The new Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, General VK Singh inspects a Guard of Honour at South Block in New Delhi on Thursday. "We intend ensuring that our core values, our rich traditions and professionalism gets a boost and that would be my main priority," he said, adding with reference to recent corruption scandals, "Till the time our internal health is good, we would not be able to fight the external threats. So, we will focus attention on improving internal health."The new Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, General VK Singh inspects a Guard of Honor at South Block in New Delhi on Thursday.
“We intend ensuring that our core values, our rich traditions and professionalism gets a boost and that would be my main priority,” said the general, adding with reference to recent corruption scandals, “Till the time our internal health is good, we would not be able to fight the external threats. So, we will focus attention on improving internal health.”
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