SELECTIVE INERTIA ON THE BROOKS -BHAGAT REPORT ;
The Henderson Brooks-Bhagat report, also referred to as the Henderson Brooks report, is a classified report prepared by two Indian Army officers, Lieutenant General T.B. Henderson Brooks and Brigadier P.S. Bhagat, on the Sino-Indian War of 1962. The report by Lieutenant-General Henderson Brooks and Brigadier Premindra Singh Bhagat, who was commandant of the Indian Military Academy at the time, was an operations review of the causes of the Indian Army's humiliating rout by the invading People's Liberation Army.
One can be least surprised,by critical sophistry on the most significant and sensitive issue,by BJP spokesman and subsequent baying for the three generations of Gandhi Parivar,for having sat over the six decade old Henderson Brooks report on Indian debacle in the Sino -Indian military conflict of 1962.Only naive fool can disagree from the genuine concern.After all,it had been the result of an abysmal failure on the part of intelligence,military and civil along with almost total failure of governance.
Raising the issue of political hypocrisy ,political convenience and above all credibility and accountability,why BJP spokesman has failed to explain ,how its own government during the six years it ruled under Vajpayee's leadership,chose to keep the Henderson Brooks report,a damning indictment of the leadership of the day,both at political and military levels ,under the wraps ?Why they too followed the 'legacy' and choose to look other way,unwilling to admit past failures and to learn lesson from these ?Why were they inept with selective inertia ?
Why its own government [1998-2004] did precious little to open up access to official documents and why report in question was not declassified ?History is too cruel indeed and political truth is more pungent and bitter,whether you like it or not!
The Henderson Brooks-Bhagat report, also referred to as the Henderson Brooks report, is a classified report prepared by two Indian Army officers, Lieutenant General T.B. Henderson Brooks and Brigadier P.S. Bhagat, on the Sino-Indian War of 1962. The report by Lieutenant-General Henderson Brooks and Brigadier Premindra Singh Bhagat, who was commandant of the Indian Military Academy at the time, was an operations review of the causes of the Indian Army's humiliating rout by the invading People's Liberation Army.
One can be least surprised,by critical sophistry on the most significant and sensitive issue,by BJP spokesman and subsequent baying for the three generations of Gandhi Parivar,for having sat over the six decade old Henderson Brooks report on Indian debacle in the Sino -Indian military conflict of 1962.Only naive fool can disagree from the genuine concern.After all,it had been the result of an abysmal failure on the part of intelligence,military and civil along with almost total failure of governance.
Raising the issue of political hypocrisy ,political convenience and above all credibility and accountability,why BJP spokesman has failed to explain ,how its own government during the six years it ruled under Vajpayee's leadership,chose to keep the Henderson Brooks report,a damning indictment of the leadership of the day,both at political and military levels ,under the wraps ?Why they too followed the 'legacy' and choose to look other way,unwilling to admit past failures and to learn lesson from these ?Why were they inept with selective inertia ?
Why its own government [1998-2004] did precious little to open up access to official documents and why report in question was not declassified ?History is too cruel indeed and political truth is more pungent and bitter,whether you like it or not!
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