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From: Col Sushil Chilimbi [mailto:schilimbi@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 9:25 AM
Does make sense and there is merit in it.
A few days back, at a wedding function, I met a fairly senior Member of BJP, who is in the periphery of its Inner Circle.
I asked him why Defence does not have its own Minister; is the Ministry not a Priority Ministry?
His reply was an eye opener. We talked for about 15 minutes. The gist of what he said was:
“You Defence people have no subtlety; you are just straight forward. You are trained to see Black and White (friend and foe and not various shades of grey) and, in your entire career, are not trained to put yourselves in the shoes of the other person, before arriving at conclusions. Defence had the rawest deal under the 2 “no action” Prime Minister and Defence Minister. The security of the country is in serious jeopardy. Modi’s hands are tied, in his External Affairs Policy, because he does not have a strong arm to back him up, so that, if the Chinese try any tricks, they will be not only stopped right at the border, but will be pushed back a little. He does not want another 1962. First, he wants to strengthen our borders with massive infrastructure development.
If the Defence and Finance Ministers are different, the two will bicker, as the Finance Minister has claims for large slices by every Minister and he will ration funds to Defence. A single Defence/Finance Minister will be more generous to Defence needs; that is human nature. Believe me, Modi thinks and plans in greater depth than any one else. Every action and word of his, have already considered many steps ahead. Don’t look at his actions at a superficial level.” more
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 9:25 AM
Does make sense and there is merit in it.
A few days back, at a wedding function, I met a fairly senior Member of BJP, who is in the periphery of its Inner Circle.
I asked him why Defence does not have its own Minister; is the Ministry not a Priority Ministry?
His reply was an eye opener. We talked for about 15 minutes. The gist of what he said was:
“You Defence people have no subtlety; you are just straight forward. You are trained to see Black and White (friend and foe and not various shades of grey) and, in your entire career, are not trained to put yourselves in the shoes of the other person, before arriving at conclusions. Defence had the rawest deal under the 2 “no action” Prime Minister and Defence Minister. The security of the country is in serious jeopardy. Modi’s hands are tied, in his External Affairs Policy, because he does not have a strong arm to back him up, so that, if the Chinese try any tricks, they will be not only stopped right at the border, but will be pushed back a little. He does not want another 1962. First, he wants to strengthen our borders with massive infrastructure development.
If the Defence and Finance Ministers are different, the two will bicker, as the Finance Minister has claims for large slices by every Minister and he will ration funds to Defence. A single Defence/Finance Minister will be more generous to Defence needs; that is human nature. Believe me, Modi thinks and plans in greater depth than any one else. Every action and word of his, have already considered many steps ahead. Don’t look at his actions at a superficial level.” more
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just straight forward !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good assumption but assumes : Finance minister is a biased person - will favour his own portfolio? May be, after all he is a human being as well I consider him much above the normal and if he decides to allocate higher resources to DEFENCE , it will be purely on merit # to meet the long outstanding needs of defence Kept neglected for veryvery long ? No motives no imputations Not in the matters of defence more
Jul 08
Also, there are lot of factors considered in one bill passed. We can only manage to look at the toppings. Behind every bill passed there are many unsolved or left out issues which will be revoke n. more
Jul 08
Mr Modi is a "THOUGHT LEADER" and we all must respect him for that! We did a right thing in getting him as our PM! more
Jun 29
