It is not in the national interest to have a demotivated military. The cases of corruption in the military along with accompanying court-martials are also initial indicators of how a fine institution may rapidly degrade once its honour is compromised.
India must again be reminded of the three forms of security — national security, food security and economic security — provided by the jawan, kisan and the entrepreneur respectively. The kisan is still struggling despite the belated Rs 60,000-crore package, and a food shortage is forecast for India by 2020. The fate of the jawan depends on the political leadership. The entrepreneur, fortunately, is carrying on the ancient Indian tradition of generating wealth and has made India relevant to some extent in today’s world of realpolitik.
Indians need to remember a time-tested saying, which it has ignored for centuries: "There will always be soldiers on your land. If they are not yours, then they will be someone else’s." The only thing worse than poverty is loss of independence.
Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh, PVSM, AVSM, NM (Retd)
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The son of an Army Officer, Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh was born on 25 April 1947 in Almora (Uttaranchal State of India) and joined the National Defence Academy as a cadet in 1964. Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh is the senior most submariner in the Indian Navy. He was commissioned on 01 Jan 1969, and served on ships (including a deployment to Sri Lanka during an insurgency situation in early 1971) before joining the Submarine Arm in 1971. As a Lieutenant and Lieutenant Commander, he served on various submarines, the Submarine Base INS Virbahu and Submarine School INS Satavahana. Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh retired as Flag Officer Commanding-in- Chief of the Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam.
VICE ADMIRAL ARUN KUMAR SINGH,PVSM,AVSM,NM
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