General VK Singh, the Chief of the Indian Army, had approached the Supreme Court of India for settlement of his long pending age issue. In response, the august Court has, to quote KC Singh, “given a rap on the knuckles” to the plaintiff and thus has ended, to quote General GD Bakshi “this sordid and […]
Indian Army Chief using ‘stooges’ in age row
The controversy over the age of the Army Chief General VK Singh is now attaining disgusting proportions. In the backdrop of the proverbial procrastination of the Ministry of Defense to take a firm decision on the case, it is degenerating into an all out media war with wild allegations flying all over. Now a previous […]
Indian Army Chief will have to retire in 2012
Indian Army Chief will have to retire in 2012 The Indian law ministry’s latest observation about Gen VK Singh’s actual date of birth puts Indian defence ministry in an awkward position NEW DELHI: With the Indian law ministry’s latest observation on Indian Army Chief Gen VK Singh’s actual date of birth, it seems […]
Indian Army Chief Age Row: Why Are Right Questions Not Being Asked?
NEW DELHI: The UPA government and the chief of 1.13 million-strong Indian Army are being looked at with suspicion because of latter’s actual date of birth: May 10, 1950 or May 10, 1951. The controversy over Chief of Army Staff General VK Singh’s age has reached Indian Defence Minister’s office, as the issue is likely […]