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Hs Panag always looking like a dumb military personnel…….. He is one of them who always suggest to maintain good relations with Pakistan….. But today he suggest keep China out of the LAC ….. at any cost…..And their heading is more provokating…… Sir if u say military leaders blood on hand then i am sure one of them is you…… Because your type of hypocrasy suffer indian military …… And you are one of the murderer …… I know our military gives better reply to China….. But desh kai ander bahut sai gaddar khum rahe hai …..
The retired General is right. PM Modi now has to take the right decision. Keeping Silence is not the expected. China is more the enemy than Pakistan. As Modi demonstrated currency on a good night with immediate effect he must also ban Chinese goods sale in India by midnight. Our soldiers blood is much more valuable than Chinese trade.
You are expert in printing most ridiculous and anti national news ,why don’t you simply stay put or vanish I know you are scared publish my comments for that matter any one who doesn’t tow your line ,get lost idiots
I just said that no one give a shit except disgruntled Army officers or those no standing with the country. Print should check their reviews….more than majority have not supported the Print. We wish to read unbiased news….not Modi bashing type. We all respect PM Modi for what he has done for India.
No one gives a shit to the The Print. It has anti- Modi all through! More than the majority of India don’t take The Print serious…most find it as thrash or toilet paper that only needs to be dumped
why then do you read and give your 2 bit comments?
Print has got the habit of criticizing Modi Government for the sake of criticizing that’s all…the Country is dealing with a Superpower and a known bully…our soldiers fought bravely and 20 of them laid down their lives…Modi Government definitely done a fairly good job, UPA just wouldn’t have done this!
Third class mentality you have, don’t talk like Mirzafar. If you can do anything donate to the Indian force, with out publishing such third class article, shame on you
Being a veteran with this much of experience and wisdom, should such articles be published in the media? Should a common man like me know about what the govt has mis-done at this critical time. A person of this status and stature need not offer his services through this cheap “ThePrint.in”. Although I don’t know the protocol, he can directly contact the military or defence dept, Prime minister himself directly and help the country in his own ways for strategic advice. I feel very sorry and sad for such blatant article during the time of crisis. He knows such opinions should be discussed and expressed during his meetings with military internally. Let people not get misled. Already we are infected with Chinese leftist urban naxals shouting against out motherland.
I pray God, even though I may not contribute to our India I should not set my mind to go against our govt. Also, I pray God let the govt take the advice of this writer (I don’t know how to address a military personnel-sorry) who is a Great person with this much of experience and awards also be taken without any prejudice and take firm actions that will lead to permanent solution. Only thing I can chant is “BHARATH MATA KI JAI”.
I fully agree with you Sir. Very well analysed and commented. How can the Military Commanders send troops in an eye ball to Eye Ball confrontation without arms? A lot needs to be answered
Poorly articulated article and definitely at the wrong time. Reeks of the writer’s utter disregard for the morale of the forces and sentiment of the nation at this time and he cannot behind the excuse of giving a factually correct assessment because that is also not the case here. India has been coming out of the habit of lookingbthe other way which has resulted in this situation. Better late than never.
Our politicians, bureaucrats and AF Chiefs never learns from history.
A few years ago the CDS had thundered that India was ready to fight a 2 1/2 front war. Today he is silent. Opening up Cantonments, accepting poorer capability in weapon acquisition, wanting to induct officers and soldiers for just 3 year duties etc are some of his latest blunders.
God hep our country!
Did the print network made any efforts to varify the casualties at chines side……
After retirement every General condemn the current decision making authority of army for any unsuccessful effort….
At the time of surgical strike and air stike the same military admin was there…
No doubt the loss on indian side is deep and irreparable, but the territory disputes are always settled by the barol of the gun …
In last 58 years no govt has shown the will power to look into the issue only this govt dare to do this, which is admirable…..
If in case the Chinese has received much more casualties , then the India has definitely a edge…
if the (AAP) mind set is to criticize for criticism only. then the person becomes blind on the safer or positive side of issue….
Talking about Jawaharlal Nehru’s era is worthless because the contemporary economical, foreign, military and political scenario is entirely different and the centralisation of the powers at the international level will also affect on the large
Scale.
