tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post8784285725542255435..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: String of tactical debacles concerns armyBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-27422885047237230182020-11-22T09:27:42.750-08:002020-11-22T09:27:42.750-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.samir sardananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-37227845490401065402016-12-02T02:23:41.333-08:002016-12-02T02:23:41.333-08:00For the last 8+ years the Indian army has had main...For the last 8+ years the Indian army has had mainly to deal with J&K civilians. Its easy to blind them, apprehend them and kill them in encounters. The few hardcore, well trained fighters never really stood a chance as the army/police/BSF/RR have a camp near every village, hamlet and town in J&K. This has made the army and its soldiers less alert and they have started to enjoy being posted to J&K as a family holiday, especially for the officers. Pakistan had stopped sending any sort of well trianed guys across. Their focus was on the western front. <br /><br />BJP changed all that. The constant comments from the PM, ministers, the media, and off course the RSS gai mata brigade meant that Pakistan's attention was drawn back to india and the harm that india is doing or could do. At the same time atmosphere in J&K changed. The security establishment went overboard, showing utter hatred for the civilians in J&K. Many of the security forces in J&K behave as an occupying force in J&K. This was a god send to Pakistan. <br /><br />Today Pakistan enjoys overwhelming support in J&K. Every Indian being killed in J&K is celebrated in J&K has a hot blooded revenge by the locals. They could not be more grateful to Pakistan and its warriors. <br /><br />LoC is hot now. Lot of the border fencing has been targeted by the PA. The life at the front lines has become traumatic for many. IA has to be careful. Years of blood lettings ly ahead. Pakistan won't back down, it feeds into their warrior cult. Thanks to BJPs/PMs desire, indians will die to win few more seats. <br /><br />Pity.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-56534060159354122982016-12-01T08:56:59.009-08:002016-12-01T08:56:59.009-08:00It IS a political question. Why were our troops, s...It IS a political question. Why were our troops, sons & husbands of our citizens without Bullet Proof Jackets? Why did Parrikars Ministry take 12 years to acquire them - and thenn only 25000 for a million-plus Army. Why were sentries without night-vision goggles or perimeter surveillance equipment. Why are units in the field with just 11 officers against a requirement of 26. (In peace stations it is even below that).<br />Why has the Defence Secretary who has all the powers for acquiring these NOT been taken to task. Defence of India is HIS responsibility according to the Government's Rules of Business. The Chiefs and their HQ are simplyy attachhed offices in real terms with NO real financial or decision-making powers.<br />BJP & UPA Govts ANSWER THE NATION<br />Pushpendra Singhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-40374063514692315872016-12-01T05:37:21.865-08:002016-12-01T05:37:21.865-08:00100% true100% trueIndianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145801417069573343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-59357229632621473282016-12-01T05:36:57.262-08:002016-12-01T05:36:57.262-08:00Nope Nope Indianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145801417069573343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-74148460170116092642016-12-01T05:36:42.273-08:002016-12-01T05:36:42.273-08:00Either you treat a militant like a militant ... or...Either you treat a militant like a militant ... or you follow human rights ... Indianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145801417069573343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-12586980052779927782016-12-01T05:35:21.935-08:002016-12-01T05:35:21.935-08:00Armies perform well for respect. You humiliate the...Armies perform well for respect. You humiliate them, they'll be as good as any othet govt employees. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-21119533688061244512016-12-01T05:33:20.366-08:002016-12-01T05:33:20.366-08:00There is nothing frightening. You can go to pak an...There is nothing frightening. You can go to pak and carry a gun with few bullets. Where ever you see a gathering just fire blindly. Your ratio will be 1:10 Or just carry one or two grinade and throw in a gathering ... Your ratio might rise to 1:50 also. In your own are you need to be more cautious to avoid your own casualty. Indianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145801417069573343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-72958966642518586622016-12-01T05:30:13.060-08:002016-12-01T05:30:13.060-08:00If you will go and fight in their territory its 10...If you will go and fight in their territory its 100% sure that they will have more casualty. You just fire blindly and see whereever bullets go will hit a paki only. In your area you need to be more cautious. So that your own bullets should not harm your own ppl.Indianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145801417069573343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-38629916875268816012016-12-01T04:48:59.596-08:002016-12-01T04:48:59.596-08:00It is quite clear fir sometime now to the Indian P...It is quite clear fir sometime now to the Indian People that