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The book provides a window through which the reader can have, firstly, a view of certain crucial issues pertaining to the Indian army and secondly, an insight into what the author perceives is a malaise infecting the moral and professional fibre of the armed forces, which warrants an earnest soul- searching exercise for promot rectification. Besides reviewing the recruitment poliicy, the book analyses and questions the raionale for maintaing a large standing army which, the author believes, is at the cost of its modernisation and the nation`s economic development. The book reviews the existing leadership tenor, with a special reference to eroison in the traditional values, and comes to the finding that while the men and junior leadership in the armed forces have acquitted themselves with credit in all wars and operations since independence, much remains to be desired in the professional and ethical quality of senior leadership. A strong case has been made for restructuring the army, based on the indigenous imperatives, indianisation of its ethos and reforming the military system. The theme of the book bears directly on the country`s security and, therefore, should evoke natural interest among readers. What makes it unique is its candid and a refreshing message on the core issues relating to traditional values and national security. ISBN : 81-7049-096-0. Bibliography, index, 295 pp, 1998.
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