A SAD DEVELOPMENT

-
A sad development. 
Recently a friend from the 41st course NDA, had gone back to Khadakwasla with his batch mates to welcome the 141st course. A nice (but newish) tradition. 
After interacting with the cadets and confirming his findings with the Academy Adjutant, he had the following to report. 
1) Not even one cadet from any of the 7 Southern States TN, Kerala, Pondy, AP, Telangana, Karnataka and Goa) This one I can not explain or understand. 
2) No cadets from Gujarat (so what’s new) 
3) Only one cadet each from Maharashtra and Punjab. 
4) None from Assam, WB, Orissa. (He thinks that there was one from the seven sisters) 
5) Practically all the cadets were from UP, Jharkhand, Chatisgarh and Bihar with a sprinkling from Haryana and Rajasthan. 
6) No Parsi’s, no Christians. (He didn’t have data on Muslim cadets) 
7) 70% plus of the cadets were sons of JCOs and ORs. 
Whilst I’m sure that they will all make great officers, and will lead from the front and do us proud, this scares me. 
I paraphrase the historian Gibbons (I think) who said that the first sign of a culture in decline was 
“when the sons of its leaders (political, military and business) shied away from that culture’s armed forces.” 
This Country, including all of us, have some thinking to do.

Forwarded by
Brig Dhand (Retd)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What is the Gaza Strip? What you want to be aware of the domain at the core of the Israel-Hamas war

-
Image
 What is the Gaza Strip? What you want to be aware of the domain at the core of the Israel-Hamas war The Gaza Strip has been the focal point of weighty siege for over seven days after Israel sent off retaliatory airstrikes for the extraordinary dread assault by Palestinian assailant bunch Hamas on Oct. 7. The territory — a limited segment of land among Israel and Egypt, close to the Mediterranean Ocean — is home to generally 2.3 million Palestinians and is portrayed as quite possibly of the most thickly populated put on The planet. The 140-square-mile district is generally the size of Philadelphia. Most of the people who live in Gaza are youthful, with practically 65% of the populace younger than 24. ' World's biggest outside jail' Beginning around 2007, Israel has forced an air, land and ocean bar on the Gaza Strip, saying the move is important to protect the country from Hamas' assaults. Gaza is encircled by substantial walls and security barriers. Palestinians are di...
Read more

The barbaric act of Hamas against Israeli children and women

-
Image
  Hamas is a paramilitary group that has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, and Israel. The group has been responsible for numerous attacks on Israeli civilians, including children and women. #BarbericHamas #BrutalityagainstIsraeliwWomenChildren #IndiawithIsrael #TerroristHamas  In one particularly barbaric act, Hamas militants attacked a school bus in southern Israel in 2004, killing five Israeli children and wounding several others. In another attack, Hamas militants fired rockets into a residential area in Ashkelon, killing a three-year-old Israeli girl. Hamas has also been responsible for the deaths of numerous Israeli soldiers. In 2014, Hamas militants killed two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border tunnel. In another attack, Hamas militants killed three Israeli soldiers in an ambush. Hamas's attacks on Israeli civilians are a clear violation of international law. The Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits the targeting of civi...
Read more

Israel vows to invade Rafah amid Gaza truce talks, UN warns against assault

-
Image
                                          A house damaged in an Israeli strike lies in ruin (Credits: Reuters) While Israel promised to capture Rafah during the Gaza talks, the UN warned against possible attacks. Israel says Rafah is Hamas' last stronghold in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the long-running offensive against the southern Gaza town of Rafah, regardless of Hamas' response to calls for a new ceasefire and the return of Israeli hostages. Hopes for an end to the conflict have risen in recent days, with Egypt once again calling for the resumption of negotiations between Israel and Hamas. But so far there is little agreement between the two sides on the most important differences. Meanwhile, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed concern about Israel's increasing isolation from the conflict in Gaza. Most of Gaza'...
Read more