At Chief’s annexe in South Block, the painting served as an enduring backdrop to official meet-ups and photographs with dignitaries who visited Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
A column written by Admiral Arun Prakash for ThePrint sparked a debate with Pakistani Air Commodore M. Kaiser Tufail. Here's the exchange between the two.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
You have mentioned the much celebrated painting, but couldn’t find it in yourselves to mention the celebrated artist! A retired army officer, colonel Arulraj, has painted portraits of almost all presidents of India, and many other battle paintings now hanging in several defence establishments around the country. Why ignore him? He’s probably the most aggrieved of this BJP pleasing move by this politicised current army chief!
You have mentioned the much celebrated painting, but couldn’t find it in yourselves to mention the celebrated artist! A retired army officer, colonel Arulraj, has painted portraits of almost all presidents of India, and many other battle paintings now hanging in several defence establishments around the country. Why ignore him? He’s probably the most aggrieved of this BJP pleasing move by this politicised current army chief!