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It is funny if not ironic, that people can so blatantly obfuscate and lie in the age of internet when everything remains available for ready reference. I thought I'll bust some of the lies and half truths here but the damn piece has so many things wrong that I'll have to write a detailed thread. Just a few samples - (1) ULW Howitzers - All the three pivot (defensive) corps in east―Dimapur, Tezpur and Siliguri―were given light 155mm guns that could be easily heli-lifted. The contract for 145 light howitzers (M-777) was signed in 2016 and all 7 x regiments were inducted only bt 2022. In the 10-years of Manmohan Singh government, not a SINGLE new artillery gun was inducted by the Indian Army. (2) On 2008 decision NOT to strike Pakistan post 26/11 - The MOTHER Of ALL LIES: ...but the military chiefs themselves are said to have advised against overt military action at the moment―never strike an enemy when he expects you to strike, they advised. Seriously? ACM Fali Major - A year after the Mumbai attacks, Fali Homi Major, who was chief of the Indian Air Force in 2008, told https://t.co/bZ4iG5Gloa the Manmohan Singh government had "never made up its mind". Major then said, "The government never made up its mind to go to war. I know the sentiment of the entire country was that of anger and disgust. The Indian Air Force was ready to strike at Pakistan. We had our contingency ready and were well prepared.” (3) Activation of DBO Airfield - IAF did it INSPITE of MMS government not in favor of it. And with the upgradation of the old landing grounds like Daulat Beg Oldi to take huge flight-landing operations in the Ladakh sector, the Chinese got the message that Manmohan meant business. IAF reactivated DBO airstrip without Centre's permission, says Air Marshal (Retd) Pranab Kumar Barbora. "Since there was nothing in writing (about reactivating the airstrip), the government was informed through proper channel only after the landing was done and I returned from there," Barbera told ANI when asked about the reactivation of the airfield by the IAF without seeking permission from the government. On how did the government react when they came to know that the airfield has been reactivated without their knowledge, Barbara said: "The government asked why did you do it? We said it is the Air Force's responsibility to maintain troops' logistics:" AK Antony was worried as to what the Chinese would think about reopening of DBO airfield: He said the then Defence Minister had also asked him what he would tell the Chinese if they raise questions about it during his visit to China where he was taking the earthquake relief supplies.