A SMALL CHANGE CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN FUTURE
Use of army for political gains and more and more politicisation of Indian Army also has led to diverting of focus of army from military tactics to political ones. The saying “more you hate someone, more you become like them” has never been more apt, for modi has become more and more like Nehru and state of India more on the line of Pakistan. Time for a deep introspection as a nation and uniting forces to overpower the existing dividing ones. Let’s use this opportunity to end the widening differences in society, evils of media and most importantly lack of uniting visions from any leadership of present times.
As an aside, does anyone believe that PRC lost 100 men ? This is also a PLA strategem – to let the Indian Cowards gloat – AND NOT TAKE BACK THE OCCUPIED LAND. The Chinese know the Indian Psyche – the psyche of cowards and weasels.
The Indians are LYING .There ate many more dead and POW and MIA.The PLA is also lying – and their casualties should be near ZERO.The encounter happened on PLA land – and would have been over very soon.Killing 20 men with spikes is easy chowmein with Beijing Steamed Duck.
The PLA calculus is that – Indians will gloat over 100/1000 PLA dead (which is a lie) and forget the land taken over by the PLA – in the noise of the lies.They bet that Indians will be conned by the cheap bravado of their politicians ! dindooohindoo
They bet right ! NO ONE IN THE INDIAN MEDIA IS TALKING OF THE LAND ! THEY SALLIVATE OVER THE FAKE NEWS OF THE CHINESE PLA DEAD IN GLOBALTIMES.WHAT IS GLOBAL TIMES ? IT IS LIKE HAARETZ A MOSSAD OUTPOST !
If PLA is on the heights and the Indians went into PLA zone for talks – how can 100 PLA be killed ?
At night ? With Night Vision Goggles and Thermal cameras ? Ate there knife wounds,or wire wounds or stone wounds ? And the Indians went unarmed ?
The Indian apes did not learn the lessons of Shivaji and Aurangzeb ? Zora Singh who was killed by the Chinese – also made somewhat the same mistake
And the PLA kill squad made 1 mistake.1st kill the radio/wireless man,then kill the radio,then check the dead bodies of thermal trackers,kill the trackers and then kill the rest.That way there are no re-inforcements.And then do not kill with knives and nails.Kill with stones and fracture the bones and throw the man into the lake to freeze.That way – it is an accident – which no post mortem can prove otherwise. Planning and the right advice is key – and for which a performance based consultant is critical
PLA threw stones at night,for hours !? And the Indians did not call in re-inforcements ? And the re-inforcements also came in unarmed ?
5 hours of stoning and clubbing – in a low oxygen freeze zone ? And there was no drone by the Indians ? No Aerial recon for 5 hours and they left the Indians to die ? Were the Indians captured, tortured and killed ? Awwwwwwch !
And in those 5 hours of killing – the 2 Army commanders did not talk ?
How did the Indians die ? Did they die of loss of blood,trauma,organ failure or pneumonia ?
Ain’t asking the right questions !
PLA got away with murder – allowing the lies about the PLA death toll to roll and taking the Indians for a stroll – and throwing their dead bodies into a hole – and keeping the Indian Land
The PLA takeover of Indian land and mysterious killing of Indians – turning point for the Congress
In a democratic country, you can’t hide anything but a country like China, you can’t accept any news to come out. Don’t call army personnel cowards, Cowards are not martyred but ran away. You are seeing everything from political angles, only 20 martyred but still, 1.35 billion left. Don’t worry you will not die.
If Modi has blood on his hands Congress and its leaders are immersed in blood in 26/11 massacre, 1984 Sikh massacre, messacres of public and Armed Forces in Bangladesh war in which India did not gain anything, 1962 war against China in which we lost the war miserably, losing of Aksai chin, so many lives in war against LTTE in which we did not gain anything.
As always, fluidly explaining whats going in the minds of the ones who are overseeing this situation and what are the possible solutions that one can go with!! Excellent Article!!
Easy to comment and make a comparison with the stupidity of an arrogant Nehru. Since there is an unwritten policy of not carrying arms by Indian and Chinese soldiers along the LAC, that the Chinese were going to attack with nailed ridden wooden clubs was definitely a surprise attack. We lost 20 of our precious men but they took down 35 of theirs. Now we know that we have to expect the unexpected! India is now ready for China.
