Cease fire

With the Supreme Court criticising the defence ministry’s handling of confusion over the army chief’s date of birth, the Central government must consider ways in which the issue can be pulled back from the brink — not just to cut its political losses in this instance, but to take the confrontational edge off the interface between the defence ministry and army leadership. Indeed, the court has given the government a week’s space to get a grip on the issue. To do so, the government needs to stop being on the defensive, and begin finding a solution.

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