Even minor actions by military hv
foreign policy consequences. Military is therefore both imp adjunct &
component of diplomacy
To fight & conquer in battles is
not supreme excellence; it consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without
fighting
When military is in power 4 extended
period, it behaves as politicians do, with its primary purpose changing to
staying in power
With tribal raiders sent by Pak to
Kashmir in Oct 1947 Gandhiji said it was right 4 govt 2 save city by rushing
troops 2 Srinagar
International law remains underdeveloped,
intll governance is non-existent or weak & inttl society is fundamentally
anarchic
V r in a world whr geopoliticl centr
of gravty is shiftn 2 Asia. In Asia itself, sevral stratgic rivalres contribute
2 uncertanty
There is an Indian way, an Indian
view and an Indian practice in the use and role of force
India has never retained territory
taken by force in wars she has fought. Evn som Indian territory taken back frm
Pak was retrned
India has never sent troops abroad
except 4 UNPKO or at express request of the legitimate government of the
country concerned.
India's defence budget has only
exceeded 3% of GDP in one year of the last sixty-three
In Indian tradition use of force is
legitimate in certain circumstances, to obtain justice, when all other means
are exhausted
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