The write up & it’s headings are biased as it s the present day geo political complexities, economic /military strength of China as well as its reaction of guilty of covid19, vis a vis China’s position in 1962. At that time series of blunders by Nehru and the superiority of communists in his mind didn’t allow him to retaliate.Our Airforce was superior to China but NO operational retaliation were allowed. The parity of 2 days old incidence with the humiliation of 1962 is not justified.The befitting responce of clashes bon 16 June is still awaited.Lets not demoralise our forces while war is yet to begin.Such analysis serves only the enemy.
General, are you sure about your views apolitical since you are also a member of AAM ADAMI PARTY and your daughter contested the L S election on AAP ticket but lost to BJP ?
1962 war and actual facts narrated by author Dalvi in the book the Himalayan Blunder. The book was banned by then Government.
all those dalvi Mankekar and Nayar had an axe to grind!!!
The more obessed you are with someone, the more important you make them feel.
By spitting venom in every chance it gets, The Print makes readers even more sympathetic to modi. All Articles are about Modi and BJP…and you guys go beyond the limit of logic when you criticize modi.
For a Sentimental Indian, it feels like a dog barking at an elephant.
If you tone down your hatred a little, people will be able to be influenced by your article, in a much better way.
Lt.Gen Panang is a well known anti Modi commentator from Long. Some members of his family were associated with opposition parties. Hence the narrative is quite understandable.
For once just keep MODI aside, even dont read this article by keeping MODI in comtext, then, can u tell what there in this article which is factually or logically wrong!! I think this comment of yours is surely on the basis of the heading and haven’t read the whole article.
Thank u for eye opening. That is why this rascal Lt General is talking like a coward.
Anyone who has read “The Guns Of August” will know that Kaiser wanted to fight a limited war lasting just four months but ultimately that led to the destruction of the age of Imperialism with all European empires getting finished .General Panag as a soldier must not be afraid to fight a war but then he must honestly tell the people that there is no guarantee of any war being a limited war and if it ultimately results in the destruction of India of today then so be it.
Well said. Pride of the nation is paramount. If a conflict with china and or even pakistan spells the end of the union of India so be it. But we need to gp down fighting. And i am not saying that as a rhetoric.
A limited war serves the interests of neither side. Not ours for sure, battling a pandemic, amidst a stagnant – now an actually declining – economy. At the end of it, what really would have changed that gives India long term advantage. Just to demonstrate that we have balls. The one phrase that sickens me is, This is not India of 1962. It is a cruel injustice to all the brave soldiers who fought to the last bullet, the last breath. Trotted our regularly to diminish the legacy of India’s greatest, longest serving Prime Minister. 2. As far as the operational aspects are concerned, the columnist is the best judge of the situation. If there have been lapses, once the storm has passed, there should be accountability. Lekin vaisa hota nahin hai hamare system mein. There is a class of officer whose political savvy exceeds professional competence. Often found at the top.
This is a bullet that will have to be bitten. By my limited, non-diplomatic intelligence I had said this before too, that India should mount a FEROCIOUS attack right from the word go, so the international community takes immediate note. China should be WARNED before initiating action that India will throw open its airfields to NATO or American or Israeli or any other countries’ forces to land here and mount an attack on China – – absolutely to anyone who can help India teach a lesson to China. If Narendra Modi really means he will avenge our soldiers’ blood, this is the way to go about it.
Mr Sanjiv Bhatla: Why would Israel, the US or other NATO countries want to help India? Why would they risk the lives of their soldiers in a conflict in a far off place and from which their gains may be questionable? So if I were Israel, I would ask
“What’s in it for me? ”
Most of the countries you refer to are democracies. Fo you really think that the citizens in these countries would want to get their soldiers embroiled and possibly bogged down in a conflict from whcih they have little to gain ? This is diplomacy Sir, not a bloody Bollywood film where things follow a pre-ordained script where good battles evil.. Additionally, under Modi, India has projected the discriminatory ideology of Hindutva whereby Muslims and Christians have been discriminated against, the press has been gagged and democracy is in in danger. India is not exactly an easy sell these days.
Also remember that just as you want Modi to avenge the Indian dead, don’t you think that the Chinese would want Xi Jinoing to avenge the Chinese dead ? And any idea of how this will snowball and the consequences of it snowballing for a country with an economy that was devastated long vefore COVID, a health crisis due to COVID, political and social unrest in the country and now Chinese aggression. Want an all-out war now Mr Bhatla?
