Latif led the first fly-past over New Delhi after India became a republic in 1950. He was instrumental in procuring Jaguar, MiG-23 & MiG-25 aircraft for the IAF.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
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Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
Because it matters in today’s India where RSS hardliners like Modi and Ajay Bisht are in power. There were other Muslims who fought for the idea of India which is not about Hindi, Hindutva and Hindustan. These include Colonel Muhammed Usman who gave his life to keep Kashmir in India and Havildar Abdul Hamid who ensured that the Sikh holy city of Amritsar did not fall into Pakistani hands in 1965.
An excellent article on a great Commander. I had the pleasure of meeting him in London in early 70s, where I was posted. Later, he was my AOC-IN-C, when I was posted in Assam. Years later, as the CO, A F, Stn, Santacruz, Bombay, I met him several times, as he was then the Governor of Maharashtra. He was famous for his punctuality, and once he joked and shared with me, that people will call him Late Latif if he ever reached late.
SNEHESH why isn’t he in our textbooks it’s time ultra left HISTORY books be dumped and real heroes of INDIA like the AIR CHIEF MARSHAL LATIF be part of our curriculum
Why so much reference to his religion?
Because it matters in today’s India where RSS hardliners like Modi and Ajay Bisht are in power. There were other Muslims who fought for the idea of India which is not about Hindi, Hindutva and Hindustan. These include Colonel Muhammed Usman who gave his life to keep Kashmir in India and Havildar Abdul Hamid who ensured that the Sikh holy city of Amritsar did not fall into Pakistani hands in 1965.
An excellent article on a great Commander. I had the pleasure of meeting him in London in early 70s, where I was posted. Later, he was my AOC-IN-C, when I was posted in Assam. Years later, as the CO, A F, Stn, Santacruz, Bombay, I met him several times, as he was then the Governor of Maharashtra. He was famous for his punctuality, and once he joked and shared with me, that people will call him Late Latif if he ever reached late.
What is the status of Idriss’ family?
Yes, this is the kind of Muslims, who will be welcomed all over.
Not the kind of Maulana Saad and his cohorts.
SNEHESH why isn’t he in our textbooks it’s time ultra left HISTORY books be dumped and real heroes of INDIA like the AIR CHIEF MARSHAL LATIF be part of our curriculum
One of the finest Governors Maharashtra has had. Dr P C Alexander was another.
Hats off to Idris Hassan Latif.