Manohar Parrikar: Brilliant Mind, Simple Life by Nitin A Gokhale

Author:Nitin A Gokhale [Gokhale, Nitin A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biography & Autobiography, General, Political
ISBN: 9789390077649
Google: PxYlEAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2021-03-17T18:30:00+00:00

Parrikar was certainly a breath of fresh air in the MoD. At the best of times, the Defence Ministry is a lumbering giant, slow to stir and act. Parrikar also worked on reducing timelines for acquisitions, better and optimum utilisation of available resources, bringing in more accountability and transparency in the MoD’s functioning and making sure most critical voids in India’s defence preparedness were made up in quick time.

Gen. Bipin Rawat, India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Army Chief prior to that, had a close association with Parrikar when he was Defence Minister. In fact, it was on Parrikar’s watch in the MoD that Gen. Rawat was made the Army Chief by by-passing two generals senior to him. It was a bold decision since the civilian leadership is normally loathed for tampering with convention. Parrikar was convinced that Gen. Rawat was a better choice to head the Indian Army at that point. So he signed on the recommendation to supercede two seniormost generals and make Gen. Rawat the Army Chief. Prime Minister Modi concurred with Parrikar’s recommendation and took what is considered a decision that broke the tradition in appointing an Army Chief on 31 December 2016.

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