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.

from Times of India http://bit.ly/2FW0Rza