Comments on: IF THE CURRENT EVENTS ARE ANY INDICATION​, DEMOCRACY HAS NO FUTURE IN INDIA https://amolak.in/web/if-the-current-events-are-any-indication%e2%80%8b-democracy-has-no-future-in-india/ A Blog of Major General Surjit Singh (Retd) Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: GURPREET SINGH BRAR https://amolak.in/web/if-the-current-events-are-any-indication%e2%80%8b-democracy-has-no-future-in-india/#comment-1173 GURPREET SINGH BRAR Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:04:03 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=514#comment-1173 Yes, very much .Didn’t you ever go through the misfortune of confronting Sgt Maj Fox Sqn? I was 18th Fox. Trilochan, Kultar, Vijai Oberoi,

DB Singh, MP Singh(The Eductionist) are my batch mates. If you remember, we also intracted in the Army HQ when I was DG Org & Personnel in 1995 and we used to meet in the then pay commision discussions. GSB.

]]> By: J Thomas https://amolak.in/web/if-the-current-events-are-any-indication%e2%80%8b-democracy-has-no-future-in-india/#comment-1172 J Thomas Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:03:09 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=514#comment-1172 Don’t remember the debate at all.

Indian Army has been the strongest supporter of democracy in India.
In 1975 when Indira Gandhi imposed emergency, many of the civil
servants were happy ‘cos their powers were increased. When the 1977
elections results were announced, I was doing the Staff course at
Wellington. A cheer went up because it meant the restoration of
democracy

]]> By: GURPREET SINGH BRAR https://amolak.in/web/if-the-current-events-are-any-indication%e2%80%8b-democracy-has-no-future-in-india/#comment-1171 GURPREET SINGH BRAR Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:02:22 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=514#comment-1171 Dear Surjit,

I thoroughly enjoyed reading your piece on DEMOCRACY. Hats off to you for remembering all such events even after 51 years!

]]> By: Nirmal Mahajan https://amolak.in/web/if-the-current-events-are-any-indication%e2%80%8b-democracy-has-no-future-in-india/#comment-1170 Nirmal Mahajan Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:01:30 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=514#comment-1170 i must compliment you on your excellent memory of nda days…i am passing on to my 27 nda course mates and other friends

more power to your pen

]]> By: J Thomas https://amolak.in/web/if-the-current-events-are-any-indication%e2%80%8b-democracy-has-no-future-in-india/#comment-1169 J Thomas Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:00:53 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=514#comment-1169 What happened in the Bihar assembly is far better than what is
happening in our neighbourhood — Pakistan, Bangla Desh, Nepal,
Afghanistan, China.

Indian democracy has come to stay because the people have tasted power
and have learnt the power of the vote. It has also come to stay
because no single group has a monopoly on power. The downside is
that there are so many competing groups that the equilibrium is
unstable.

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