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Mr Jacob just to remind u that Pakistan resorted to heavy firing when our troops constructed fencing towards own side to deter infiltration. Paki army is well known to give an upper hand to their NCOs and JCOs as far as firing on our position and troops are concerned. IA on the other hand has been a disciplined and professional army and does not simply get carried away in emotions. The writer has also very tactfully missed out on the covering fire provided by Pak army to the terrorists getting into our territory and thus retaliatory fire carried out by own troops to deter the same. It seems Mr Jacob has heard these stories in some Pakistan chaikhana or a bar.
Mr Jacob do you feel problem at LOC shorted out or at larger view one can say issue of valley will be shorted out if Indian will accept all demands of Pak. I donot think so certainly their next plan may be Punjab or Gujrat or so on. We are democratic and guided by democratic institutions not like our neighbouhoods where narratives were generated on regular basis.
Today Pak seeks ceasfire not because they are seeking peace but buying the time. Ducking the bullet was the policy of India due its democratic structure not policy of Pak.
Eventhough we are followers of Gandhi but donot forget Bose. I strongly feel these policies now getting good results and it is not a matter of izzat it is matter if stragic reply to Pak.
It seems Mr. Jacob either to be biased or has cowardice elements in his blood. What do you do when some thieves enter in your house, start looting your possessions, harm your close ones or even rape your women? I am sure nobody would sit peacefully and watch the drama. People like Mr. Jacob are highly intellectuals and great influencers. Without knowing the ground reality they keep working to spread someone else’s propagenda with or without personal benefits, just because they like to be in limelight when they have been shown backdoors. Unfortunately, we have many such people in this country whose contributions are only to halt the progress made by our governments and forces.
When you talk about Izzat, self respect and other stuff related to Armed forces, please try to speak to non political REAL army officers for views. For any article if you quote highly opinionated, biased, politically motivated middlemen , it reduces the credibility of your research.
My comments shall be restricted to this article and not the book.
The one up man ship being shown and talked is just a mindset of senior officers. I do not consider such a thing is essential for morale of the troops. Being a professional army our aim when on LOC should be the security of our borders and not how much we fire on enemy. Troops can be motivated by several other ways.
eg. A CO can also motivate his troops by practising the principle of “minimum firing yet maintaining zero infiltration” . It may propound a different look of a well trained battalion.
Look at CRPF deployed in valley. For years they have been restrained from opening up their weapons on general public even at the cost of humiliation, at very times. Yet their senior officers and COs have turned the force into a motivated outfit over the period and they are doing a commendable job.
We should be skeptical of JNU Professor, Happymon Jacob, as he is a leading proponents of Chinese interests. He also ends up on the Pakistani side in his writings. He even got special access from the Pakistani army during his research. The root cause of clashes between India and Pakistani on the LOC are the terrorist camps that serve to infiltrate terrorists. However, Mr Jacob’s analysis consistently ignores this root cause. So, inevitably, he suggests that India and Pakistan should stop firing. This is similar to saying that India and Pakistan should engage in peace talks – something that Mr Jacob supports as well. How does that help solve the terrorist problem? By ignoring and downplaying India’s primary concerns, Mr Jacob provides sophisticated and subtle support for Pakistani agenda.
Mr Jacob just to remind u that Pakistan resorted to heavy firing when our troops constructed fencing towards own side to deter infiltration. Paki army is well known to give an upper hand to their NCOs and JCOs as far as firing on our position and troops are concerned. IA on the other hand has been a disciplined and professional army and does not simply get carried away in emotions. The writer has also very tactfully missed out on the covering fire provided by Pak army to the terrorists getting into our territory and thus retaliatory fire carried out by own troops to deter the same. It seems Mr Jacob has heard these stories in some Pakistan chaikhana or a bar.
Itna pakistani ki oisvade mein kyo ghuste ho bhai?
The author is long known in intelligence circles for being a Chinese overground worker. He has zero credibility.
Mr Jacob do you feel problem at LOC shorted out or at larger view one can say issue of valley will be shorted out if Indian will accept all demands of Pak. I donot think so certainly their next plan may be Punjab or Gujrat or so on. We are democratic and guided by democratic institutions not like our neighbouhoods where narratives were generated on regular basis.
Today Pak seeks ceasfire not because they are seeking peace but buying the time. Ducking the bullet was the policy of India due its democratic structure not policy of Pak.
Eventhough we are followers of Gandhi but donot forget Bose. I strongly feel these policies now getting good results and it is not a matter of izzat it is matter if stragic reply to Pak.
It seems Mr. Jacob either to be biased or has cowardice elements in his blood. What do you do when some thieves enter in your house, start looting your possessions, harm your close ones or even rape your women? I am sure nobody would sit peacefully and watch the drama. People like Mr. Jacob are highly intellectuals and great influencers. Without knowing the ground reality they keep working to spread someone else’s propagenda with or without personal benefits, just because they like to be in limelight when they have been shown backdoors. Unfortunately, we have many such people in this country whose contributions are only to halt the progress made by our governments and forces.
When you talk about Izzat, self respect and other stuff related to Armed forces, please try to speak to non political REAL army officers for views. For any article if you quote highly opinionated, biased, politically motivated middlemen , it reduces the credibility of your research.
My comments shall be restricted to this article and not the book.
The one up man ship being shown and talked is just a mindset of senior officers. I do not consider such a thing is essential for morale of the troops. Being a professional army our aim when on LOC should be the security of our borders and not how much we fire on enemy. Troops can be motivated by several other ways.
eg. A CO can also motivate his troops by practising the principle of “minimum firing yet maintaining zero infiltration” . It may propound a different look of a well trained battalion.
Look at CRPF deployed in valley. For years they have been restrained from opening up their weapons on general public even at the cost of humiliation, at very times. Yet their senior officers and COs have turned the force into a motivated outfit over the period and they are doing a commendable job.
We should be skeptical of JNU Professor, Happymon Jacob, as he is a leading proponents of Chinese interests. He also ends up on the Pakistani side in his writings. He even got special access from the Pakistani army during his research. The root cause of clashes between India and Pakistani on the LOC are the terrorist camps that serve to infiltrate terrorists. However, Mr Jacob’s analysis consistently ignores this root cause. So, inevitably, he suggests that India and Pakistan should stop firing. This is similar to saying that India and Pakistan should engage in peace talks – something that Mr Jacob supports as well. How does that help solve the terrorist problem? By ignoring and downplaying India’s primary concerns, Mr Jacob provides sophisticated and subtle support for Pakistani agenda.