Why The Indian Army Will Never Stoop To The Level Of Those Attacking It

They know that the Indian Army is the last argument of the state. They know that after the Indian Army, there is nothing… no fallback. And so, with malice and cunning, they seek to undermine the institution and the man who leads it.

It’s a vicious web of half-truths, outright lies, deceit and ill-gotten wealth. It is an ecosystem where greed is king and the nation, a commodity to be sold to the highest bidder.

If you want to undermine India, what better way to do it than to undermine the institution with the utmost credibility and integrity? If you want to undermine the Indian Army, what better way to do it than abuse its Chief?

They know that the Army will never respond. They know that the Chief of Army Staff will never respond. They are honour-bound not to. So, the Indian Army and its Chief will maintain a stoic silence while these two-penny politicians wreck public havoc upon India’s finest men and women.

Do not underestimate these traitors. They cater to a certain constituency which has a certain ideology and a definite agenda. These public utterances are not unplanned. This is a well thought-out strategy, and the perpetrators are hand-in-glove with those who seek to harm India.

For seven decades, the Indian Army has protected us and our way of life. They have shed so much of their own blood that all the tears in the world are not enough to wash away the bloodstains. And they asked for nothing.

They are still shedding blood and still they ask for nothing.

But enough is enough. It is time we rise as a nation and stand up for the Indian Army. That Army which has always stood between India and misfortune. That very Army that gave us Manoj, Arun, Tushar, Pawan, Haneef, Acharya, Vijayant, Vikram, Saurabh, David, Umar and a thousand others who will live forever in our collective national memory.

In life you will meet people who will give you a lot, but you will rarely meet someone who is willing to give you everything, without you ever asking or even being aware that at 15,000 feet on a remote and desolate mountainside, a young soldier is bleeding to death, his stomach torn… his intestines strewn about. He screams in pain and then slowly his eyes begin to fade. Look there… a soldier just died for you and you did not even know about it. Tomorrow, in the middle pages of a national daily, a small write-up will report “Indian Army officer killed in action in Kashmir”. That’s all that we are – unsung, unwept and unforgiven.

Gen Bipin Rawat leads an army of 1.3 million soldiers. Each one of them is willing to die before any harm befalls you or your family.

It is now time. Time to reclaim lost ground of nationhood that is regularly perverted by a few.

It is time to fight back. It is time to stand with your soldier. It is time to give succour to the young soldier dying on a desolate mountainside.

Your army will never say it. It is you who must feel, and then act against those who seek to tarnish the fair name of the Indian Army.

This time it’s your turn to go to war.

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This article was first published on Major Gaurav Arya’s blog and has been republished here with permission.