For long, India followed a very strict policy to ensure what happened in Pak doesn’t happen here.
Chiefs of Army, Navy, & Air Force were given postings as High Commissioners in far-away countries immediately after retirement to prevent them getting ideas of a coup.
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Chiefs of Army, Navy, & Air Force were given postings as High Commissioners in far-away countries immediately after retirement to prevent them getting ideas of a coup.
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The 3 services were always kept in competition with each other so that there’s no scope of the chiefs banding up & “getting ideas”.
Safeguards were also kept to ensure that any service Chief after retirement doesn’t plunge into politics immediately.
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Safeguards were also kept to ensure that any service Chief after retirement doesn’t plunge into politics immediately.
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The appointment of Gen. Bipin Rawat as CDS undoes that policy of decades.
It not only gives him unfettered power but is also a political appointment.
It is, therefore, scary when he starts speaking about civilian & political issues
Modi govt. is creating a monster.
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It not only gives him unfettered power but is also a political appointment.
It is, therefore, scary when he starts speaking about civilian & political issues
Modi govt. is creating a monster.
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