A military coup is impossible in India

[sachin@india]

anything is possible within a failed state.

absolutely right...we have seen that repeatedly in our neighborhood.

 

[punjabimunda32]

if i was in indian army i would shoot the general who ordered me to coup against my own country. its not indian and against democracy. u have to extremely crazy to even think that abt india. our army is not a back stabber they r saviors.

 

[Awesome]

Continue the shenanigans like the one you guys did this year for a decade or something and you'll realize that nothing is impossible.

Military coups don't happen just for the personal ambitions of the general. Somewhere there is deep down good intentions to 'save' the country.

 

[punjabimunda32]

anything is possible within a failed state.

why humiliating ur own country here?

Continue the shenanigans like the one you guys did this year for a decade or something and you'll realize that nothing is impossible.

Military coups don't happen just for the personal ambitions of the general. Somewhere there is deep down good intentions to 'save' the country.

what does that mean??

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

what does that mean??

Shenanigan | Define Shenanigan at Dictionary.com

 

[wild_fire1979]

Continue the shenanigans like the one you guys did this year for a decade or something and you'll realize that nothing is impossible.

Military coups don't happen just for the personal ambitions of the general. Somewhere there is deep down good intentions to 'save' the country.

I agree!!!! But as Indians we have been trained for over two hundred years to say "Yes Sahib!" the mentality of following orders is so ingrained that it would take an extraordinary person of great influence, not just at a military scale but also at a socio-economic scale to garner such support.

 

[Awesome]

I agree!!!! But as Indians we have been trained for over two hundred years to say "Yes Sahib!" the mentality of following orders is so ingrained that it would take an extraordinary person of great influence, not just at a military scale but also at a socio-economic scale to garner such support.

With military following the Chief's command may also become mandatory. If the Chief says coup - and it there is some resistance - then that is mutiny, and that may be worse than a coup for India.

 

[Sergi]

hahahaah coup ? In India. You guies should wake up from dreams now

It's Indian army not HUSAN's militia

 

[Ignited Mind]

Continue the shenanigans like the one you guys did this year for a decade or something and you'll realize that nothing is impossible.

Military coups don't happen just for the personal ambitions of the general. Somewhere there is deep down good intentions to 'save' the country.

You're right. But that is a very big if.

You see a lot of things have to exist for a military coup.

1. The military must be a very strong force in the functioning of the country.

2. The media must not be as strong as it is in India today.

3. The intellectual class must be a pawn of the Generals.

4. The Judiciary must be a pawn of the Generals.

5. The people must be somewhat, well, in what words do I say it, willing to see the politicians being replaced by the army.

6. The beaureucracy must be a tool of the Generals.

7. The Army must have a 'najayaz izzat' in the country. Of course every people loves its army but by 'najayaz izzat', I mean that the people look upon the Army as the saviors to all problems.

8. There must be far more that is wrong than just the civil-military relationship. Such as the state of internal and external security etc.

That's a long list and that is exactly why a coup is highly improbable in India, if not impossible.

 

[punjabimunda32]

theres no point to take it further. we r talking the impossible.

 

[karan.1970]

With military following the Chief's command may also become mandatory. If the Chief says coup - and it there is some resistance - then that is mutiny, and that may be worse than a coup for India.

Not really.. A mutiny is always against a lawful order.. Coup by definition in unlawful..

 

[harpoon]

With military following the Chief's command may also become mandatory. If the Chief says coup - and it there is some resistance - then that is mutiny, and that may be worse than a coup for India.

Well what I learned from TV is that each of the 6 commands of IA is larger than British Army and the the generals commanding it are law into themselves and can very well choose to defy the COAS. So without every single one of the generals are on board coup is next to impossible.

 

[joekrish]

It has never happened nor will it never happen.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

anything is possible within a failed state.

Is that the reason why coups have taken place in Isloo?

 

[Capt.Popeye]

With military following the Chief's command may also become mandatory. If the Chief says coup - and it there is some resistance - then that is mutiny, and that may be worse than a coup for India.

No, not at all. You don't seem to know the meaning of the word "Mutiny".
Mutiny is wilful disobedience of lawful command.
In case of the Indian Army Chief (BTW, unlike Pakistan he only happens to be COAS-his writ does not extend beyond that) his authority to command arises out of the Army Act. Which is subservient to the Indian Constitution. So the COAS Commands cannot finally be ultra-vires of the Indian Constitution. May be you are not familiar with such legal niceties.

Just for information; the Indian Constitution was adopted way back on 26th January 1950. Since that time, that Constitution while having had amendments incorporated; is unchanged in its basic character regardless of change of Govts. or change of COAS. It is a bedrock of Indian Law and Governance. No Army Chief (or any other Chief or even Govt. for that matter) can over-ride its provisions. You may be unfamiliar with such aspects of a Constitutional Framework, hence the explanation!