Yes, Kili… “India is not exactly an easy sell these days.” I fully agree with you. You have, I don’t know if you realize it or not, most compactly captured in this one sentence, Narendra Modi’s ENTIRE “contribution” to the cause of India in the last 6 years.
I agree with what you say about the USA etc, that why should they get embroiled. But China is the ONLY country in the world which is most shamelessly greedy about ANY PIECE OF LAND anywhere. It keeps nibbling at its neighbors, also at no man’s land parcels in the sea, etc. To that extent China is an international pariah. At some point the rest of the world will have to get serious about it. China is, what George Bush Sr. mistakenly thought Saddam was.
I think u r still aap party member as aap party is naxali party which supported China
Mr Chiteshwar Menon: How your comment constitute a response to the valid issues raised by Lt. Gen Panag is hard to grasp. And since you are unable to produce any counter-arguments, you beat about the bush talking nonsense. So do amke another attempt Mr Menon, preferably when you are sober.
Print it is not the to be forever talking ill and abusing the centre. We must as a nation stand together and crush China
Hs Panag always looking like a dumb military personnel…….. He is one of them who always suggest to maintain good relations with Pakistan….. But today he suggest keep China out of the LAC ….. at any cost…..And their heading is more provokating…… Sir if u say military leaders blood on hand then i am sure one of them is you…… Because your type of hypocrasy suffer indian military …… And you are one of the murderer …… I know our military gives better reply to China….. But desh kai ander bahut sai gaddar khum rahe hai …..
Thank u, wel said.
We should give him due respect as a retired senior military officer, either he agrees with the Government or not.
We want justice CBI Jalpaiguri enquiry for Sushant Singh Rajput
We want justice CBI mumbai enquiry for Sushant Singh Rajput
We want justice CBI enquiry for Sushant Singh Rajput
He killed himself because his ex-manager Disha Salian committed suicide. CBI
China will not accept any thing less than control over Galvan Dam and will not surrender the are which it occupies.
Time has come for change
The retired General is right. PM Modi now has to take the right decision. Keeping Silence is not the expected. China is more the enemy than Pakistan. As Modi demonstrated currency on a good night with immediate effect he must also ban Chinese goods sale in India by midnight. Our soldiers blood is much more valuable than Chinese trade.
The Print always have to write against India and present Indian government. It seems you have some hidden agenda of defaming India
modi wins always
You are expert in printing most ridiculous and anti national news ,why don’t you simply stay put or vanish I know you are scared publish my comments for that matter any one who doesn’t tow your line ,get lost idiots
I just said that no one give a shit except disgruntled Army officers or those no standing with the country. Print should check their reviews….more than majority have not supported the Print. We wish to read unbiased news….not Modi bashing type. We all respect PM Modi for what he has done for India.
No one gives a shit to the The Print. It has anti- Modi all through! More than the majority of India don’t take The Print serious…most find it as thrash or toilet paper that only needs to be dumped
why then do you read and give your 2 bit comments?
Print has got the habit of criticizing Modi Government for the sake of criticizing that’s all…the Country is dealing with a Superpower and a known bully…our soldiers fought bravely and 20 of them laid down their lives…Modi Government definitely done a fairly good job, UPA just wouldn’t have done this!
Third class mentality you have, don’t talk like Mirzafar. If you can do anything donate to the Indian force, with out publishing such third class article, shame on you
Being a veteran with this much of experience and wisdom, should such articles be published in the media? Should a common man like me know about what the govt has mis-done at this critical time. A person of this status and stature need not offer his services through this cheap “ThePrint.in”. Although I don’t know the protocol, he can directly contact the military or defence dept, Prime minister himself directly and help the country in his own ways for strategic advice. I feel very sorry and sad for such blatant article during the time of crisis. He knows such opinions should be discussed and expressed during his meetings with military internally. Let people not get misled. Already we are infected with Chinese leftist urban naxals shouting against out motherland.
I pray God, even though I may not contribute to our India I should not set my mind to go against our govt. Also, I pray God let the govt take the advice of this writer (I don’t know how to address a military personnel-sorry) who is a Great person with this much of experience and awards also be taken without any prejudice and take firm actions that will lead to permanent solution. Only thing I can chant is “BHARATH MATA KI JAI”.
