Indians believe it is an artificial attempt at image building while a Pakistani expert says the upgrade was coming, but hardly necessary.

Cariappa was the first Indian officer to attend the Staff College, Quetta, and was later commanded the 1/7 Rajputs, making him the first Indian to lead a battalion. His career of three decades came to an end when he passed away on May 15, 1993.

In the world, the general of the army who wins the war is given the gift of promotion. There is a country in India's neighbourhood which has fooled its people by promoting even the general who was badly beaten in the war.