Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'
Hello H: If you think that the Air-Officer-Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force is a decorative post, well, I am at loss for words. *** You ought to be :-). What I responded to was: Here are the Air Marshals of India Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh etc. etc. And did not comment on the position of Air-Officer-Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command, which may be more long lasting and thus consequential. An Air Chief Marshal, one might imagine, is an important MANAGEMENT position, providing leadership to his service branch, with policy decisions, developing strategies, and so forth. If they keep changing every year, or two, or even three; what are the chances of them providing any, particularly in a land where nothing of any substance gets done in such time frames ? Could a business CEO provide any leadership if she keeps changing every year, or two or even three? I would however stand corrected on my perceptions. That is why I presented my reaction in the form of a question. So, was I incorrect? If I was, why? Would be much obliged if you or others care to explain. Best. m At 9:53 AM +0530 4/5/07, Shantikam Hazarika wrote: If you think that the Air-Officer-Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force is a decorative post, well, I am at loss for words. Shantikam Hazarika On 4/5/07, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am no military geek, much less one fixated on the 'brass'. But it appears that this position was held by individuals for one, two or three years, mostly. Is that long enough a tenure to effect anything significant to the state of the service? If not, isn't this mostly a decorative position? And if so, why is anyone concerned? ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'
Congratulations on his being the first Assamese to head Air Force Eastern Command - I thought only Punjabis became India Air Force chiefs. Ofcourse even in US - Air Force division is considered sacred . Umesh Saikia, Hrishikesh IN BLR SISL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Air Marshal spills beans on hypocrisy OUR CORRESPONDENT Barbora speaks at the media conference in Shillong. Picture by Eastern Projections Shillong, April 2: The indifference of successive governments and disillusionment with the hypocritical conduct of seniors have forced a large number of officers from the Northeast to quit the services. That was Air Marshal P.K. Barboras first observation after he assumed charge as air officer commanding-in-chief of the Eastern Air Command. Addressing a news conference in Shillong, Barbora said several efficient young officers of the Northeast were leaving the services because they were highly sentimental and could not cope with the hypocritical attitude of their seniors. The indifferent attitude of the earlier governments towards the Northeast, coupled with a feeling of alienation, have led the defence forces to a situation where it has a negligible number of personnel from the Northeast. Earlier governments tried to use the same yardstick for all problems in the region and that led to chaos, he said, adding that the situation was changing gradually. Barbora was born in Shillong and also did his schooling here. He was commissioned as a fighter pilot and fought the 1971 war for liberation of Bangladesh. He succeeds F.H. Major, who has gone on to become the Air Chief Marshal, and is the first officer of the Air Force from Shillong and the Northeast to become air marshal. The rank is equivalent to that of a three-star army general. The officer said modernisation of airfields like the one at Tezpur in Assam was on his list of priorities, as was the implementation of the Force Multipliers Programme. Sophisticated missiles are to be added to the IAFs arsenal under this programme http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070403/asp/northeast/story_7598466.asp ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 - Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now...___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'
Utpal-da, All these Air Cheifs are Punjabis (who rule Delhi) Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh 1 August1964-15 July 1969 Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal 16 July 1969-15 January 1973 Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra 16 January 1973-31 January 1976 Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh 1 September 1981-3 September 1984 Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra 1 August 1988-31 July 1991 Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri 1 August 1991-31 July 1993 Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul 1 August 1993-31 December 1995 Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen 31 December 1995-31 December 1998 I recall this vert well after I received the royal snub from a Punjabi wanna be father-in-law -a former Air Force pilot who found a lucrative job in Indian AirLines later -- all Punjabi bhai-bhai in Delhi.Ofcourse, now things might be different but in early 90s all subsequent Air Chiefs were Punjabis -see above. Kaul -though Kashmiri Hindu -are looked highly by Punjabis - I don't know for sure why -- fairer skin and from lush green scenic area -like Punjabis -unlike Rajasthani or Biharis? Umesh For more info on Air Chiefs : http://www.mail-archive.com/assam%40assamnet.org/msg10936.html Utpal Brahma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Umesh, Actually only one Punjabi has become Air Force Chief, Dilbagh Singh. The first ever Indian Air Force chief was a Bengali - Subroto Mukherjee. For some strange reason, IAF has been a strong baston of the Anglo Indians. In 1971 war against Pakistan, 50% of the fighter pilots were Anglo Indians. --- umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congratulations on his being the first Assamese to head Air Force Eastern Command - I thought only Punjabis became India Air Force chiefs. Ofcourse even in US - Air Force division is considered sacred . Umesh Saikia, Hrishikesh IN BLR SISL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Air Marshal spills beans on hypocrisy OUR CORRESPONDENT Barbora speaks at the media conference in