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It appears that the GOI lacks a clear understanding of information warfare. The Indian Armed Forces achieved a decisive, one-sided victory, yet the GOI's missteps have turned this triumph into a stalemate in the international media.GoI it's various arms including our security managers seem to forget that while Paxtan is but a distraction it serves the purpose of sharpening our skills doctrines tactics & strategy across multiple dimensions for the ultimate test - China.
You'd get a second or third or fourth if not multiple chances against them for after all they're our brother in arms . Pun unintended.
You're not going to get second chances with the Chinese.
Our establishment by choosing to field the CDS for a convention in Singapore before releasing a comprehensive report on the entire campaign inclusive of wins losses lessons learnt etc is putting the cart before the horse.
Apparently it is understood that the CDS was fielded before the foreign media coz the JCoS from Paxtan was there & the Chinese Defence Minister was expected there which would've meant multiple interviews to these outlets.
The Indian CDS refusing interviews to the foreign media would appear churlish & cowardly . Hence the multiple interviews
My position is very simple - weren't the security establishment aware of the Shangri-La Conference or was there some confusion about who was to represent us there?
If the CDS was chosen at the last minute wasn't it a given he'd have to face the international media ? Why wasn't the report timed to come out with his departure to Singapore ?
Why aren't all these things co ordinated ? By bringing out the report now it seems more like rationalisation if not a fait accompli & not does not possess the tone or tenor or the strut of a successful side.
Unfortunately , we still haven't learnt to act like we've won even when we've won .
When the Armed Forces brought Pakistan to its knees in just four days, it was the GOI's responsibility to amplify this success on international forums and the media. However, it seems they have not yet learned from this experience.