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Years of the Modi Government 01-cover_00_COVER_1.qxd 7/8/2017 6:42 PM Page 1 `100 MAY-JUNE 2017, VOL 9 ISSUE 10 www.salute.co.in I www.saluteindia.org YEARS OF THE MODI 3GOVERNMENT THE STATE OF DEFENCE PREPAREDNESS 02 AD_00_COVER_1.qxd 7/8/2017 6:41 PM Page 1 03-Contents_03_EDIT.qxd 7/8/2017 6:43 PM Page 3 in this issue 04 KEEP THE POWDER DRY I Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch 05 MY COURSE MATE I Lt Gen Sudhir Sharma 06 YOUR VOICE 07 CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BEAR-HUGS I Air Mshl Sumit Mukerji 08 PM MODI’S 5 HOURS AT CAPITOL HILL AND THE FOLLOWING BREEZE I Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha 09 THE CRUMBLING PILLARS OF STATE I Admiral Arun Prakash 11 DEFENCE PREPAREDNESS: MUCH ACHIEVED BUT A LONG JOURNEY AHEAD I Brig Gurmeet Kanwal 14 31 REVIEW OF THE IAF I Air Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur DUDE WANTS TO JOIN THE NAVY I Capt (IN) 18 Anil Gonsalves KEY REFORMS REMAIN ELUSIVE I Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch 33 20 DEFENCE NEWS THE GUWAHATI DECLARATION 36 21 RAISINA HILL I Lt Col Anil Bhat SUPERSIZE NUTRITION THROUGH SUPERFOODS I 37 Prof Ram Rajasekharan VETERANS ALERT I Hony Capt Baldev Singh 22 38 POINT-COUNTERPOINT BOOK REVIEW I Deeksha Goel THE DANGERS OF INTEGRATED COMMANDS I Abhijit Iyer-Mitra 39 INDIA NEEDS A CDS I Lt Gen Prakash Katoch JAI MATA DI I Sqn Ldr Siddharth Kharbanda 26 41 INDIA’S SUBSTANTIAL MISSILE PROGRAMME I ROASTED RED PEPPER SOUP: A DELICIOUS Lt Col Anil Bhat APPETISER I Aditi Pathak 28 42 A HILL CALLED MELROSE I Dr Yashwantrao Shankarrao Patil MAROOF’S MUSINGS I Thorat Maroof Raza Authors aspiring to publish their articles in Salute may send by email to [email protected] along with pictures, if any [email protected] >> May - June 2017 >> SALUTE TO THE INDIAN SOLDIER 03 04-Edit_14_19_ BEING A FLY GIRL.qxd 7/8/2017 6:54 PM Page 1 EDITOR’S NOTE KEEP THE Publisher Maroof Raza POWDER DRY Editor Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch MAJ GEN DHRUV C KATOCH SM, VSM Since Independence, the nation has been Unfortunately, such people, instead of being faced with security challenges, either from vilified, are receiving compensation from the Associate Editor external powers or internal actors, some state, which further encourages disruptive Lt Col Anil Bhat aided by external powers. The challenges elements. There is also a need to look into the VSM (Retd) have been squarely addressed by the Forces, school curricula and text books to see that who have left no stone unturned in their sedition does not creep into the minds of our Design quest to protect and guard the Frontiers of children. Equally important is the need to UNEEDUS India from external aggression and the peo- check certain mosques from spewing venom ple of India from internal disorder. The chal- against the state, to prevent radicalisation in Publicity Manager lenges however are getting more complex, society. Hony Capt (Retd) Baldev Singh with no let up in terrorist activities in the While the situation in the Kashmir three active areas within India — Left Wing Division remains serious, a more serious Board of Advisers Extremism (LWE) in parts of India, Terrorism threat is developing along India’s Northern Lt Gen Sudhir Sharma in J&K and low level insurgencies in some borders with Tibet. China is becoming PVSM, AVSM, YSM ,VSM( Retd) states of Northeast India. increasingly belligerent, as evinced by its The Army is not involved in combatting actions in trying to slice away a portion of Printed published by LWE. That function continues to be per- Bhutanese Territory in Doka La. India has Flags Media Pvt Ltd formed by the respective states using their rightly resisted this move, which seems to A-47 Hauz Khas (LGF) police forces assisted by — when asked for — have surprised the Chinese. Some of the New Delhi 110016 Central Armed Police Forces, both BSF and statements emanating from The Global CRPF. The Army however has a dual commit- Times, a mouthpiece of the communist gov- Printed at ment, one in J&K in addressing terrorist vio- ernment in Beijing, were in extremely bad JK Offset Graphics (P) Ltd lence and the other in the Northeast in main- taste. Whether they have the approval of C-21,DDA Shed, taining normalcy. While the state of affairs in China’s leadership or otherwise is not yet Okhla Phase -1 the Northeast is under control, a great deal of clear, but it is hard to assume that a state- New Delhi -110020 concern has been expressed over the state of ment made by this paper would not have affairs in J&K, with the open support being come without political approval. The Global