The Indian military, like many others, doesn’t appreciate standout talent and personality, and prefers an uniform grayness. Can anyone imagine an India Army officer writing such an article, or the Army War College Journal publishing it? Nearer home William Slim was a brigadier doing a staff job in the Indian Army in Basra in 1941. The only Indian Army officer to become CIGS. But who will bell the cat?

Source: The North Africa Journal July 29, 2020 06:10 UTC