09-26-2003, 11:20 PM
Guys,
Thanks for the input. I did not know that BR Admin had little tolerance of strategic matters. I mean what is defense without strategic perspective - Just sword wilding which we have done for the last 1000 years (you will not find a single war in which Indian soldiers ran away for fear of life or defeat), but because of lack of strategic insight or tactical brilliance we have lost many wars. It's hard for me that some BR admin would even think about that...
Anyway I am not telling that you guys are not telling the truth...but I still believe as far as strategy goes, we have it going good at BR (except for challenges from religious extremism that is discouraged at BR and IMHO is a major flaw, it might be, NO, it is the biggest threat that we face, everything is just a manifestation of that). But outside the purview of religious extremism (not of P-Sec kind) there are lots of thing that go in strategy and BR has some very good people that I donât find it here. So there is a GAP. BR discusses strategy but hushes up challenge from Religious extremism and here currently we donât have enough people to discuss it in a holistic way. (I hope wherever it happens we have a good model to discuss)
Lastly, I fully agree, BR has shown little tolerance (though some has been shown) of IMHO some genuine Indian views untainted by P-Sec doublespeak. We here should of course allow that but bear in mind that it does not become a place where chauvinism rules.
I guess the whole idea of this forum is to, not follow the rules that we deem unfair but still we must for sake of quality discussion have rules that preaches equality without being apologetic towards hard truth.
And last Good luck to all of us and God speed.
Thanks for the input. I did not know that BR Admin had little tolerance of strategic matters. I mean what is defense without strategic perspective - Just sword wilding which we have done for the last 1000 years (you will not find a single war in which Indian soldiers ran away for fear of life or defeat), but because of lack of strategic insight or tactical brilliance we have lost many wars. It's hard for me that some BR admin would even think about that...
Anyway I am not telling that you guys are not telling the truth...but I still believe as far as strategy goes, we have it going good at BR (except for challenges from religious extremism that is discouraged at BR and IMHO is a major flaw, it might be, NO, it is the biggest threat that we face, everything is just a manifestation of that). But outside the purview of religious extremism (not of P-Sec kind) there are lots of thing that go in strategy and BR has some very good people that I donât find it here. So there is a GAP. BR discusses strategy but hushes up challenge from Religious extremism and here currently we donât have enough people to discuss it in a holistic way. (I hope wherever it happens we have a good model to discuss)
Lastly, I fully agree, BR has shown little tolerance (though some has been shown) of IMHO some genuine Indian views untainted by P-Sec doublespeak. We here should of course allow that but bear in mind that it does not become a place where chauvinism rules.
I guess the whole idea of this forum is to, not follow the rules that we deem unfair but still we must for sake of quality discussion have rules that preaches equality without being apologetic towards hard truth.
And last Good luck to all of us and God speed.