrote to the defence ministry saying that they wanted certain things... If we had had foresight, known exactly what would happen, we would have done something else... what India has learnt from the Chinese invasion is that in the world of today there is no place for weak nations... We have been living in an unreal world of our own creation."Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajya Sabha, 1963
Read the full article by Wing Commander (Retd) R V Parasnis
Remembering a War
Mute Questions?
Should the Nation at Large continue to allow the Politicians and Bureaucrats create the same confusion in the Defence Forces even after a spell of 45 years? Will history repeat itself? Do we need a professional army or a disgruntled force to safeguard our Nation?
The Defence Forces have been padded with more Generals of Kaul calibre. The Bureaucrats have in the last 20 years doubled the number of the Generals though the Strength of the troops of the Defence Forces has remained constant. Now we have more Politician turned Serving Generals rather than those who would ensure the Security of the Nation. The media reports of Corruption in the Armed Forces is true but sad reflection of the state of Affairs. A mid- course correction will certainly steer it on to the true course; better late than never!
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