Indian Army - Volunteer

News - The death of col Thomas, in an encounter with Millitants last week.

>>>India's army is not a mercenary army. It is poorly paid, badly armed and has to preserve the integrity of this country in some of the most inhospitable areas of the world. Yet every man in it is a volunteer. He is in it of his own free will. Every man in the army from the highest ranked officer to the new jawan is willing to lay down his life because he loves his country.
But Indians cannot take this patriotism for granted. And they cannot just leave it to the army to motivate their ranks. It is indeed the job of very Indian citizen to ensure that the jawan feels like defending this country. If you want to be protected then you must be worthy of protection.
The jawan will be automatically motivated to do his job if he finds a progressive, law abiding, prosperous country behind him. It is indeed the job of the government to create conditions that keep him motivated. To restore order and decorum in public life, to ensure law and order, to reign in corruption and to bring back prosperity."
The above paragraph I am reprinting from the column written by Admiral J G Nadkarni ( Retired). ( A very old article written in year 2001).
Really we should take the responsibility for so many things which we can change individually or in a group. Time to think & take action.