India's Army Chief Describes 'Alarming' State Of Military In Leaked Letter -- The Telegraph
India's tank fleet lacks ammunition, its air defences are "97 per cent obsolete" and its elite forces lack essential arms, the country's army chief wrote in an explosive letter leaked on Wednesday.
The letter to the prime minister dated March 12 – widely reported by the Indian media – lists the shortcomings of the armed forces in embarrassing detail in a blow to the government and the Asian giant's military prestige.
Its publication also ups the stakes in a public battle between army chief General V.K. Singh and the government which began with a dispute over Singh's retirement earlier this year.
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