Menon was widely considered responsible India's defeat at the hands of China in 1962, had sought to undermine General Thimayya, after he cautioned the Nehru government against the military adventurism without adequate preparation.
Thimayya offered to resign, but was convinced by Nehru to stay on. But this did not deter Menon from attempting to subvert Thimayya.
The Manekshaw biography paints a grim picture of the Defence Minister trying to create divisions within the Army in the run up to the 1962 War, and even canvassing directly with generals against the Army Chief.
