Forty years after his assassination, a Business Standard opinion piece asks whether India has allowed General A S Vaidya’s sacrifice to fade from public memory. General Vaidya, a former Chief of Army Staff, was killed in 1986 by militants in Pune in an act of targeted violence.
The column argues that soldiers, however senior, cannot determine their destinies, especially in democracies where political dynamics often shape historical memory. The piece is part of a broader reflection on how India commemorates its military leaders and the lessons their service offers for contemporary national security challenges.
