Word: thapar
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Dates: during 1962-1962
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...Nehru against Menon's promotion policies. When Nehru, who has long scorned the British-trained officers as men who "did not understand India," refused to listen to complaints about Menon, both generals retired from the army in disgust. Menon named as new commander in chief P. N. Thapar, a "paperwork general...
...This time, one of the leaders said: "If you continue to follow Menon's policies, we are prepared to contemplate that possibility." Nehru was beaten and Menon thrown out of the Cabinet. Joining him in his exit was Menon's appointee, Commander in Chief General P. N. Thapar, who resigned because of "poor health...
...matters, Nehru will probably rely on former Commander in Chief, General K. S. Thimayya, 56, a bluff, hearty, polo-playing officer with unrivaled popularity among the soldiers, who resigned from the Indian army in 1959 because of clashes with Menon. The present army chief of staff, General Pran N. Thapar, 56, is another veteran soldier who served with distinction in World War II campaigns in Burma, the Middle East and Italy...