I fully agree with you Sir. Very well analysed and commented. How can the Military Commanders send troops in an eye ball to Eye Ball confrontation without arms? A lot needs to be answered
TRAITOR
print is always taking anti india / anti modi stand always . why ? is there interest in anti nationals only .
Poorly articulated article and definitely at the wrong time. Reeks of the writer’s utter disregard for the morale of the forces and sentiment of the nation at this time and he cannot behind the excuse of giving a factually correct assessment because that is also not the case here. India has been coming out of the habit of lookingbthe other way which has resulted in this situation. Better late than never.
Our politicians, bureaucrats and AF Chiefs never learns from history.
A few years ago the CDS had thundered that India was ready to fight a 2 1/2 front war. Today he is silent. Opening up Cantonments, accepting poorer capability in weapon acquisition, wanting to induct officers and soldiers for just 3 year duties etc are some of his latest blunders.
God hep our country!
Did the print network made any efforts to varify the casualties at chines side……
After retirement every General condemn the current decision making authority of army for any unsuccessful effort….
At the time of surgical strike and air stike the same military admin was there…
No doubt the loss on indian side is deep and irreparable, but the territory disputes are always settled by the barol of the gun …
In last 58 years no govt has shown the will power to look into the issue only this govt dare to do this, which is admirable…..
If in case the Chinese has received much more casualties , then the India has definitely a edge…
if the (AAP) mind set is to criticize for criticism only. then the person becomes blind on the safer or positive side of issue….
Talking about Jawaharlal Nehru’s era is worthless because the contemporary economical, foreign, military and political scenario is entirely different and the centralisation of the powers at the international level will also affect on the large
Scale.
A SMALL CHANGE CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN FUTURE
You are such an idiot Mr.Sekhar. Do you know why all these happened, why are you writing half news.
Modi has the guts to build infrastructure near LAC, which irked chinease.
I brand you as biased and anti national truely.
Use of army for political gains and more and more politicisation of Indian Army also has led to diverting of focus of army from military tactics to political ones. The saying “more you hate someone, more you become like them” has never been more apt, for modi has become more and more like Nehru and state of India more on the line of Pakistan. Time for a deep introspection as a nation and uniting forces to overpower the existing dividing ones. Let’s use this opportunity to end the widening differences in society, evils of media and most importantly lack of uniting visions from any leadership of present times.
Mr Panag, thank you for your clear assessment. Truth will prevail.
Gentlemen, the General.
Salute .
As an aside, does anyone believe that PRC lost 100 men ? This is also a PLA strategem – to let the Indian Cowards gloat – AND NOT TAKE BACK THE OCCUPIED LAND. The Chinese know the Indian Psyche – the psyche of cowards and weasels.
The Indians are LYING .There ate many more dead and POW and MIA.The PLA is also lying – and their casualties should be near ZERO.The encounter happened on PLA land – and would have been over very soon.Killing 20 men with spikes is easy chowmein with Beijing Steamed Duck.
The PLA calculus is that – Indians will gloat over 100/1000 PLA dead (which is a lie) and forget the land taken over by the PLA – in the noise of the lies.They bet that Indians will be conned by the cheap bravado of their politicians ! dindooohindoo
They bet right ! NO ONE IN THE INDIAN MEDIA IS TALKING OF THE LAND ! THEY SALLIVATE OVER THE FAKE NEWS OF THE CHINESE PLA DEAD IN GLOBALTIMES.WHAT IS GLOBAL TIMES ? IT IS LIKE HAARETZ A MOSSAD OUTPOST !
If PLA is on the heights and the Indians went into PLA zone for talks – how can 100 PLA be killed ?
At night ? With Night Vision Goggles and Thermal cameras ? Ate there knife wounds,or wire wounds or stone wounds ? And the Indians went unarmed ?
The Indian apes did not learn the lessons of Shivaji and Aurangzeb ? Zora Singh who was killed by the Chinese – also made somewhat the same mistake
And the PLA kill squad made 1 mistake.1st kill the radio/wireless man,then kill the radio,then check the dead bodies of thermal trackers,kill the trackers and then kill the rest.That way there are no re-inforcements.And then do not kill with knives and nails.Kill with stones and fracture the bones and throw the man into the lake to freeze.That way – it is an accident – which no post mortem can prove otherwise. Planning and the right advice is key – and for which a performance based consultant is critical
PLA threw stones at night,for hours !? And the Indians did not call in re-inforcements ? And the re-inforcements also came in unarmed ?