Shillong. Picture by Eastern Projections Shillong, April 2: The indifference of successive governments and disillusionment with the hypocritical conduct of seniors have forced a large number of officers from the Northeast to quit the services. That was Air Marshal P.K. Barboras first observation after he assumed charge as air officer commanding-in-chief of the Eastern Air Command. Addressing a news conference in Shillong, Barbora said several efficient young officers of the Northeast were leaving the services because they were highly sentimental and could not cope with the hypocritical attitude of their seniors. The indifferent attitude of the earlier governments towards the Northeast, coupled with a feeling of alienation, have led the defence forces to a situation where it has a negligible number of personnel from the Northeast. Earlier governments tried to use the same yardstick for all problems in the region and that led to chaos, he said, adding that the situation was changing gradually. Barbora was born in Shillong and also did his schooling here. He was commissioned as a fighter pilot and fought the 1971 war for liberation of Bangladesh. He succeeds F.H. Major, who has gone on to become the Air Chief Marshal, and is the first officer of the Air Force from Shillong and the Northeast to become air marshal. The rank is equivalent to that of a three-star army general. The officer said modernisation of airfields like the one at Tezpur in Assam was on his list of priorities, as was the implementation of the Force Multipliers Programme. Sophisticated missiles are to be added to the IAFs arsenal under this programme http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070403/asp/northeast/story_7598466.asp ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 - Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now... __ No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (0) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar We appreciate your contribution to Assam Society of America! Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe . __,_._,___ Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate
Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'
Telegraph spinning stories may be true...all the newspapers do it when they want to. How many Bengali heads of Eastern command has the editor seen in the last 60 yrs? Rgds, Sandip - Original Message From: Shantikam Hazarika [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Saikia, Hrishikesh IN BLR SISL [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; assamonline@yahoogroups.com; assam@assamnet.org Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2007 11:04:47 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy' It seems to be mischievous reporting again. None of the local dailies have twisted what Borbora said the way Telegraph has done. You will find that the quotation attributed to Borbora in the Telegraph does not justify the heading or the leading paragraph.. Nor was it Borbora's first observation. The Telegraph is trying to twist Borbora's statement by implying that (according to Borbora) the senior officers in the forces are hypocrites. He himself being s senior officer could not have said it, but the way the telegraph has reported, it gets implied. Needless to state the Telegraph editor, sitting in kolkata has found it a bit unpalatable that an Assamese is heading the Eastern Command. Hence he had to see how he can 'spin' the news so that at least some feathers in the forces would get ruffled which may be detrimental to borbora's career. Shantikam hazarika On 4/3/07, Saikia, Hrishikesh IN BLR SISL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy' OUR CORRESPONDENT Barbora speaks at the media conference in Shillong. Picture by Eastern Projections Shillong, April 2: The indifference of successive governments and disillusionment with the hypocritical conduct of seniors have forced a large number of officers from the Northeast to quit the services. That was Air Marshal P.K. Barbora's first observation after he assumed charge as air officer commanding-in-chief of the Eastern Air Command. Addressing a news conference in Shillong, Barbora said several efficient young officers of the Northeast were leaving the services because they were highly sentimental and could not cope with the hypocritical attitude of their seniors. The indifferent attitude of the earlier governments towards the Northeast, coupled with a feeling of alienation, have led the defence forces to a situation where it has a negligible number of personnel from the Northeast. Earlier governments tried to use the same yardstick for all problems in the region and that led to chaos, he said, adding that the situation was changing gradually. The officer said modernisation of airfields like the one at Tezpur in Assam was on his list of priorities, as was the implementation of the Force Multipliers Programme. Sophisticated missiles are to be added to the IAF's arsenal under this programme ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'
The First Non British/ Non Anglo Indian Air Marshal of IAF was a Bengali - Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee. Here are the Air Marshals of India Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh Name Tenure Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst 15 August 1947-21 February 1950 Air Marshal Sir Ronald Lvelaw Chapman 22 February 1950-9 December 1951 Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs 10 December 1951-31 March 1954 Air Marshal S. Mukherjee 1 April 1954-8 November 1960 Air Marshal A.M.Engineer 1 December 1960-31 July 1964 Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh 1 August1964-15 July 1969 Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal 16 July 1969-15 January 1973 Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra 16 January 1973-31 January 1976 Air Chief Marshal H. Moolgavkar 1 February 1976-31 August 1978 Air Chief Marshal I.H.Latif 1 December 1978-31 August 1981 Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh 1 September 1981-3 September 1984 Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre 4 September 1984-1 July 1985 Air Chief Marshal D.A. La Fontaine 3 July 1985-31 July 1988 Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra 1 August 1988-31 July 1991 Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri 1 August 1991-31 July 1993 Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul 1 August 1993-31 December 1995 Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen 31 December 1995-31 December 1998 Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis 1 January 1999- 31 December 2001 Air Chief Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishna Swamy 31 December 2001 - 1 January 2005 Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi 1 January 2005 - till date - What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship.___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'
