Uneasy vibes between Antony and forces

Mon, 03 March 2014

11:58

Defence minister AK Antony has so antagonised the armed forces during his tenure that the top brass in all three services -- the army, navy and the air force -- are wondering how they might strike an equation with him.

So far, in Antony's tenure with just weeks before he demits office, a navy chief has resigned, an army chief famously challenged his own government in the Supreme Court and a former air force chief is being investigated for having allegedly accepted kickbacks in the VVIP chopper scam. Read

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