The unseemly controversy on the Indian Army Chief, Gen VK Singh's birth year does no credit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government for its lack of sensitivity, wisdom and finesse to settle the matter quietly, away from the media and public gaze. Unfortunately, it has allowed the issue to drag on for long, giving it an appearance of an unprecedented confrontation between the civilian dispensation and the army establishment. It is amazing that this has happened in the ministership of a politician like AK Anthony who is known to be gentle and fair-minded. Whatever it is, it is most disturbing and distressing as it involves a highy disciplined wing of the govt. that has an admirable record of professionalism and respect for the civilian authority as required in a democracy.
By accepting the incumbent topmost General's contention about his birth date that was confirmed and registered in the army administration records with relevant documents, the government could have protected the honour and dignity of the Chief of Army Staff's high office. By rejecting his insistent claim, it was implicitly disgracing him as a liar! Was it a right approach?
PM compares India with China at the Indian Science Congress
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Addressing the Indian Science Congress in Bhubaneshwar(Odissa), on January 3, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh bemoaned that China has "overtaken" India in the "world of science". It seemed a meaningless, needless acknowledgement because, in effect, he was condemning himself and his Congress government which has ruled this country for over five decades, for its unimpressive record of development in science and all other sectors of national activity, primarily because of poor budgetary allocations, misgovernance, bad planning and incompetence.
The historic humiliation of our brave soldiers on the heights of our Eastern border(now Arunachal Pradesh), in 1962 Chinese invasion, was a classic example of the utter neglect of our armed forces due to miserly defence allocations year after year that resulted in their fighting the well-equipped, well-prepared enemy in a wintry war with summer and ill-equipped gear! This sad phenomenon is still visible in several fields. Why merrily, casually refer to this huge lacuna when budget-makers and planners in the PM's team hardly bother? The PM himself cannot shirk his own responsibility as he has been holding this office for over seven years. They turn champions when it comes to allotting massive funds for populist programmes to attract votes of the poor, under the dictates of their supreme leader, Mrs Sonia Gandhi!
By accepting the incumbent topmost General's contention about his birth date that was confirmed and registered in the army administration records with relevant documents, the government could have protected the honour and dignity of the Chief of Army Staff's high office. By rejecting his insistent claim, it was implicitly disgracing him as a liar! Was it a right approach?
PM compares India with China at the Indian Science Congress
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Addressing the Indian Science Congress in Bhubaneshwar(Odissa), on January 3, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh bemoaned that China has "overtaken" India in the "world of science". It seemed a meaningless, needless acknowledgement because, in effect, he was condemning himself and his Congress government which has ruled this country for over five decades, for its unimpressive record of development in science and all other sectors of national activity, primarily because of poor budgetary allocations, misgovernance, bad planning and incompetence.
The historic humiliation of our brave soldiers on the heights of our Eastern border(now Arunachal Pradesh), in 1962 Chinese invasion, was a classic example of the utter neglect of our armed forces due to miserly defence allocations year after year that resulted in their fighting the well-equipped, well-prepared enemy in a wintry war with summer and ill-equipped gear! This sad phenomenon is still visible in several fields. Why merrily, casually refer to this huge lacuna when budget-makers and planners in the PM's team hardly bother? The PM himself cannot shirk his own responsibility as he has been holding this office for over seven years. They turn champions when it comes to allotting massive funds for populist programmes to attract votes of the poor, under the dictates of their supreme leader, Mrs Sonia Gandhi!
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