Three critcial questions on tactical aspect of #ModiSecurityBreach that must be asked - thread
1. There is always a plan B in every operation, action of security forces. Plan B here was obv movement by road if heptr was not possible. Such road would have been recconitored
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in advance, all ambush points, choke points, kill zones,other danger would have been assessed in great detail. Buildings with line of sight to route would have been assessed, sanitised. Snipers placed if needed. So a route would have been prepared IN ADVANCE by #PunjabPolice
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Route would be checked for booby traps especially on bridges and flyovers. Mines too. This would be ready and available BEFORE PM aircraft landed in Bhisiana Air Force Base
Question 1 - Why did it take 20 mins for PP to give clearance for this route when Plan B then ?
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One possible answer is that #PunjabPolice used this time to tell "ambushers" that PM was moving to Plan B and be ready with your Plan A ie the road block
2. When PM convoy moved the route would have police parties at every few kms, say every 25 km. Why ? Because you have
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to ensure the sanitised road remains sanitised and the convoy is monitored at each way point. These parties would be responsible for movement in their stretch much like air traffic control hands off a/c to various towers in flight. Constant Radio commn would be on with SPG
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Question 2 - In this case why was SPG not warned of road block on flyover when when convoy reached Way Point 1 or 2. Punjab Police was coordinating road block so they knew
3. This brings us to the last question. On a 110 stretch of route between Bhisiana Air Force Station
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and Hussainwala there is one point of maximum vulnerability- the flyover. Because you cannot move off the road. That's where the road block was laid
Question 3 - why was road block laid here? Is it coincidence that best place for ambush was chosen ?
#ModiSecurityBreach has grave consequences that no one is analysing - thread 👇
1. Like an armoured vehicle is safe only when mobile so is a VVIP convoy. Mobility, speed ensure that no one can pinpoint location and target the convoy by sniper, Rocket Launcher etc. PM convoy
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was held stationary in a kill zone (no lateral movement possible on flyover) for 20 mins. Even 30 seconds is enough to launch a devastating attack with ATGMs and RLs
Or they could have laid demolition charges on bridge before hand and detonated it when convoy was stopped
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in pre selected location in kill zone.
This was a potentially catastrophic situation that is just shocking. Worst nightmare for any competent protection agency like SPG
2. When INT agencies, diplomats across the world analyse this they will see that govt of India's writ
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He was my Chief. As his अंतिम संस्कार happens today, I would like to set the record straight on a few things
1. Scrutiny - No Army Chief was scrutinised and criticised as much as he was. Day in and out, by media and veterans and some serving. Not PN Thapar, JN Chaudhri or
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Deepak Kapoor, but it was Bipin Rawat who was scrutinised and criticised. Why ? Partly because its the SM age and criticism is easy and infact expected. Partly because he was a Bharatiya like VK Singh. Lets face it, we are a mentally colonised people. If someone speaks in
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Hindi we look down upon them. Only servants speak Hindi you see. Partly because wokism is growing dangerously in our society and its cool to criticise anyone who stands up for soldiers
Some veterans criticised him also because of decisions like cantt roads and CSD. Me too
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Modi has maneuvered us into a very difficult position. Demonitisation was a great, gutsy move that gave hardship but was accepted because Modi had "Street Cred". Was seen as strong &fair. It went through very smoothly
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But his Street Cred has evaporated now
His weakness from Dec 2019 has shown voters that he cannot back up his own policies despite 303 seats - CAA on hold for example despite being law of land
But there is a bigger problem. He is no longer seen as fair
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in दुख and सुख. There is nothing to bind us together if our festivals go. The breakdown happens both at family,society level
3. The above stops us from defending ourselves when we are inevitably attacked by Abrahmic religions who want to conquer India for Mohhamed or Jesus
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4. This is how Pagans were wiped out. We survived 1200 years of invasions but we won't be able to survive now. What does this mean for each of us individually?
5. Some may decide that conversion will save the family. But you don't realise that you will end up as 3rd class
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Much needed and high time. Alongwith that we should have a serious and open minded look at many colonial vestiges
1. Nam Namak Nishan - As someone pointed out to me recently (I hadn't thought of it) the Namak especially was British salary being paid to a mercenary army
of natives to protect the British empire. It signifies a debt to the British empire and not to the Dharti or Rashtra (civilisation)
The Indian Army does not have a आदर्श वाक्य / motto like all its Corps, Regiments do
Perhaps we shud have one. धर्मों रक्षित धर्मः is ideal
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Dharma is fundamental to Indian Army. Western Command has the धर्म चक्र ,Gen Parnaik ex GOC n C NC often used the term "Sword of Dharma". Its in Regiment's, Corps' mottos. ASC - सेवा असामाकम धर्मः , Madras Regt - सधर्म निधानम श्रेष्ठ
Hamid Mir has told us about the 💘 love triangle between Lt Gen Faiz Hamid DG ISI, Aroosa Alam and Amrinder Singh
1. Lt Gen Faiz Hamid is a "brave" officer of the Pak army. Commissioned into the Baloch Regt he rose to head the C wing of ISI. The one the keeps tab on
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politicians. Later he was Adjudant General. And soon after he got that proud coveted post DG ISI
2 He does hands on INT gathering. Thats why a couple of years ago he was "entertaining" Aroosa Alam in a farmhouse. It was rather warm so naturally they removed their clothes
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3 The Generals wife sadly landed up to check what's going on because some people told her Gen Sahab was...well doing too much oat spreading. Seeing both without clothes she got upset and picked up General's pistol and fired at Gen. Target was the oat machine