The invaders and the Defenders.
India was once composed of 565 princely states,and these kingdoms maintained their sovereignty in spite of paying taxes to a superior rulers.That is how they retained their honour even after British took over complete control of this great country. The Armoured forces of a country should always consists of patriotic,disciplined forces and not mercenaries.
The indian Army is time tested ,world wide highly respected force.The had proved their valour and loyalty to world military commanders in every war they had participated.But soldiering is slowly loosing its honour and is replaced by mercenaries.But can a Nation be defended by a mercenary force.If so,then there will be no patriotism and a fighting force can change side any time depending upon who pays more.
When Margaret Thatcher became the PM she announced a three fold increase in the pays of the forces._
In the Commons, in an answer to a question about the pay rise, she said,
*“The day, a son of a Brigadier decided to be a CA instead of going back to his father’s Regiment, it will be a sad day for the country. That’s why I am not going to let this happen and I will see that no child of our soldiers opts for a profession for money!"*
Right from the day one of independence what is happening in India is slowly and systematically down grading of Indian Army
How the Military has been demeaned, degraded and demoralised over the last 69 years.
1. *1948* When Indian army was chasing pak intruders on the back run and confident of pushing them beyond whole of J&K, Nehru ordered cease fire. Result- POK and perpetual trouble in Kashmir.
2. *1962*
Nehru pushed the ill prepared and ill equipped military in winters to war with China and to a most humiliating defeat. Advised by his Defence Minister Krishna Menon berated the military leading to the resignation of India’s greatest soldier- General Thimayya.
3. *1965*
Sashtri - a novice in international affairs and ill-advised by bureaucracy gave back Hazipir Pass of great strategic importance to Pak which was won after a great battle and sacrifices of many Indian Soldiers.
4. *1971*
Indira ill advised by fellow Kashmiri PN Haksar frittered a great military victory and made it in to a *political and diplomatic defeat*. Bhutto was ready to sign on any instrument of negotiation on Pak's illegitimate claims on Kashmir to get home his 93000 war prisoners.
As a reward to the military for the great victory, she brought down the pensions of soldiers from 70% to 50%(virtualy 33pc) and raised the pensions of civilians from 30 % to 50%.
As also, Deprived India’s most genius soldier General Bhagat the Army Chiefs post.
5 *1984*
Upgraded the pay of Cabinet Secretary to the level of the Service Chiefs. And thereafter very surreptitiously the babus put Cabinet Secretary ahead of the Chiefs in warrant of Precedence.
6. *1987*
Rajeev Gandhi misguided by the Bureaucrats sent the Military to Sri lanka for the so called peace keeping mission *'OP PAWAN'* and got home 1100 body bags of martyred Indian Soldiers. Rubbing salt to the wounds, Karunanidhi refused to welcome the IPKF at Chennai when it returned from Sri lanka because IPKF killed Tamil militants and terrorists in Sri lanka.
7. *1998*
Vajpayee so dependent on wily Brajesh Mishra, humiliated the military by sacking the Upright Naval Chief for his principled stand against the political interference by the Akalis promoting some one of their clan in higher naval postings.
The following year the nation and the military paid a heavy price due to ignoring the advice of military, Vajpayee going to Lahore when the Kargil heights were surreptitiously being occupied by Pakistan army. 600 soldiers had to die to reclaim these posts.
7. *2012*
Chidambaram the clever Home Minster of Non effective Manmohan Singh, in league with a section of the media tried to defame the military with a planted story of an attempted Army coup just to settle scores with General VK Singh. They raised aspersions on the very patriotism of Indian Military and its commitment to our cherished democracy.
8. *2015-16*
Modi ill advised by Jaitley (blaming ex servicemen for his Amritsar defeat ) through 7th Pay commission completed the unfinished grand design of the political and bureaucratic class to totally degrade and demoralise the military.
*The nation should know and be rest assured that while the politicians and the bureaucrats betrayed and failed the Military, the Military will NEVER fail their nation come what may.*
All patriotic citizens of this noble country and highly respected scholars should open their mind and answer to the dependents of thousands of soldiers,sailors and Airmen who had sacrificed their life for the sake of this country.
The country is witnessing the developments in Ladakh and is still the dis respect to armed forces continues.Do the Indian mass have self respect ?.Do we encourage traitors in the Armed forces.?.What our media is doing ?
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