It is unprecedented in any country under any circumstances. Of the Army hierarchy when this national disgrace was happening will now beĮxplained in Seychelles? That incident will remain the biggest blot in our We saw this being played out during the OROPĪgitation when veterans were being caned by Police. Subservience while in service to the detriment of the Armed Forces as an
That, if people in service are political, are they willing to do so? Of course, there is also an issue of political That is a very dangerous kind of a situationĪnd must be curbed institutionally by those in Service. In South Block with the lure of a post retirement political plums. We cannot have politicsīeing played out in units and formations. Remain supporters but not take the political plunge. Who joins a party out of deep-rooted leanings there would be more who were and will Then it is clearly political infiltration by a party to prove that it is the If it was a deep-rooted conviction and leaning, To a deep-rooted political conviction and leaning or a new found desire atĮxtending and enhancing their careers. When senior officers at the end of illustriousĬareers join politics en-mass, it makes one wonder whether this was a move due The third step to politicization is what is now being played Represents a danger to our nation far beyond the normal. We cannot have a leadership in the Armed forces This strikes at the root of the professionalĬompetency of the Armed Forces. Accordingly, promotion can beĮnsured through politically pliant seniors. Senior appointments were any way political. That would ensure both promotion and appointment. Motivated supercessions in senior appointments it was better to be in Delhi toīe visible not only to seniors but also to the bureaucratic and political He astounded me by saying that with the spate of politically He looked at me as if IĪm an outdated old fool. Posting to an operational area to get good experience so that he could beīetter equipped to handle challenges of higher ranks. Met a newly promoted officer who came to me for advice. That is being heavily and slyly undercut. Hitherto fore, promotions were based on merit The next step in politicization is dangerous and is happening. Overall the system hasīeen incrementally violated to its own detriment. The absence of others not having a chance to perform. No evidence to suggest that those appointed officers are doing things better in I have known the entire lot from very young days, and each are asĬapable as the other. Inferior, or the superseded officers were not superior. I have no issue or quarrel with theĬapabilities of either class of officers. From here on politicization in senior appointments However, from what appears in public domain, they were not even fit for the ranksĪnd posts they are holding. One might argue that these officers were not suitable for the Politicization of the top ranksĪnd appointments is now becoming routine with an officer not being appointed asĪn Army Commander and an FOC in C who is knocking on legal doors at being Of course, this was buttressed by aįew earlier cases of supercession long back. To appoint a COAS by superseding a senior. The handle now was to tweak the “residualĬombination of “suitability” and “continuity” was now used with political discretion Was brought in by the now politicized hierarchy to appoint a DG Arty. Was apprehensive of the long-term impact and I did express it to some of my Was also created to tweak “seniority” with “suitability”. A newįactor of “suitability” was induced through “discretion” of the short-sightedĪrmy hierarchy to appoint one SO in C to break the “seniority” rule. It was the Indian Army which gave an opening. This was a citadel that was never violated. Strict rule of seniority and residual service. Appointments of senior officers were based on a very And it started, veryĭeliberately some time back.
That is what has been done to politicize the Armed Forces. They say when you want to subvert a system start at the top. Of politics, I wonder how they will survive rubbing shoulders with outright
Most of them were incapable of even equipping theĪrmed forces when in service due to their over simplicity. At best he will be given a gubernatorial or other Joins? In my estimate unless he has a previous political background/environment, Political career or influence will a retired General have in the party he The system will get even more imbalanced. If it is only one party which isĪttracting Ex Servicemen, then there are a lot of questions and soul searching Retired service personnel into politics must be across the political spectrumĪnd not confined to one party alone. However, for that to happen, induction of Political platform, there will be no redressal of the imbalances our Services and There is a view that unless Service Officers join the
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