Unless we are honest about our own historicalfailures in unless we are honest about our own historical failures in army leadership, the ministry of defence, and yes, and political leadership. and i have seen it from all perspectives. it was a summer morning injuly 1991 perspectives. it was a summer morning injuly1991 when me and my fellow young officers on platoon commanders but of course were summoned onto the drill square to be told details of options for change. the government of the day s response to the end of the cold war. i was lucky. my regiment was losing just a single battalion, it was not disappearing altogether. some of those around me, fresh out of sandhurst with new regimental berries, were not so lucky. in 1991 the world had reason to be optimistic put of the soviet union
IN the early days of the Covid-induced lockdown when a visit to the salon for a regular haircut was ruled out indefinitely, I became atmanirbhar and had one at home. I shared a selfie of my efforts with friends. AK, my platoon-mate from our Gentlemen Cadet (GC) days in the Indian Military Academy (I