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Friday, March 30, 2012

Row over letter leak takes away attention from army chief's real concern

[Il-76 Phalcon]There has been outrage about the leak of a secret letter written by Army Chief General V.K. Singh to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. However, what has perhaps been lost in the din are several genuine concerns that Gen Singh raised about the battle readiness of the Indian Army.

What is most significant in the letter, written on March 12, is that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) has laid particular emphasis on the threat India faces from China and how slowly it might be rendered defenceless in the face of People's Liberation Army's (PLA's) aggression because of bureaucratic hurdles.

Even as China builds up its military strength, the Indian Army's presence across the Indo-China border has been weakening. And it is the army chief who has raised the red flag.


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