tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017910838017424020.post1387314338545891293..comments2024-03-15T11:19:44.509+05:30Comments on NewsWarrior: Come clean on India's border policy with ChinaNitin A. Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632054380553596730noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017910838017424020.post-7053328598643034132013-09-08T17:30:50.920+05:302013-09-08T17:30:50.920+05:30When will our Babus and policy makers realise that...When will our Babus and policy makers realise that jiski lathi uski bhains. The Chinese, over decades, have always maintained a posture and position of strength on the Indian borders. The Indian military today is much better equipped than it was in 1962 with Nehru in his own dreamland and Krishna Menon in his ivory tower! However, it is once again falling behind, with slow modernisation due to a Defence Minister who only knows how to smile like a half-wit and kow-tow to the powers that be to maintain his own position and welfare. His attitude towards all efforts at modernisation and/or procurement of new equipment is totally averse to fast moving and rapid modern day technological advances. His play-safe attitude is doing immense harm to the military preparedness, of all the three wings of the Indian Armed Forces. To make matters worse we have a weak and incompetent leadership of the Army, where positions have been gained more through manipulations than through sheer merit.HelicopterVisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588382119129535988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017910838017424020.post-75575582037487156602013-09-06T19:17:13.280+05:302013-09-06T19:17:13.280+05:30Dear Nitin,
Great article which puts things in pe...Dear Nitin,<br /><br />Great article which puts things in perspective.<br /><br />Just my two cents - <br /><br />(a) Depsang Plains extend to both side of LAC. And PLA infrastructure is on Depsang Plains on their side of LAC. <br /><br />(b) There is a larger threat at play here - position of PLA 'incursion' not only threatens Indian access to Depsang Plains, they also threatens the surface link to DBO via Depsang La. PLA incursion is like a wedge which has the potential to interdicts the surface link from Burtse to DBO. This point needs to be highlighted. The inputs from IB officer in your article touch on this aspect. <br /><br />PLA managing to reach Shyok means DBO gone as well threat to Siachen from eastern flank via Saser La pass.<br /><br />Regards,VRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15325973498628657512noreply@blogger.com