In a few months from now, the campaigning season opens up along the LAC with China, with the likelihood that the ongoing tensions and stand-off may very well spill over into something more serious, may be even limited conflict perhaps?
In such unsettled times the military leadership must obviously be singularly focused on countering challenges that it is likely to confront in the coming days. Thus, any needless controversy that embroils the military at this critical juncture, especially of the politically motivated variety, will tend to divert the leadership’s attention from the task at hand and adversely impact the morale of the rank and file.