Modi’s announcement to mark 26 December as Veer Baal Diwas came Sunday, on the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, and just a month ahead of Punjab elections.
General MM Naravane’s memoir—Four Stars of Destiny—reveals that he was left hanging by political leadership for more than two hours as Chinese tanks drove towards Indian positions.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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