Politicisation Of Military

Major General Sunil Vombatkere -- an Army veteran who spearheaded a campaign by ex-military personnel to condemn the "politicisation of the armed forces" ahead of the Lok Sabha elections -- has expressed surprise over three former officers backing off a day after endorsing the letter, and said that their initial words of support are clearly recorde...

Over 150 veterans have written to President Ram Nath Kovind expressing their unhappiness over the "politicisation" of the armed forces in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The letter, sent to the President on Thursday, the first day of the national election, refers to the "unusual and completely unacceptable practice of political leaders taking cred...

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu today accused the BJP-led centre of politicising the Indian military and unleashing upon the country a "propaganda war" for the sole purpose of hiding actual issues affecting the people ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

BJP leader Manoj Tiwari addressed a party rally wearing military fatigues in New Delhi on Saturday, drawing accusations of trying to cash in on the recent aerial face-off between India and Pakistan at a time when the country was gearing up for the Lok Sabha polls.

The Congress today accused the Modi government of "politicising" the armed forces and compromising national security by "lowering" the morale of soldiers and insulting them through cuts in their spending.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has taken a swipe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government over a comment by Lieutenant General DS Hooda (retired) that there was "too much hype" over the surgical strike across the Line of Control two years ago

The initial euphoria over the success of the surgical strike was natural but the constant hype around it is unwarranted, said a former Army officer who was associated with the operation. "I do think there was too much hype over it. The military operation was important and we had to do it. Now how much should it have been politicised, whether it is ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for "raising doubts" over the cross-border surgical strike carried out by the Army in September 2016, alleging that the military operation left the opposition party dejected instead of elated.

Army chief General Bipin Rawat today said that there was a politicisation of the armed forces and the military "should be somehow" kept away from politics.

After the surgical strikes across the Line of Control, the government left the announcement of the action to the army, BJP president Amit Shah said today. He said it was "the DGMO (Director General of Military Operations) and not Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar who briefed reporters about soldiers traveling into Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir last wee...

Major General Sunil Vombatkere -- an Army veteran who spearheaded a campaign by ex-military personnel to condemn the "politicisation of the armed forces" ahead of the Lok Sabha elections -- has expressed surprise over three former officers backing off a day after endorsing the letter, and said that their initial words of support are clearly recorde...

Over 150 veterans have written to President Ram Nath Kovind expressing their unhappiness over the "politicisation" of the armed forces in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The letter, sent to the President on Thursday, the first day of the national election, refers to the "unusual and completely unacceptable practice of political leaders taking cred...

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu today accused the BJP-led centre of politicising the Indian military and unleashing upon the country a "propaganda war" for the sole purpose of hiding actual issues affecting the people ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

BJP leader Manoj Tiwari addressed a party rally wearing military fatigues in New Delhi on Saturday, drawing accusations of trying to cash in on the recent aerial face-off between India and Pakistan at a time when the country was gearing up for the Lok Sabha polls.

The Congress today accused the Modi government of "politicising" the armed forces and compromising national security by "lowering" the morale of soldiers and insulting them through cuts in their spending.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has taken a swipe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government over a comment by Lieutenant General DS Hooda (retired) that there was "too much hype" over the surgical strike across the Line of Control two years ago

The initial euphoria over the success of the surgical strike was natural but the constant hype around it is unwarranted, said a former Army officer who was associated with the operation. "I do think there was too much hype over it. The military operation was important and we had to do it. Now how much should it have been politicised, whether it is ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for "raising doubts" over the cross-border surgical strike carried out by the Army in September 2016, alleging that the military operation left the opposition party dejected instead of elated.

Army chief General Bipin Rawat today said that there was a politicisation of the armed forces and the military "should be somehow" kept away from politics.

After the surgical strikes across the Line of Control, the government left the announcement of the action to the army, BJP president Amit Shah said today. He said it was "the DGMO (Director General of Military Operations) and not Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar who briefed reporters about soldiers traveling into Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir last wee...