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Professional knowledge and professional competence are the main attributes of leadership. Unless you know, and the men you command know that you know your job, you will never be a leader.

— Sam Manekshaw

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There will be no withdrawal without written orders and these orders shall never be issued.

Then I guess Pakistan would have won (the 1971 war).

The status of the field marshal of the country or the equivalent has to be unique for the nation.

Whether an atom bomb is necessary or not, in this world if you want to be recognized, if you don’t want to be kicked about, you have to be powerful both militarily and economically.

It's nonsense that people join the army to serve the country, like the politicians do it only for the sake of the country.

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