The BBC is among a handful of documentary creators, counting Russian RT, German DW and Qatari Al Jazeera, who go to the heart of a subject.
But with modern technology, the ‘martial class’ British Raj concept used in army recruitment should no longer have a role. Unfortunately according to international military historians, India still carries this colonial mindset in its strategy, which although suiting its engagements with Pakistan, has to change quickly if it wants to deal with China successfully. The martial class idea however if holding true for the enlisted soldiers, certainly did not bear upon the officer class. Goans, Parsis and Keralites, all completely non-martial races, once supplied the Indian Armed Forces with its best leaders and officers, in war and in peace. Worth viewing. https://youtu.be/1XIZDj9hiWc Roland. Toronto.
