A battle without winners

Irrespective of the outcome of the Mexican stand-off between General V.K. Singh and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over his disputed date of birth, both the Army and the Defence Ministry are eventually bound to be the losers in equal measure. Sadly, Gen. Singh's tenure, whenever he retires will be known principally for his age dispute, attendant subterfuges by his predecessors to allegedly ensure their favoured candidates' succession to the Army's top job and the MoD's disingenuous role in what was seemingly an avoidable hullabaloo.

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