Move Quickly To Douse Storm Over New Army Chief; Only Option With Government Is To Make Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi CDS

by Praveen Davar



There is no doubt whatsoever that choosing the Indian Army Chief, or any other Service Chief, is the prerogative of the government. Then why so much of a hue and cry over the selection of Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat as the next army chief?



Over three decades ago, in 1983, when Lt. Gen. A.S. Vaidya superseded Lt. Gen. S.K. Sinha, there was an uproar but not as much, in fact