I am no military geek, much less one fixated on the 'brass'. But it appears that this position was held by individuals for one, two or three years, mostly. Is that long enough a tenure to effect anything significant to the state of the service? If not, isn't this mostly a decorative position? And if so, why is anyone concerned? At 1:52 AM +0100 4/5/07, Malabika Brahma wrote: The First Non British/ Non Anglo Indian Air Marshal of IAF was a Bengali - Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee. Here are the Air Marshals of India Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh Name Tenure Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst 15 August 1947-21 February 1950 Air Marshal Sir Ronald Lvelaw Chapman 22 February 1950-9 December 1951 Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs 10 December 1951-31 March 1954 Air Marshal S. Mukherjee 1 April 1954-8 November 1960 Air Marshal A.M.Engineer 1 December 1960-31 July 1964 Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh 1 August1964-15 July 1969 Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal 16 July 1969-15 January 1973 Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra 16 January 1973-31 January 1976 Air Chief Marshal H. Moolgavkar 1 February 1976-31 August 1978 Air Chief Marshal I.H.Latif 1 December 1978-31 August 1981 Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh 1 September 1981-3 September 1984 Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre 4 September 1984-1 July 1985 Air Chief Marshal D.A. La Fontaine 3 July 1985-31 July 1988 Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra 1 August 1988-31 July 1991 Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri 1 August 1991-31 July 1993 Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul 1 August 1993-31 December 1995 Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen 31 December 1995-31 December 1998 Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis 1 January 1999- 31 December 2001 Air Chief Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishna Swamy 31 December 2001 - 1 January 2005 Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi 1 January 2005 - till date What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/gmail_com/championships/quiz/*http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk/Yahoo! Mail Championship. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'
quite a revelation. On the other hand, national media earlier reported that due to fear of ULFA those Assamese serving in armed forces in Kashmir etc tell neighbors etc that they work in banks as officers/clerks - so that their family may not be harrassed. Umesh Saikia, Hrishikesh IN BLR SISL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Air Marshal spills beans on hypocrisy OUR CORRESPONDENT Barbora speaks at the media conference in Shillong. Picture by Eastern Projections Shillong, April 2: The indifference of successive governments and disillusionment with the hypocritical conduct of seniors have forced a large number of officers from the Northeast to quit the services. That was Air Marshal P.K. Barboras first observation after he assumed charge as air officer commanding-in-chief of the Eastern Air Command. Addressing a news conference in Shillong, Barbora said several efficient young officers of the Northeast were leaving the services because they were highly sentimental and could not cope with the hypocritical attitude of their seniors. The indifferent attitude of the earlier governments towards the Northeast, coupled with a feeling of alienation, have led the defence forces to a situation where it has a negligible number of personnel from the Northeast. Earlier governments tried to use the same yardstick for all problems in the region and that led to chaos, he said, adding that the situation was changing gradually. Barbora was born in Shillong and also did his schooling here. He was commissioned as a fighter pilot and fought the 1971 war for liberation of Bangladesh. He succeeds F.H. Major, who has gone on to become the Air Chief Marshal, and is the first officer of the Air Force from Shillong and the Northeast to become air marshal. The rank is equivalent to that of a three-star army general. The officer said modernisation of airfields like the one at Tezpur in Assam was on his list of priorities, as was the implementation of the Force Multipliers Programme. Sophisticated missiles are to be added to the IAFs arsenal under this programme http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070403/asp/northeast/story_7598466.asp ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 - Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'
