tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post8793542003533057176..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: The Tejas in Singapore: Full court diplomacy needed to sell Indian defence platformsBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-76409627815650911382022-02-17T00:40:59.578-08:002022-02-17T00:40:59.578-08:00# this is something we are good at. in fact we exc...# this is something we are good at. in fact we excel at blaming our situation to explain away our failures. while patting ourselves on the back, grandstanding our capabilities, professionalism when ultimately nothing much happens, and we go out not with a bang but with a whimper we can always blame others; the babucracy, audit and finance, politicians, government dithering, political interference, inter service rivalry, the unexpected weather, corruption, population pressure, absence of modern training facilities, lack of perquisites, special pay, promotion prospects that have led to a career in the armed forces as less attractive.yes, the absence of a destroyer with its helicopter deck which would have been the perfect venue for a cocklit palty as any of our wives who have made a name for themselves in the event management business of the corporate sector will tell us has indeed been a grave lapse. why we could have even taken a few pigeon chested sikh lancers kitted up in bambaiyya filmi cavalry costumery to impress prospects of the advantages of doing business with indiya. that would have been synergy, two plus two is 22 - we could have sold a side order of arjun main battle tanks, the same behemoths that stopped china's PLA from further encroachment in eastern ladakh. george ninanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856262118970125304noreply@blogger.com