5 hours of stoning and clubbing – in a low oxygen freeze zone ? And there was no drone by the Indians ? No Aerial recon for 5 hours and they left the Indians to die ? Were the Indians captured, tortured and killed ? Awwwwwwch !
And in those 5 hours of killing – the 2 Army commanders did not talk ?
How did the Indians die ? Did they die of loss of blood,trauma,organ failure or pneumonia ?
Ain’t asking the right questions !
PLA got away with murder – allowing the lies about the PLA death toll to roll and taking the Indians for a stroll – and throwing their dead bodies into a hole – and keeping the Indian Land
The PLA takeover of Indian land and mysterious killing of Indians – turning point for the Congress
In a democratic country, you can’t hide anything but a country like China, you can’t accept any news to come out. Don’t call army personnel cowards, Cowards are not martyred but ran away. You are seeing everything from political angles, only 20 martyred but still, 1.35 billion left. Don’t worry you will not die.
Misleading article
If Modi has blood on his hands Congress and its leaders are immersed in blood in 26/11 massacre, 1984 Sikh massacre, messacres of public and Armed Forces in Bangladesh war in which India did not gain anything, 1962 war against China in which we lost the war miserably, losing of Aksai chin, so many lives in war against LTTE in which we did not gain anything.
Modi has lost all trust n he is enemy of poor Indians which definitely includes our soldiers.
Dont imagine. I m soldier, I love modi.
As always, fluidly explaining whats going in the minds of the ones who are overseeing this situation and what are the possible solutions that one can go with!! Excellent Article!!
Never trust Chinese and Panang,that is for sure and certain.
H.S.Panag is undermining the moral courage of Indian army.It is very unfortunate for all the Indians.
How much money u get from congrees or china for fake news. Shameless news channel
Easy to comment and make a comparison with the stupidity of an arrogant Nehru. Since there is an unwritten policy of not carrying arms by Indian and Chinese soldiers along the LAC, that the Chinese were going to attack with nailed ridden wooden clubs was definitely a surprise attack. We lost 20 of our precious men but they took down 35 of theirs. Now we know that we have to expect the unexpected! India is now ready for China.
The write up & it’s headings are biased as it s the present day geo political complexities, economic /military strength of China as well as its reaction of guilty of covid19, vis a vis China’s position in 1962. At that time series of blunders by Nehru and the superiority of communists in his mind didn’t allow him to retaliate.Our Airforce was superior to China but NO operational retaliation were allowed. The parity of 2 days old incidence with the humiliation of 1962 is not justified.The befitting responce of clashes bon 16 June is still awaited.Lets not demoralise our forces while war is yet to begin.Such analysis serves only the enemy.
Having seen the 1962, 1965, 1971 wars and the Kargil conflict, Gen. Panag’s message is commendable and remarkably lucid.
Hmm. It’s unbelievable but seems true.
You can not compare two things which are not comparable.
As a disciplined veteran not mentioned about abduction of our soldiers in his article.
So the summary is ‘India has become a punching bag for all its neighbors. Period!’
General, are you sure about your views apolitical since you are also a member of AAM ADAMI PARTY and your daughter contested the L S election on AAP ticket but lost to BJP ?
Bhai jab baat border ki aati hai toh fauji parivaar ko bhul jaate hain….tum abhi bhi party ki soch rahe ho..?
Here he is. A stupid general, failures.
Great practical advice with full clarity! Let Modi provide proper leadership to it.
1962 war and actual facts narrated by author Dalvi in the book the Himalayan Blunder. The book was banned by then Government.
all those dalvi Mankekar and Nayar had an axe to grind!!!
The more obessed you are with someone, the more important you make them feel.
By spitting venom in every chance it gets, The Print makes readers even more sympathetic to modi. All Articles are about Modi and BJP…and you guys go beyond the limit of logic when you criticize modi.
For a Sentimental Indian, it feels like a dog barking at an elephant.
If you tone down your hatred a little, people will be able to be influenced by your article, in a much better way.
Lt.Gen Panang is a well known anti Modi commentator from Long. Some members of his family were associated with opposition parties. Hence the narrative is quite understandable.
For once just keep MODI aside, even dont read this article by keeping MODI in comtext, then, can u tell what there in this article which is factually or logically wrong!! I think this comment of yours is surely on the basis of the heading and haven’t read the whole article.
