Indian military Professional and Pakistan military political
(Dr Pentapati Pulla Rao)
Recently, USA Defence ministry published a report that the main enemy of India is China and that Pakistan is only a contractor of China against India. Since 1962, China has formed an alliance with Pakistan, just to wage war against India. China will never allow Pakistan to have peace with India .
Operation Sindoor against Pakistan has shown that though China gave the latest missiles, planes and ships to Pakistan, India defeated Pakistan easily. Immediately after Operation Sindoor, where Pakistan lost, China started supplying new planes, weaponry and other technologies. The message was that Pakistan will be better armed in the next war with India.
However, much money or weaponry China gives Pakistan, there is one thing that China can never do. China cannot change the DNA of Pakistanis or their political military or the extensive corruption in Pakistani military. India has professional Armed forces, where merit, equality and talent are recognized.
Pakistan has political armed forces
- From Pakistan’s independence in 1947, their army has been political. Every appointment, promotion and transfer is based on whims of the Army chief. Pakistan Army is so dominant in Pakistan that it is said: Every country has an army. But Pakistani army has a country “.
- The original “martial races ‘in Pakistan were the tribal Pathans and Baloches. But since 1947, Punjabis have replaced such warrior tribes. Mostly, generals are people who migrated from India, after 1947.
General Zia ul Haq, Musharraf, Jawed Bajwa and the present Army Chief Asif Munir are all Punjabis from India. They migrated to Pakistan and have turned the Pakistani army into a communal, business and political force.
- In the last 78 years of Pakistan’s existence, their army has ruled directly for 45 years. The Pakistani Army has removed every civilian government in Pakistan without letting it complete a 5-year term. 3 Prime Ministers were assassinated or killed by government. Even the first Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in 1951. After that, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir Bhutto were also killed. Many prime ministers are jailed through Pakistani army manipulations. Right now, the last prime Minister Imran Khan is in jail.
- The Pakistani Army chief rules the country. He is aided by 7 generals. They decide every aspect of Pakistani life. Even top judges are appointed with Army approval.
Indian army is totally professional
a. When India got Independence, our leaders decided that they will continue with all the Indians, who were serving in the British Army. This led to continuity of traditions, discipline and political non-interference.
b. There is absolutely no political interference in Indian armed forces in promotions, postings or discipline. Even the Supreme Court very rarely interferes in the armed forces activities.
c. People across India compete to join the armed forces through competition. You will find generals from every part of India.
d. The Indian military has been a fighting war continuously since 1947. They fight both China and Pakistan and also quelled rebellions in borders areas. Indian military also went to Sri Lanka. Pakistan military has had short wars with India and lost all of them. The experience of Indian military is the highest in the world.
e. Our entire military forces are better educated than the Pakistani or Chinese army. Indian military is perhaps the best educated in the world. This gives it the ability to master technology.
China’s assistance to Pakistan:
China knows that even if it gives everything to Pakistan, they are no match for India. China knows that the Pakistani military is corrupt and not equal to India. That is why China and Pakistan keep talking of nuclear weapons. But even the nuclear blackmail will not stop India, as shown by Operation Sindoor.
China cannot change the DNA and nature of Pakistanis. A fox cannot become a lion, even if dresses up like a lion. China knows that Pakistani military is parasitical, corrupt and divided into different races. China never thought that India will attack Pakistan.
India must be alert
Though Indian military outshines Pakistan, it must be alert. After Operation Sindoor, Pakistan and China will have to change all their earlier plans.
Pakistan generals dress up like actors: There is only one subject where Pakistan is ahead of Indian military. Pakistan has the most decorative and grand military uniforms. The Pakistani generals look like cinema actors and not fighting generals.
In the end, military victories depend on soldiers and officers. There should never be political interference in our military or any other social experiments. The innocence, patriotism and brilliance of our military must be preserved. The Indian military should not become a part of the political and social storms in India and should remain strongly professional.
Above all, if Indian military is strong, our enemies will fear to start wars. One cannot forget what the Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu said 2500 years “The supreme art of war is to defeat the enemy without fighting “. By not making Operation Sindoor a big war, India got victory with very little fighting.
(Author is Political Analyst based in New Delhi)