In 1987, Indian army wanted to provoke a fourth war with Pakistan: retired general

[jung41]

In 1987, Indian army carried out Operation Brasstacks, ostensibly a military exercise but in reality preparations for a war against Pakistan, former commander-in-chief of the army’s Western Command Lt Gen. PN Hoon said on Saturday at the launch of his book, The Untold Truth.
“I have written about operations I have been part of and no one else knows about till today,” Hindustan Times quoted Hoon as saying.

In the chapter 9 of the book, the author has written that the Indian army began moving to the western border carrying live ammunition and the citizens were told that it was an exercise.“Brasstacks was no military exercise, it was a plan to build up a situation for a fourth war with Pakistan. And what is even more shocking is that then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, was not aware of these plans of a war.”
The author said that it was General Sundarji’s (the then chief of army staff) and minister of state for defence Arun Singh’s plan to provoke Pakistan “into launching an offensive in Kashmir”.“… an attack on Kashmir would be an attack on India and in the garb of the exercise that India was already conducting, India would go into a full-fledged war with Pakistan,” reads the chapter.
Lt Gen Hoon said that it was during a dinner party on January 15, 1987, (Army Day) that Gandhi came to know about the exercise.“Rajiv Gandhi asked me, ‘How is the western front?’ To this I replied, ‘Mr Prime Minister, sir, The western army is in fine fettle and very soon I shall be past our battle stations and will give you Sindh on one side and Lahore (Pakistan) on the other,” Hoon said.
“Rajiv was totally aghast and visibly angered. He left the party immediately. The PM did not want to go into a war. Hence, on January 20, Sundarji, pleaded me to stop moving forward,”he added.</p>
<p>When asked as to why Arun Singh and Sundarji would want a war while keeping the PM in the dark, Lt Gen Hoon said: “It was a power game. Sundarji wanted to become a Field Marshal and Arun Singh wanted to become the Prime Minister.”

 

[Indus Falcon]

Link.........?

 

[jung41]

Link.........?

Bro check hindustan times

 

[Indus Falcon]

Bro check hindustan times

Sir, as per forum rules, when you post an article, YOU are required to provide a link to the original piece (OP) as well.

Regards

 

[Tea addict]

Gen Hoon the same man (orignally from Abbotabad) who convinced Gandhi to preemptively occupied siachen in 1983 also went to Pakistan for negotiations in 1989 when Zia was in power.

In one news talk show with pakistan (video on youtube) his replied to a retd. Pakistani Brigadier "main voh hun jisne siachen lia tha main to tera karanchi bhi ley leta."

His grandson married with a Pakistani girl based in Dubai.

link of the youtube vid.

 

[Providence]

Every general or brigadier seems to have something to say when they write a book with the hope of outselling the previous generals' book ! Happens across the world !

 

[Winchester]

These Bhartis should forget about Lahore.....its never going to come under the rule of hindu extremists !

 

[Thorough Pro]

So much for indian forces serving under civil government and why would a COA need to "plead"? shows total unprofessionalism and lack of control in chain of command, in civilized militaries like Pakistan, COA's "command"
not plead like indian pussies


and LOL at the pink, if they were that confident they definitely would have attacked, it was our counter strategy that kept you from blundering, just like the blunder army mobilisation in the wake of false flag parliament attack

In 1987, Indian army carried out Operation Brasstacks, ostensibly a military exercise but in reality preparations for a war against Pakistan, former commander-in-chief of the army’s Western Command Lt Gen. PN Hoon said on Saturday at the launch of his book, The Untold Truth.
“I have written about operations I have been part of and no one else knows about till today,” Hindustan Times quoted Hoon as saying.

In the chapter 9 of the book, the author has written that the Indian army began moving to the western border carrying live ammunition and the citizens were told that it was an exercise.“Brasstacks was no military exercise, it was a plan to build up a situation for a fourth war with Pakistan. And what is even more shocking is that then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, was not aware of these plans of a war.”
The author said that it was General Sundarji’s (the then chief of army staff) and minister of state for defence Arun Singh’s plan to provoke Pakistan “into launching an offensive in Kashmir”.“… an attack on Kashmir would be an attack on India and in the garb of the exercise that India was already conducting, India would go into a full-fledged war with Pakistan,” reads the chapter.
Lt Gen Hoon said that it was during a dinner party on January 15, 1987, (Army Day) that Gandhi came to know about the exercise.“Rajiv Gandhi asked me, ‘How is the western front?’ To this I replied, ‘Mr Prime Minister, sir, The western army is in fine fettle and very soon I shall be past our battle stations and will give you Sindh on one side and Lahore (Pakistan) on the other,” Hoon said.
“Rajiv was totally aghast and visibly angered. He left the party immediately. The PM did not want to go into a war. Hence, on January 20, Sundarji, pleaded me to stop moving forward,”he added.</p>
<p>When asked as to why Arun Singh and Sundarji would want a war while keeping the PM in the dark, Lt Gen Hoon said: “It was a power game. Sundarji wanted to become a Field Marshal and Arun Singh wanted to become the Prime Minister.”

 

[The Ultranationalist]

So much for indian forces serving under civil government and why would a COA need to "plead"? shows total unprofessionalism and lack of control in chain of command, in civilized militaries like Pakistan, COA's "command"
not plead like indian pussies


and LOL at the pink, if they were that confident they definitely would have attacked, it was our counter strategy that

So much for indian forces serving under civil government and why would a COA need to "plead"? shows total unprofessionalism and lack of control in chain of command, in civilized militaries like Pakistan, COA's "command"
not plead like indian pussies


and LOL at the pink, if they were that confident they definitely would have attacked, it was our counter strategy that kept you from blundering, just like the blunder army mobilisation in the wake of false flag parliament attack

we know how professionalis he pakisani military, every pakistani general would overthrow the democratically elected pak govt if he had thechance, sittingat the vantage points at kargil but still got dislodged by the Indians in fact the entire nli got wiped out.
kept you from blundering, just like the blunder army mobilisation in the wake of false flag parliament attack

 

[SQ8]

If true, it actually validates the idea that brasstacks was for war and Zia's Cricket match run was pretty real.

If true. though. @Joe Shearer