From: yoginder sharma yogi2g@gmail.com
Date: Monday, 18 May, 2009, 7:50 AM
Dear Raj,
Please accept my compliments.Your Sitrep of 17 May is very mature,your 'cause' most noble and your resolve firm. Elsewhere, I had commended you as a 'real leader and a true General'- I repeat that.
Your Team is as dedicated and truly 'missionary'.Bravo to you all; keep up the 'good fight'.
A small suggestion for you all. Listen carefully to all dissent but you don't have to react ; and never sharply. 'Argumentative Indians'(sometimes even abusive) are a reality; and an asset. A sense of humour(laced with satyr) is a better weapon of choice.
While I admire your strategic focus and 'energy', in matters of tactical choices you may stray sometimes-all efforts human can. I shall refrain from illustrating-public postmortems are infructous in combat!!! There is no harm in acknowledging that ,when it happens, and correcting course.
In the instant case there is much need for re-strategising and creative contingency planning,including phasing.Your core group is 'competent' ,but do not excl abundant wisdom outside of it.
Wish you all the best and God's choicest blessings.
Yogi
(Lt Gen YN Sharma, Former Army Cdr)
