Re: Democracy under threat?
You need to give democracy atleast a chance to develop and take roots. A martial law every decade suppresses political activity and brings back the corrupt politicians once we do get a chance to vote. India is just maturing in the democratic system now. It does take time for people to decide who are reliable and honest leaders.
Army is financed through blood of the nation and is supposed to protect us and not rule us. We let our children go without education and mothers without health facilities because we need to feed this huge army.
You can drive from Delhi to Madras in India and you would not cross a single cantonment area. Drive from Lahore to Pindi on GT road (1/5 of the distance) and you cross atleast 5 huge residential cantonment areas. Do we finance army to have HQs in the most expensive areas of Islamabad, rest houses in most unimaginable places, Naval officers at the best beaches and Army chief in presidential palace?