the Army is nothing but the IAS in uniform . It is too large I'll trained has an officer corps that is frankly more into perks and pension than warfare . Less said about Generals they have always been shown short from '47,'62,'65,'71,'99 in short never .Massive surgery , sacking and no more OROP , no pensions .Save and earn your pension . We can't afford this Army , it can't fight , think or evolve , time to trim it modernise it . Not more if the same thing . The Indian people are tired of sloppy nonperformance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5877146806770067862016-12-01T04:25:37.927-08:002016-12-01T04:25:37.927-08:00Pretty good article Sir that raises pertient issue...Pretty good article Sir that raises pertient issues. However I find the comment below to be somewhat unfair on veterans : <br /><br />"In a vibrant military, the next level of oversight comes from its veterans who, in military culture, are custodians of tradition and professional standards. Unfortunately, veterans gloss over declining professional standards, focusing instead on demands for better pensions, salaries and status --- important issues, but secondary to professional proficiency."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987017154494254083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-34062440934139336392016-12-01T04:09:43.776-08:002016-12-01T04:09:43.776-08:00Let's not mix up things by bringing in issues ...Let's not mix up things by bringing in issues like golf and social functions. The fact is there is a time and place for everything. Training and planning cannot be sacrificed. Supervision at all levels is a must, and the culture to question must be encouraged. We can't lose lives because of poor professional competence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15477955625984288912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-72824863972414518322016-12-01T04:05:44.665-08:002016-12-01T04:05:44.665-08:00Col Ajai Shukla, you are absolutely right. The Ser...Col Ajai Shukla, you are absolutely right. The Services need to get down to brass tacks. The problem is the yes sir culture which has become so endemic. We seem to forget our lessons because the rewards for professionalism is often less than rewards for peripherals.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15477955625984288912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-698747084232547772016-12-01T03:07:16.119-08:002016-12-01T03:07:16.119-08:00There is a need to go back to basics. The original...There is a need to go back to basics. The original teachings related to tactical operations need to be honed. Sadly, we have a number of leaders at all levels, senior, middle order and junior who do not understand the nuances of dealing with situations as obtainable in recent militant attacks. It is high time true soldiers (all ranks) are given their due and paper tigers relegated to sundry duties. thegeorges56https://www.blogger.com/profile/04341408453650129813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-10002107168424725532016-12-01T02:40:23.563-08:002016-12-01T02:40:23.563-08:00We have continued the misplaced, unspoken policy o...We have continued the misplaced, unspoken policy of not subjecting state agencies including the army to close and critical scrutiny in the name of secrecy and national security. This os wrong, and actually undermines overall national interest. <br /><br />While details related directly to operational plans and capabilities must necessarily be protected, shortcomings - in drills and procedures, equipment and infrastructure, organisation and administration - must be reviewed, analysed and discussed. In general in public, and in detail and frankly within the government and the military community. Only then will weaknesses be identified and corrective measures institutionalised. <br /><br />Bombast and hyperbolic patriotic rhetoric already threatens to drown out any call for answers and accountability. Gallantry awards will be made, martyrs lauded, and everything and anything less palatable swept under the carpet. Ergo - we have heroes galore, and of faults none! And we will merrily carry on. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990898684341422220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-58308694543035261522016-12-01T00:07:04.762-08:002016-12-01T00:07:04.762-08:00I think India should hire a private security compa...I think India should hire a private security company from Pakistan to give security to its Army. How is that umpire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-13159943585394522502016-11-30T22:24:30.221-08:002016-11-30T22:24:30.221-08:00The terrorists are mow concentrating on what is ca...The terrorists are mow concentrating on what is called "Soft Targets" - Base camp or Rear at Uri, Arty Regiment HQ at Nagrota, BSF convoy and even for that matter Pathankot airbase etc .... The Forces needs to remove the "softness" of these targets and lure the terrorist into those targets to kill them. The terrorist are attempting to push the Security forces into defensive but the Army must increase the offensive operations against the terrorists - such as seek and destroy missions, cordon and searches, ambushes and area domination to keep the terrorists on the run. "Sadbhawana" must be carried out but not at the cost of offensive actions.... make them run towards their holes and caves, jungles and hideouts where it is easier to kill them,... when faced one to one against our troops, those