It seems to be mischievous reporting again. None of the local dailies have twisted what Borbora said the way Telegraph has done. You will find that the quotation attributed to Borbora in the Telegraph does not justify the heading or the leading paragraph.. Nor was it Borbora's first observation. The Telegraph is trying to twist Borbora's statement by implying that (according to Borbora) the senior officers in the forces are hypocrites. He himself being s senior officer could not have said it, but the way the telegraph has reported, it gets implied. Needless to state the Telegraph editor, sitting in kolkata has found it a bit unpalatable that an Assamese is heading the Eastern Command. Hence he had to see how he can 'spin' the news so that at least some feathers in the forces would get ruffled which may be detrimental to borbora's career. Shantikam hazarika On 4/3/07, Saikia, Hrishikesh IN BLR SISL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'* OUR CORRESPONDENT Barbora speaks at the media conference in Shillong. Picture by Eastern Projections *Shillong, April 2: *The* *indifference of successive governments and disillusionment with the hypocritical conduct of seniors have forced a large number of officers from the Northeast to quit the services. That was Air Marshal P.K. Barbora's first observation after he assumed charge as air officer commanding-in-chief of the Eastern Air Command. Addressing a news conference in Shillong, Barbora said several efficient young officers of the Northeast were leaving the services because they were highly sentimental and could not cope with the hypocritical attitude of their seniors. The indifferent attitude of the earlier governments towards the Northeast, coupled with a feeling of alienation, have led the defence forces to a situation where it has a negligible number of personnel from the Northeast. Earlier governments tried to use the same yardstick for all problems in the region and that led to chaos, he said, adding that the situation was changing gradually. The officer said modernisation of airfields like the one at Tezpur in Assam was on his list of priorities, as was the implementation of the Force Multipliers Programme. Sophisticated missiles are to be added to the IAF's arsenal under this programme http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070403/asp/northeast/story_7598466.asphttp://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'
“highly sentimental” and could not cope with the “hypocritical” attitude of their seniors. “The indifferent attitude of the earlier governments towards the Northeast, coupled with a feeling of alienation, have led the defence forces to a situation where it has a negligible number of personnel from the Northeast What is he talking about--in simple English? mm Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 01:43:35 +0100From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; assam@assamnet.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; assamonline@yahoogroups.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy' quite a revelation. On the other hand, national media earlier reported that due to fear of ULFA those Assamese serving in armed forces in Kashmir etc tell neighbors etc that they work in banks as officers/clerks - so that their family may not be harrassed. UmeshSaikia, Hrishikesh IN BLR SISL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Air Marshal spills beans on ‘hypocrisy’ OUR CORRESPONDENT Barbora speaks at the media conference in Shillong. Picture by Eastern Projections Shillong, April 2: The indifference of successive governments and disillusionment with the “hypocritical” conduct of seniors have forced a large number of officers from the Northeast to quit the services. That was Air Marshal P.K. Barbora’s first observation after he assumed charge as air officer commanding-in-chief of the Eastern Air Command. Addressing a news conference in Shillong, Barbora said several efficient young officers of the Northeast were leaving the services because they were “highly sentimental” and could not cope with the “hypocritical” attitude of their seniors. “The indifferent attitude of the earlier governments towards the Northeast, coupled with a feeling of alienation, have led the defence forces to a situation where it has a negligible number of personnel from the Northeast. Earlier governments tried to use the same yardstick for all problems in the region and that led to chaos,” he said, adding that the situation was changing gradually. Barbora was born in Shillong and also did his schooling here. He was commissioned as a fighter pilot and fought the 1971 war for liberation of Bangladesh. He succeeds F.H. Major, who has gone on to become the Air Chief Marshal, and is the first officer of the Air Force from Shillong and the Northeast to become air marshal. The rank is equivalent to that of a three-star army general. The officer said modernisation of airfields like the one at Tezpur in Assam was on his list of priorities, as was the implementation of the Force Multipliers Programme. Sophisticated missiles are to be added to the IAF’s arsenal under this programme http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070403/asp/northeast/story_7598466.asp ___assam mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED]://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.orgUmesh SharmaWashington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell]Ed.M. - International Education PolicyHarvard Graduate School of Education,Harvard University,Class of 2005 Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail _ Get the new Windows Live Messenger! http://get.live.com/messenger/overview___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'
...thats BIG coming from an Air Marshall !!
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negligible number of personnel from the Northeast
What is he talking about--in simple English?
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quite a revelation. On the other hand, national media earlier reported that
due to fear of ULFA those Assamese serving in armed forces in Kashmir etc tell
neighbors etc that they work in banks as officers/clerks - so that their family
may not be harrassed.
Umesh
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OUR CORRESPONDENT
Barbora speaks at the media conference in Shillong. Picture by Eastern
Projections
Shillong, April 2: The indifference of successive governments and
disillusionment with the hypocritical conduct of seniors have forced a large
number of officers from the Northeast to quit the services.
That was Air Marshal P.K. Barboras first observation after he assumed charge
as air officer commanding-in-chief of the Eastern Air Command.
Addressing a news conference in Shillong, Barbora said several efficient young
officers of the Northeast were leaving the services because they were highly
sentimental and could not cope with the hypocritical attitude of their
seniors.
The indifferent attitude of the earlier governments towards the Northeast,
coupled with a feeling of alienation, have led the defence forces to a
situation where it has a negligible number of personnel from the Northeast.
