They are a mass of contradictions, murderers at heart, poetry on lips, with a brand new rifle, followed by an old wife (they’ll change the rifle but not their wife), they love music but hold musicians in contempt, they love fighting but make very bad soldiers, very poor discipline! Gen Tariq on Afghans.

Lt Gen (Retd) Satish Dua shares his lessons from the battlefield as he urges India to unite to fight the pandemic.