Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw is considered as an example of discipline, integrity and hard task master for generations to come:
(i) Victory in 1971 Indo-Pak war was Manekshaw’* finest hour, he planned the operation meticulously refusing to be coerced by political and bureaucratic pressures.
(ii) Manekshaw’* competence professional standing and public stature was such that the politicians and the bureaucrats gave him due respect.
(iii) He encouraged his officers in the face of adversity, but did not tolerate incompetence. As a commander he was a hard task master and strict general.
(iv) Manekshaw’* greatest contribution was to instill a sense of duty, efficiency and professionalism in a modern Indian Army and to stand up to political and bureaucratic interference.
