When Fernandes sent MoD officials to Siachen on punishment posting

Fernandes’ decision in 1998 to send three MoD bureaucrats on a temporary punishment posting to Siachen for delaying procurement of snow scooters deployed on world’s highest & coldest battlefield is still talked about in the corridors of South Block. That the country’s arms acquisition process still remains long-winded & corruption-prone is a different story.

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