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PRESENTED BY:


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INTRODUCTION General Vijay Kumar SinghPVSM, AVSM, YSM,

ADC is the 26th General of the Indian Army and

currently the Chief of Army Staff.


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MILITARY CAREER Singh was commissioned into the 2nd Battalion of The

Rajput Regiment (Kali Chindi) on 14 June 1970.

During his career he has served in various positions: Military Operations Directorate at the Army Headquarters.

Brigadier General Staff of a Corps during 'Operation Parakram' when

Indian troops were mobilised on the border in the wake of the attackon the Indian Parliament in 2001.

Commanded Ambala-based 2 Corps and Jalandhar based 11 Corps inPunjab state.

Instructor in the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT)

headquarters in Bhutan.


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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARMY AND THE

GOVERNMENT Example to follow is the US, where President Obama

summoned and sacked General Stanley McChrystal, who wasUS and Nato commander in Afghanistan, for making

comments against civilian authority and army strategy in amagazine interview.

In the US, unlike here, the president comes out in the openand speaks his mind. Pictures of him during the sacking meet

with McChrystal were published to show that it is the civilianauthority which calls the shots.


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The US president acted swiftly and decisively. Even the oppositionaccepted his decision because it concerned the army. A Republicansenator then said Obama did the right thing because McChrystal haddamaged the military by showing disrespect.

The relationship between the army and the government, and, in thiscase, the defence minister, will be eroded and that cannot be allowed tohappen just to sustain or vindicate the so-called personalhonourofone man who had two dates of births registered with the army for solong.


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V K SINGH AGE ISSUE: SAGA OF

VICTIMHOOD The V K Singh age issue is an extraordinary saga of

victimhood. Army Chief General V K Singh says that

he is a victim, though, since he reached the highestrank he could, it is not easy to discover just what hehas lost.


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SYSTEM General Singh has repeatedly said that the issue is a

personal one and relates to his honor and integrity.


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TRANSFORMATION In many ways Singh's action marks the emergence of

the new Army.

For long it has claimed special honour as beingcomprised of people who lay down their lives for thecountry.


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CITIZENS The Army is like any other institution and it is not fair

to expect an individual there to make an individualsacrifice "for the organization".

The government needed to address V.K. Singh'scomplaint, not that of the COAS.


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HISTORYAGELESS GENERAL

Morale and discipline are indeed the very soul of anarmy and no other consideration, howsoever important,can outweigh the need to strengthen the morale of the

Armed Forces and to maintain discipline amongst them.Any relaxation in the matter of morale and disciplinemay prove disastrous and ultimately lead to chaos


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SUPREME COURT The public debate on the age of theChief of Army staff,

possibly generated because of the request by General V.K.Singh himself, seriously undermines the morale and strictdiscipline

CONTROVERSY The government could not have ignored the fact that

while seeking entry into the National Defence Academy, ahighly respectable and professional organisation, the dateof birth claimed was 10th May 1950 which was also carried

on to the Army List published in 1974-75


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GOVERNMENT RESPONSE Prime Minister Manmohan Singh does not want to

comment on the controversy over army chief General V KSingh's age because it is a 'sensitive issue.'

The government is using the media to blame the army chieffor the ongoing controversy, but the fact remains that itfound its way into the public eye through deliberate leaks,and misinformation, by hyperactive, vested, interests.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh


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PMO RESPONSE

General VK Singh has left no stone unturned to officiallybecome a year younger. It has now come to light that

when the defense ministry was examining his date ofbirth controversy earlier this year, the Army chief had

sought the intervention of Prime Minister ManmohanSingh in the matter.


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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARMY AND THE

GOVERNMENT Example to follow is the US, where President Obama

summoned and sacked General Stanley McChrystal, who

was US and Nato commander in Afghanistan, for makingcomments against civilian authority and army strategy in amagazine interview.

In the US, unlike here, the president comes out in the openand speaks his mind. Pictures of him during the sackingmeet with McChrystal were published to show that it is thecivilian authority which calls the shots.


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Obama justified his sacking decision: I dont make thisdecision based on any difference of policy with GeneralMcChrystalBut war is bigger than any one man or woman,

whether a private a general or a presidentBy going public,the general eroded the trust that is necessary to work

together Obama rightly said.

The US president acted swiftly and decisively. Even theopposition accepted his decision because it concerned the

army. A Republican senator then said Obama did the rightthing because McChrystal had damaged the military byshowing disrespect.


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The relationship between the army and the government,and, in this case, the defence minister, will be eroded andthat cannot be allowed to happen just to sustain or

vindicate the so-called personalhonourof one man whohad two dates of births registered with the army for so

long.

OPPOSING PARTIES Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on attacked the government

accusing it of having lost credibility after the Army Chief GenVK Singh dragged the government to the Supreme Court onthe issue of his date of birth.


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DEFENSE MINISTERS RESPONSEAmid the raging controversy over the age of Gen V K

Singh, Defence Minister A K Antony on Feb 2, 2012said the Army Chief has a little over eight months in

office as per his May 10, 1950 date of birth on the basisof which he got his last two promotions.


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AG RESPONSE

Attorney General (AG) Goolam Vahanvati has closed thedoor on General V. K. Singhs face as far as thecontroversy surrounding the army chiefs year of birth(May 10, 1950) is concerned.

This means Gen Singh will have to retire in May, 2011instead of May, 2012, as he has been claiming.


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SUGGESTING ETHICAL ISSUES GENERAL SHOULD HAVE TO BE STAY OUT OF

POLITICS In these politically charged times, Army chief VK Singhscomments

on civilian issues could hurt democracy

The fragility of our democratic polity, currently fully on display,suggests greater exercise of circumspection on part of the brass. Anyovert overstepping of the line of deference rightly calls for a formalcheck by the minister. The brass is already reportedly under a gag

to curb its tendency to snipe at the bureaucracy, which in theirminds eye runs the government. The problem with this is that itfurther weakens the credibility of the government, showing it up asweak. This redounds to increase the relative power of the armyinternally. This may not be in the best democratic interest.


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The military as an institution is in danger of anunwitting alliance with the conservative forces.

Because it has weight in prestige, the armys position

can be misappropriated by forces it has littlecomprehension of, being politically nave.

Democratic good health can do without gratuitous

buffeting of civil-military relations at this juncture.


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CONCLUSIONAny attempt, directly or indirectly, to keep the issue

alive is clearly contrary to what the Supreme Courtdescribed, as the very soul of an Army: HighMorale

and Strict Discipline and may lead to Chaos andRuination.


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General Singh, having a distinguished record, musthimself put the debate to rest by declaring that he isno longer keen to have the date changed at this stagein the larger interests of the nation.

Public interest will suffer irreparably unless thiscontroversy is allowed to rest forthwith.


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