INFORMATION TO THE EDITORIAL IN TIMES OF INDIA.

INFORMATION TO THE EDITORIAL IN TIMES OF INDIA. 

This is with reference to editorial in Times of India of 1 Jun, where it is mentioned to give OROP but reduce the flab of Army. It seems something like bargaining against the national security. Any way it is writer’s perception and level of wisdom/thinking or he may have been given wrong feedback by some ignorant or disgruntled person.

In this context, it is felt essential to ask and advise the writer of his blog in Times of India of 1 Jun 2015 that though the suggestion seems to be logical his point of view, but what does he know about army. It is most important for him and every citizen of India that each and every Defence forces personnel is meant to fight against the enemy, safe guard the national boarders and ensure national security. There is nothing like orderly or escorts in the Defence forces, what the writer has perceived. Everyone in the Defence forces is a soldier first. They may be combatants, or non-combatants, whatever rank they may be wearing, may they be other ranks, JCOs or officers holding any ranks. May anyone in the Defence forces is general duty soldier, or tradesmen like clerks, drivers, cooks, washer men or any other tradesmen. The sole purpose in the Defence forces is one and one only and that is to do the duties assigned to them at all costs; even at the cost of their lives, irrespective of any adverse conditions or terrain, may it be day or night, thus remaining vigilant for 24 hours at all times. And, that duty for each and every Defence forces personnel is to fight against the enemy, safe guard the national boarders and ensure national security. Though, in addition to their primary duty, they are used or mis-used in engaging/deploying in helping the people and nation in checking and controlling any type of national calamities.

As mentioned above, the Defence forces are meant to fulfill their role assigned to them, of course their capability to discharge their role depends on many factors, out of which some of them depend on the National Govt., i.e. providing adequate manpower, required arms, ammunition, and equipments, depending on the size of its borders, terrain, and strength of enemy forces.

If the writer suggests and Govt. thinks essential to reduce the strength of Defence forces, irrespective of implementing OROP or not, they may do so, that may prove suicidal for the nation, in which case the Defence forces cannot and will not be held responsible. However, it is the primary duty of the Defence forces to project their adequate requirement as is needed and considered essential to meet the challenges at all times.