Earlier governments tried to use the same yardstick for all problems in the
region and that led to chaos, he said, adding that the situation was changing
gradually.
Barbora was born in Shillong and also did his schooling here. He was
commissioned as a fighter pilot and fought the 1971 war for liberation of
Bangladesh.
He succeeds F.H. Major, who has gone on to become the Air Chief Marshal, and
is the first officer of the Air Force from Shillong and the Northeast to become
air marshal. The rank is equivalent to that of a three-star army general.
The officer said modernisation of airfields like the one at Tezpur in Assam
was on his list of priorities, as was the implementation of the Force
Multipliers Programme. Sophisticated missiles are to be added to the IAFs
arsenal under this programme
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070403/asp/northeast/story_7598466.asp
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Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'
Nor was it Borbora's first observation. The Telegraph is trying to twist Borbora's statement by implying that (according to Borbora) the senior officers in the forces are hypocrites. He himself being s senior officer could not have said it, but the way the telegraph has reported, it gets implied. *** I don't know what Borbora said, other than what I read in what Hrishikesh Saikia posted. However I saw the word hypocritical printed with quotation marks, indicating it was an exact word used, even though it is not clear if the context was what the Telegraph implied. Question now is WHY Borobora would have used that word? Perhaps the context was different as Hazarika implies. Can we ask Hazarika to tell us what the correct context might have been, in which the term hypocritical might not have been targeted at those senior officers? He himself being s senior officer could not have said it, but the way the telegraph has reported, it gets implied. *** I do not have an implicit faith in the Telegraph's journalistic standards or even integrity. But, I must ask WHY Borbora could NOT have said it? Just because he too is a member of that elite group of 'senior officers' does not necessarily PREVENT him from 'spilling the beans' on those others who he considers hypocritical, does it? If it does or did, that would indicate a cartel of silence, wouldn't it? Borbora COULD be laboring under the burdens of such an attitude. But we don't know that, do we? What was in the news, either in Telegraph or elsewhere, that would indicate that Borbora is silenced by an ethos of the fraternity of thieves, where one would not speak ill of another ? Perhaps Hazarika knows more than he stated in the post. But unless it is stated clearly, the arguments made here do not hold up to scrutiny. Is there possibly a bias here that holds the ranks of the armed forces' officers' corps to a standard of excellence and honor that is undeserving? I don't ask that question frivolously. I know some 'senior' officers in the Indian armed forces myself. They may not be as high ranking as those being discussed here. But what they tell me is NOT pretty. They say that SOME of Indian armed forces' top brass' ethics do indeed reek. cm At 6:34 AM +0530 4/4/07, Shantikam Hazarika wrote: It seems to be mischievous reporting again. None of the local dailies have twisted what Borbora said the way Telegraph has done. You will find that the quotation attributed to Borbora in the Telegraph does not justify the heading or the leading paragraph.. Nor was it Borbora's first observation. The Telegraph is trying to twist Borbora's statement by implying that (according to Borbora) the senior officers in the forces are hypocrites. He himself being s senior officer could not have said it, but the way the telegraph has reported, it gets implied. Needless to state the Telegraph editor, sitting in kolkata has found it a bit unpalatable that an Assamese is heading the Eastern Command. Hence he had to see how he can 'spin' the news so that at least some feathers in the forces would get ruffled which may be detrimental to borbora's career. Shantikam hazarika On 4/3/07, Saikia, Hrishikesh IN BLR SISL mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy' OUR CORRESPONDENT Barbora speaks at the media conference in Shillong. Picture by Eastern Projections Shillong, April 2: The indifference of successive governments and disillusionment with the hypocritical conduct of seniors have forced a large number of officers from the Northeast to quit the services. That was Air Marshal P.K. Barbora's first observation after he assumed charge as air officer commanding-in-chief of the Eastern Air Command. Addressing a news conference in Shillong, Barbora said several efficient young officers of the Northeast were leaving the services because they were highly sentimental and could not cope with the hypocritical attitude of their seniors. The indifferent attitude of the earlier governments towards the Northeast, coupled with a feeling of alienation, have led the defence forces to a situation where it has a negligible number of personnel from the Northeast. Earlier governments tried to use the same yardstick for all problems in the region and that led to chaos, he said, adding that the situation was changing gradually. The officer said modernisation of airfields like the one at Tezpur in Assam was on his list of priorities, as was the implementation of the Force Multipliers Programme. Sophisticated missiles are to be added to the IAF's arsenal under this programme http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070403/asp/northeast/story_7598466.asp http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