rats have no power to stay ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-52198073233952617022016-11-30T19:58:21.025-08:002016-11-30T19:58:21.025-08:00There is this element of surprise that the terrori...There is this element of surprise that the terrorists/infiltrators have, how does one prepare for an unknown surprise, we sure can have better response and training to address this.There is also this factor that the terrorists do not look like alien, he looks like any one of us and if he dresses up in military fatigue and arrives in a second hand market military vehicle, he sure will have an easier entry. I have myself seen so many military installations where the security is very lax and the perimeter is very porous. We are not a very security aware nation, the general populous is not very alert and aware and the army is made up of the same population, so it looks like this general trait is a malaise that ails all of us. If the army is no able to guard its installations adequately how are we to expect them to safeguard the Nation. The Generals and the ranks in the upper echelon of the Army have to be held responsible for this abject laxity and callousness that has set in. As some one has pointed out, there seems to be more focus on Golf Courses and Parties.deepakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03125917549109824670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-45741534857485078252016-11-30T19:28:19.443-08:002016-11-30T19:28:19.443-08:00The fact that the supposed nationaljst bJP Govt, l...The fact that the supposed nationaljst bJP Govt, like the previous Govts, refuses to take a definitive step forward on the Gen Campose report post the apathankot fiasco, shows how unequipped and unprepared we are, as a nation to handle a war like situation. Its gery simple to sacrifice soldiers by not taking actions to arrest yhis growing trend of successful terrorist attacks Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-79480083990981012622016-11-30T19:02:44.399-08:002016-11-30T19:02:44.399-08:00We still managed to arrest the carnage. God bless ...We still managed to arrest the carnage. God bless us if they attack centres in the south, like Bangalore. Unimaginable casualties<br /> We just keep dropping our guard<br />Mariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970734116461258142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-42260026164690787922016-11-30T18:00:20.380-08:002016-11-30T18:00:20.380-08:00Many people seem to be against army men playing go...Many people seem to be against army men playing golf and having good messes. Well if they are jealous so be it. Truth of the matter is that the army is responsible of the security of the nation and their ownend too. Infra structure, equipment and training fall in their domain<br />Intelligence, law and order, and strategy is beyond their reach. The CPOS, NIA and the complete Law and order machinery should be in sync with the armysunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388983544621803369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-49907958057471215742016-11-30T17:37:53.024-08:002016-11-30T17:37:53.024-08:00NSR says ---
I wrote in many places that India mu...NSR says ---<br /><br />I wrote in many places that India must be careful as the general is retiring and is up to some mischief...<br /><br />How can they ignore the intelligence and also base security?<br />Need serious evaluation of security...<br /><br />Nothing was learned after Udhampur, Pathankot, etc<br /><br />DGMO call for ceasefire is a ruse to lull India to feel great and reduce the guard...<br /><br />Pound them to smithereens and no more leniency until Pakistan renounces terrorism and terrorists...<br /><br />Same sad situation...Pakistanis keeps grabbing Indian fishermen...What are the patrol boats doing? Sitting in the doc?<br />These boats should be shooing away fishermen and keep an eye on Pakistanis so Mumbai 11/26 will not be repeated...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-36088835312934367952016-11-30T10:53:01.539-08:002016-11-30T10:53:01.539-08:00Frightening scenario for the security of of India...Frightening scenario for the security of of India. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00896450213060068374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1730491193901379732016-11-30T10:37:38.478-08:002016-11-30T10:37:38.478-08:00Incident after incident point to the incompetencie...Incident after incident point to the incompetencies of army even to secure it's own bases.what the army chief is doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6959785138496581912016-11-30T09:06:59.184-08:002016-11-30T09:06:59.184-08:00Admit you may or may not but two prime reasons amo...Admit you may or may not but two prime reasons amongst others for sloppiness are misutilisation of professional time and resources for golfing and exotic parties and ladies oriented events even in CI environment thereby signalling misplaced priorities to the junior lot. Secondly and more importantly, the senior cdrs have lost the moral right due to their own corrupt practices as also failure to look after genuine welfare interest of officers and men including standing up to govt to ensure the forces get their due. I have seen a general being given mouthful by a col ts when the former tried to tick him off for turnout. The col told him 'get me my nfu before you open your trap to tick me off'.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com