NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY SETS UP ‘PAKISTAN INFO ROOM’

[Zarvan]

by Sandip Dighe

PUNE: If you know your enemies and yourself, you will not be imperilled in a hundred battles -Sun Tzu, the author of The Art of War Taking a cue from the adage, the National Defence Academy has recently set up a "Pakistan Info Room" for providing information to its cadets regarding the neighbour's army. The main objective behind setting it up is to give out information to cadets about the adversary's history, customs, and traditions, doctrine, tactics, rank structure, organization, and weapons so that they are fully aware and psychologically conditioned to face the not-so-friendly neighbor.

A National Defence Academy (NDA) authority told TOI, "India has long-standing territorial disputes with Pakistan, which has led to wars and border skirmishes. The Line of Control with Pakistan continues to be active and border disputes are yet to be resolved. The Indian Army has to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our motherland at all costs. To achieve this, knowing your adversary is a must, and what better way than to start at NDA — considered as the cradle of military leadership."

A senior officer from NDA told TOI, "This room will be continuously updated with the latest information related to Pakistan — right from the latest photograph to new reports. The room has information about Pakistan's regions and their internal disputes among others."

The famous quote of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto "We will eat grass if we have to but we will make the nuclear bomb" draws one's attention soon after entering the room.

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