Indiaâs military is apolitical. But hold up the mirror before it starts fraying The challenge for the military leadership will always be to fathom political motives and not allow the armed forces to be utilised for partisan acts. Text Size: A+ Now is a better time than any other to hold the mirror to India’s apolitical military and examine ways to arrest any fraying. But before using that mirror, it would be prudent to have a concept of what politicisation of the military implies. At the macro-level, any judgement on politicisation of the military community has to be weighed in the balance of its role in domestic politics.