Pity the Poor Politicians, or Look Inwards for a Change
Image courtesy: Google Images I never thought I would live to see the day, but I am beginning to have a sneaking felling of sympathy for the political class nowadays. The last straw was our Army Chief’s claim that he was offered a bribe and that he told the Defense Minister who reportedly hit his head with his hands ( link ). This is not to say that the incident did not happen,. Most likely it did and the bribe offer came from one of his ex colleagues in the Army who, having safely retired was working the network for his new company. In other words, this individual, who must have been at least a 3 star general in order to have access to the Army Chief was one of those men who was one of the band of men and women , we are assured repeatedly, who are the only thing that stands between us and chaos: The Indian Army. It has been apparent for quite some time that the Indian Army, while definitely a lot better than most institutions, has its share of crooks, just like anywhere else. Unfort...