provided by Pakistan to terrorist groups Times has even threatened India that it RNI Registration operating in India. The proactive stance would review its position on Bhutan and DELENG/2008/26923 taken by India’s political leadership in isolat- Sikkim. That perhaps would not be in the ing Pakistan and the success achieved by the best interest of China, which is increasingly Certified that the views expressed Army and police forces in tackling terrorists being seen as a regional bully. More to the and suggestions in the state is however yielding results and point, such an action would offer India the made in the articles are made bodes well for the future. opportunity to review its stance on Tibet, by authors in their personal Much work however still needs to be done which would complicate the situate for capacity and do not have any in the state of J&K. Politics, both at the State Beijing no end. official endorsement and National level tends to hijack national The Indian response to Chinese transgres- interest for narrow political gain. It is this sions has been mature, but the standoff at that has prevented a resolution to the prob- Doka La is not likely to end soon. Beijing may lem in J&K, despite the Army having ensured well attempt to stoke violence in parts of normalcy time and again in the state. It is Northeast India as also in Bhutan and Sikkim. vital that the nations lawmakers speak in one A military skirmish at this point cannot be voice to root out terrorism from the state. ruled out. India needs to be prepared to deal There must also be a firm disincentive to par- with Chinese perfidy in any form. While deal- take in anti national activities. This could be ing with the situation at the political and done by making the perpetrators and their diplomatic level, it would be advisable for families pay an economic cost for the dam- India’s military to remain prepared for any age that they cause to the state. eventuality and to keep its powder dry. 04 SALUTE TO THE INDIAN SOLDIER << May - June 2017 << [email protected] 05-Gen Sharma_14_19_ BEING A FLY GIRL.qxd 7/8/2017 6:55 PM Page 1 GENERAL SPEAK MY COURSE MATE Lt Gen Sudhir Sharma The magic words ‘my course mate’ Parkinson’s, others battling the dreaded signify so much depth, bonding and C, or assisted by walking sticks, silvered permanence that only those who have hair and balding pates. Also came the gone through the grind and sweat of better halves of our departed course military training can truly relate to the mates, and few dear friends now sadly range of emotions it conveys! In fact, alone. Yet all came with a twinkle in the relationship between course mates their eyes, a pronounced swagger in is a true example of the ethos and their walk, searching for familiar faces camaraderie, which is the bedrock and of long lost friends. Many met for the spirt of the Forces. This unique and first time after 50 years and the bear hug unbreakable relationship is honed and and moist eyes with colourful language slowly tempered, in the hard and melted away the years and all we saw challenging regime at the military with our failing eyesight’s was the training academies of India. It is no buddy of yore. secret that the most enduring Some had changed beyond relationships are only forged in the recognition with years taking their toll, severest of testing times and in sharing others still dapper and smart. Yet of meagre resources, and the helping recognition would come instantly when hand and encouragement of comrades the magic pet name of NDA was when the will is weak. shouted out! One was either, Sukka, or A lot of my non fauji friends often Speedy, Kalu, Saby or Chandu! Every look askance when I nonchalantly and one has an NDA pet name which only with supreme confidence tell them that the course mates know. Once you utter I am going to so and so place and will it the years fly away in a flash. Wives of look up or stay with my course mate. our course mates who we lost along the They are unable to comprehend the way came to honour the memory of almost open-ended pass to seek any than a hundred of my course mates and their husbands, and to relive and see for favour at any time that this relationship myself recently made a journey to our themselves the places and fables he bestows and ensures. While in service, alma mater, the incomparable crucible must have narrated endlessly. We lived the first thing an officer looks around of leadership; NDA, to celebrate 50 in the NDA cabins and sheepishly for comfort and security are the course golden years of our passing out from shared and laughed at the pictures of mates in a new military station.
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