The armed forces have long talked about how politics often overrides national security in hushed tones but no one has dared to bell the cat publicly while still serving.
But then, Barbora has always been somewhat of a flamboyant character, whether it was undertaking unheard of combat manoeuvres on his MiG-21s in his younger days or declaring as the Western Air Command chief last year that his force was capable of hitting "5,000 targets'' in Pakistan after the 26/11 terror attacks.
Coupled with this dash of flamboyance comes the unsettling ability to speak his mind publicly even if it's politically incorrect or unpalatable. Even as he expressed regret for hurting some sentiments with his candid `personal' views on why women cannot be inducted as fighter pilots just yet, the IAF vice-chief did some plain speaking yet again on Thursday. Full News...