New Army Chief to focus on core values

General VK Singh, a day after assuming charge, said he would focus mainly on core values to improve the internal health of the force to enable it to meet external challenges. (Very importantly, not the internal challenges.)
“We won’t be able to take good care of external challenges unless we take care of the internal health”, said the army chief.
His remarks assume importance in view of the stringent action he had recommended, in his previous appointment as head of the army's Eastern Command, in what is known as the Sukna land scam case.
Asked about the threat perception from China, Singh said: 'I can assure (that) for any challenges against us we are fully prepared. Preparedness is (an) ongoing process... we are making our training more practical.'