screwing the armed forces: one of the kkkangress' great achievements

jan 30th, 2009

http://www.defstrat.com/exec/frmArticleDetails.aspx?DID=164

  *A Disquiet Within: Astigmatism In Civil-Military Relations
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by:  Ashwini Channan

1/25/2009

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The Jantar Mantar, a unique structure raised in 1724 by Sawai Jain Singh II
of Jaipur, lies in the heart of India 's capital near Connaught place.  It's
fame is not only in being a timekeeper of celestial bodies but also in post
independent India as a symbol of it's democracy on display – evidenced by
the symbolism of protests against perceived injustices.  Since December 16
last year, (a day which symbolised the surrender in Dhaka of the remnants of
Pakistani Army to the Indian Army in 1971) it has been playing host to a
relay fast by the Indian Ex-Servicemen's Movement (IESM).  This public
display, a unique form of protest by the veterans of the uniformed
fraternity reveals deep fissures that exist in the understanding of
civil-military relationships by the politicians, the bureaucracy and a
public which is yet unaware of the contours of this distress.

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