Experts weigh in on 23 directives by Army Chief Bipin Rawat addressing issues like social behaviour, promotions, corruption, use of social media, and budgetary constraints.
The Army’s quest to replace INSAS began after Kargil when soldiers reported jamming, heavy recoil and cracked fibre glass magazines in the weapon.
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With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Senior officers who are promoted or appointed as alms granted by political bosses are liable to be their stooges and present one is no exception.Rather than addressing the REAL issues plaguing Army like NFU ,Loss of parity to civil counterparts,Shortage of infrastructure and equipment,Seething resentment amongst services for being shortchanged and all senior rank vacancies being hogged in name of combat arms and morale of the Army in general being ALL time low, he is making these lofty public statements.The aim is TWO fold, to divert the attention from the above mentioned GRAVE issues and project his own image as some reformist figure taking on the archaic organisation so as to prepare ground for POLITICAL Career post retirement. God save the Defence forces from the self serving senior officers who have led to dismal state this great Army is in.
Jai Hind
Chiefs directives are right and need to be communicated to appropriate levels of command for 100% effective implementation “internally”.
We do understand and appreciate such directives are generated and implemented by equivalent services (IAS, IPS, IFS, etc) from time to time but done in a very subtle manner with utmost attention of keeping morale and integrity of the system of administration.
Cost cutting to an extent is OK to be a concern for the Forces. But this cost cutting ‘paranoia’ tends to impact on issues like cantonments, essential equipment etc. Let the elected leaders and the babus find the money. The horde of subsidies that is disproportionate to the problem solving skills and ability of the civil and political administration is the place to look for cost cutting. And Army should not rush to build ‘FOB’ etc to cover for the inefficiency of the govet departments like Railways. Maybe they could cost it at the going market rate if saving money or making money is to be army’s concern. One solid challenge by any of our ‘friendly neighbors’ will quickly expose our vulnerability even after 7 decades of ‘developing’. Let us not fool ourselves that ‘we will be able to take on a multi prong threat and win it. Ask the real soldiers. Without disrespect to our chief, I strongly feel he is toeing a line that cannot augur well for the country. His sight is now seems set on a political role.
COAS orders only for orders not for implementation. Implementation in army is a life long process. COAS is showing his view in this massages. On ground truth in army is totally different mainly officers & men relationship. COAS passed the massage to the officer to improve the relationship with jawans and try to understand their views.
The perception of the Chief is good , however, it is so fantastic to be seen that even a single word, related to the disparities of the 7th CPC including the OROP , has not come out or uttered since promises and consolations are being given to the PBOR {‘on free of cost’) until the next pay commission occurs as well…!!
Army Chief should have concentrated on achieving some positive results in the matter of pending issues like anomolies of 6th and 7th pay commissions, OROP, NFU, problems of reservist and widows. Then his advisories would have been seen by the soldiers and veterans in a positive light. Using his powers only to water down everything without adding any welfare measure has only lowered the morale of all affected personnel. He doesn’t have anything to show that he has welfare of soldiers at heart, but only his power to cut down on all previleges.
Senior officers who are promoted or appointed as alms granted by political bosses are liable to be their stooges and present one is no exception.Rather than addressing the REAL issues plaguing Army like NFU ,Loss of parity to civil counterparts,Shortage of infrastructure and equipment,Seething resentment amongst services for being shortchanged and all senior rank vacancies being hogged in name of combat arms and morale of the Army in general being ALL time low, he is making these lofty public statements.The aim is TWO fold, to divert the attention from the above mentioned GRAVE issues and project his own image as some reformist figure taking on the archaic organisation so as to prepare ground for POLITICAL Career post retirement. God save the Defence forces from the self serving senior officers who have led to dismal state this great Army is in.
Jai Hind
Chiefs directives are right and need to be communicated to appropriate levels of command for 100% effective implementation “internally”.
We do understand and appreciate such directives are generated and implemented by equivalent services (IAS, IPS, IFS, etc) from time to time but done in a very subtle manner with utmost attention of keeping morale and integrity of the system of administration.
Hope the chief takes cue from them.
Modi ji says sell pakodas, Army Chief says don’t eat them – this COAS has always been verbose when silent working is the order of the day.
Cost cutting to an extent is OK to be a concern for the Forces. But this cost cutting ‘paranoia’ tends to impact on issues like cantonments, essential equipment etc. Let the elected leaders and the babus find the money. The horde of subsidies that is disproportionate to the problem solving skills and ability of the civil and political administration is the place to look for cost cutting. And Army should not rush to build ‘FOB’ etc to cover for the inefficiency of the govet departments like Railways. Maybe they could cost it at the going market rate if saving money or making money is to be army’s concern. One solid challenge by any of our ‘friendly neighbors’ will quickly expose our vulnerability even after 7 decades of ‘developing’. Let us not fool ourselves that ‘we will be able to take on a multi prong threat and win it. Ask the real soldiers. Without disrespect to our chief, I strongly feel he is toeing a line that cannot augur well for the country. His sight is now seems set on a political role.
It appears that the chief and senior officers nurture political ambitions
COAS orders only for orders not for implementation. Implementation in army is a life long process. COAS is showing his view in this massages. On ground truth in army is totally different mainly officers & men relationship. COAS passed the massage to the officer to improve the relationship with jawans and try to understand their views.
The perception of the Chief is good , however, it is so fantastic to be seen that even a single word, related to the disparities of the 7th CPC including the OROP , has not come out or uttered since promises and consolations are being given to the PBOR {‘on free of cost’) until the next pay commission occurs as well…!!
Army Chief should have concentrated on achieving some positive results in the matter of pending issues like anomolies of 6th and 7th pay commissions, OROP, NFU, problems of reservist and widows. Then his advisories would have been seen by the soldiers and veterans in a positive light. Using his powers only to water down everything without adding any welfare measure has only lowered the morale of all affected personnel. He doesn’t have anything to show that he has welfare of soldiers at heart, but only his power to cut down on all previleges.