My personal opinion may not be worth anything, but if the extracts from Gen Naravane's book are factual, then it shows the General also in pretty poor light (and nearly every other General between him the troops on ground). If the political leadership was dilly dallying after the first call, he could have done as he saw fit. He knew the readiness of his troops. But the General chose to keep making phone calls, including, apparently, to the NSA and the External Affairs Minister, as if he was under their orders. We have come a long way from the likes of former prime minister Indira Gandhi and former chief of army staff Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.
