On his birth anniversary, my perennial tale of close encounters with Dev Anand: conversations on the most fabulous women in Hindi cinema, essentials of stardom and learning to catch the best light
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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