Valleys and Valour

SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE AS A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER   “ The hallmark of a natural born leader is the ability under stress to transcend the barriers of fear and conventional wisdom, alike, in undertaking actions capable of causing geostrategic ripples beyond intended space and time .” -           “Elephant On The High Himalayas”  Backdrop If I were to look at a phrase that most aptly describes the leadership characteristics of Subhash Chandra Bose, than the one displayed at the top would be the one. It best explains the leadership enigma of Subhash Chandra Bose being elevated to the status of a National Icon, not on the foundation of success in his mission, but riding the wave of his biggest failure, the synchronous defeat of the ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ along with the Japanese Army in South East Asia! There is no denying the fact of Subhash Chandra Bose being a charismatic leader. Tomes have been written on his life, his political...

ADOPTING THE OCCULT FORCES FOR INDIAN MILITARY OPERATIONS   ‘ A true warrior with full knowledge of Dhanurveda…would be fully alert while in deep rest, completely calm and fully aware in the field of battle, all while fighting only for the highest purpose with no attachment to the outcome. They were established in being while they performed action. They were invincible on the battlefield. ’ – ‘ Dhanurveda ’, ancient Indian treatise on ‘ Shastrashastra ’ or military sciences   ‘He who enters combat, ethereally tuned to the battlefield, with elemental forces to command, is a Yodha Rishi .’ – Veteran Col RS Sidhu   Setting the Context ‘There is a source of madness deep within every human being which, if developed, leads to a highly evolved sixth sense of a Karma Yogi… ’ – ‘SUCCESS FROM BEING MAD’ by Veteran Col RS Sidhu … and one has to be really mad to propagate even the thought that the subject of this hypothesis is ‘ an idea whose Time has come in India… ’ Adopting the...

  EXPLORING ONE HEAD THREE HATS OF CDS DMA COSC   Also published in Financial Express Online, link shared below https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/exploring-one-head-three-hats-of-cds-dma-cosc/2398227/   “ A camel is a horse designed by a committee ”. - Sir Alec Issigonis, designer of the famous Mini car in 1959   The Context A head adorned with three unequal sized hats would normally be material enough to generate a flurry of witticisms by the standing comedians! The powerful bureaucracy in the Government of India has managed to pull off this coup while finalising the critical appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the senior most appointment in the armed forces of the country. First, the CDS has been given the Hat of a four star rather than the desired five star military status, which would have helped him to outrank the Chiefs Of Staff of the three services, subordinated to him. Second, CDS is also anointed with the Hat of Secretary, Department of...