Thank u for eye opening. That is why this rascal Lt General is talking like a coward.
Anyone who has read “The Guns Of August” will know that Kaiser wanted to fight a limited war lasting just four months but ultimately that led to the destruction of the age of Imperialism with all European empires getting finished .General Panag as a soldier must not be afraid to fight a war but then he must honestly tell the people that there is no guarantee of any war being a limited war and if it ultimately results in the destruction of India of today then so be it.
Well said. Pride of the nation is paramount. If a conflict with china and or even pakistan spells the end of the union of India so be it. But we need to gp down fighting. And i am not saying that as a rhetoric.
A limited war serves the interests of neither side. Not ours for sure, battling a pandemic, amidst a stagnant – now an actually declining – economy. At the end of it, what really would have changed that gives India long term advantage. Just to demonstrate that we have balls. The one phrase that sickens me is, This is not India of 1962. It is a cruel injustice to all the brave soldiers who fought to the last bullet, the last breath. Trotted our regularly to diminish the legacy of India’s greatest, longest serving Prime Minister. 2. As far as the operational aspects are concerned, the columnist is the best judge of the situation. If there have been lapses, once the storm has passed, there should be accountability. Lekin vaisa hota nahin hai hamare system mein. There is a class of officer whose political savvy exceeds professional competence. Often found at the top.
This is a bullet that will have to be bitten. By my limited, non-diplomatic intelligence I had said this before too, that India should mount a FEROCIOUS attack right from the word go, so the international community takes immediate note. China should be WARNED before initiating action that India will throw open its airfields to NATO or American or Israeli or any other countries’ forces to land here and mount an attack on China – – absolutely to anyone who can help India teach a lesson to China. If Narendra Modi really means he will avenge our soldiers’ blood, this is the way to go about it.
Mr Sanjiv Bhatla: Why would Israel, the US or other NATO countries want to help India? Why would they risk the lives of their soldiers in a conflict in a far off place and from which their gains may be questionable? So if I were Israel, I would ask
“What’s in it for me? ”
Most of the countries you refer to are democracies. Fo you really think that the citizens in these countries would want to get their soldiers embroiled and possibly bogged down in a conflict from whcih they have little to gain ? This is diplomacy Sir, not a bloody Bollywood film where things follow a pre-ordained script where good battles evil.. Additionally, under Modi, India has projected the discriminatory ideology of Hindutva whereby Muslims and Christians have been discriminated against, the press has been gagged and democracy is in in danger. India is not exactly an easy sell these days.
Also remember that just as you want Modi to avenge the Indian dead, don’t you think that the Chinese would want Xi Jinoing to avenge the Chinese dead ? And any idea of how this will snowball and the consequences of it snowballing for a country with an economy that was devastated long vefore COVID, a health crisis due to COVID, political and social unrest in the country and now Chinese aggression. Want an all-out war now Mr Bhatla?
Yes, Kili… “India is not exactly an easy sell these days.” I fully agree with you. You have, I don’t know if you realize it or not, most compactly captured in this one sentence, Narendra Modi’s ENTIRE “contribution” to the cause of India in the last 6 years.
I agree with what you say about the USA etc, that why should they get embroiled. But China is the ONLY country in the world which is most shamelessly greedy about ANY PIECE OF LAND anywhere. It keeps nibbling at its neighbors, also at no man’s land parcels in the sea, etc. To that extent China is an international pariah. At some point the rest of the world will have to get serious about it. China is, what George Bush Sr. mistakenly thought Saddam was.
I think u r still aap party member as aap party is naxali party which supported China
??? aapki budhi ko salaam!!?
Modi will bring war and the people will love him for it.
General Saheb, we respect you, but you are fast losing credibility.
There is a time & place for criticism – and this is NOT the time.
Would request you to go by the WHOLE article and read, again and again, what’s written in the last paragraph!! PLEASE.. do read it!!
Well written, Aap leader Mr panag. Good time to revenge the defeat of gul panag in lok sabha.
Shat shat naman aap jaison ko!!???
Mr Chiteshwar Menon: How your comment constitute a response to the valid issues raised by Lt. Gen Panag is hard to grasp. And since you are unable to produce any counter-arguments, you beat about the bush talking nonsense. So do amke another attempt Mr Menon, preferably when you are sober.