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Author Archives: sword
Himalayan Blunder – The Sequel
If the report about PMO ‘stalling’ the raising of Mountain Strike Corps for apprehension of ‘sending the wrong signal to the Chinese’ is true, it’s ridiculous on two accounts – the decision itself, and the manner in which it seems … Continue reading
Posted in Boundary Dispute, China, Military
Tagged China, Force Structuring, PMO, Raisings, Strategy, Strike Corps
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An Officer and a Gentleman
Recent cases of mutinous behaviour by troops, including increasing incidences of assault on their own officers, have caused much comment in the media and within the circle of observers of military affairs. Much has been written about the possible causes. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogitorial, Military, Shortage of officers, Traditions, Values
Tagged deportment, Leh, morale, officer man relationship, officers, samba, Values
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Sadda Haq Aithe Rakh
My understanding of the way performance and rewards work is as follows. Performance deserves reward, commensurate to achievement and based on established norms. The organisation enables performance through provision of resources and infrastructure, while the performer provides sweat and talent … Continue reading
Posted in Blogitorial, Politics
Tagged donde, Indian Army, medal, olympics, promotion, rathore, sports, Vijay Kumar
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Mediocrity Rules
Now we Indians have yet another dubious distinction. We can boast of the largest ever power blackout in human history. Ironically, this took place at the time when one of the greatest festivals of human endeavour, the Olympics are on … Continue reading
Posted in Blogitorial, Common man, Military, National Issues, Ponderings, Values
Tagged Accountability, blackout, excellence, fatalism, Indians, mediocrity, power, value system
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The Importance of Being Anna
Watching Anna’s agitation from the comfort of my living room I got the impression that it was a damp squib this time around. As per the news, the crowd was extremely thin, and the zing was missing. Breathless anchors on … Continue reading
Posted in Blogitorial, Common man, Corruption, Media, National Issues, Politics
Tagged agitation, anna hazare, corruption, jan lokpal, jantar mantar
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Playing Neta Neta
Dear Rahul Gee, I am sure you must be quite miffed with Salman uncle. What business does he have to try and force your hand (no, not the party symbol)? What does he mean by trying to imply that you … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Accountability, congress party, dynasty, elections, Leadership, Rahul Gandhi, salman khurshid, sycophancy
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Line of succession – myth vs reality
The media war centering around former COAS Gen VK Singh the last few months has, amongst many other effects, thrown around a number of ‘Red Herrings’. The aspects of honour and morale have been talked about in earlier posts. The … Continue reading
Posted in Blogitorial, COAS, Higher Defence Management, Military
Tagged Appointment, COAS, line of succession, Merit, Seniority
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Flawed DNA?
Delays in defence procurements and the resultant lack of preparedness have received much attention ever since the Army Chief’s secret letter to the Prime Minister was leaked to the media recently. The alarming status of induction of desperately required weapons … Continue reading
Morale of the story
Just like honour, morale is a word that has been bandied about a lot in the recent past. Specially in context of the age row that has been dominating the front pages and prime time slots for an unbearably long … Continue reading
Posted in Blogitorial, COAS, Media, Military, Values
Tagged Age row, Media, morale, motivation, spin doctors
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Age Row – Some Facts
Going by the round and round arguments about Gen VK Singh’s age row, it seems people have not gone beyond the sound bytes and headlines to understand the real issue involved. The issue in question was NOT the actual year … Continue reading
Posted in COAS, Media, Military, Politics
Tagged #agerow, COAS, Gen VK Singh, Indian Army
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