President Mukherjee calls on armed forces to ensure stability and peace

TIL Desk/National/Chennai-President Pranab Mukherjee today said the 21st century is witnessing strife of a very “virulent nature” and called for capable and responsive armed forces to ensure stability and peace.

Stating that security challenges go much beyond conventional borders and threats in the international arena including a sizeable diaspora, he said, “India requires young men and women to take up the challenge of navigation through troubled waters and work tirelessly and selflessly even at the peril of their lives in the service of country.”

“Our security challenges in fact go much beyond conventional borders and conventional threats in the international arena including a sizeable diaspora to protect in unstable regions in the world, energy security issues and protection of maritime sea lanes,” he said.

Addressing the officers on the occasion of review of the passing out parade of the summer term at officers Training Academy, Mukherjee said the country has reposed faith in armed forces in internal crisis situations, both man made and natural.