Army needs agile, adaptive leaders: Prez

September 09, 2016 23:24

Indian Army needs agile and adaptive leaders who can make sound and ethical decisions in split second in face of conflicts ranging from high intensity combat to peace time soldering, President Pranab Mukherjee said.

Exhorting Indian Army officers to lead by example, he said they must always 'Walk the Talk'.

"The Indian Army today is in the midst of a transformation and needs agile, adaptive leaders with a broad perspective and wide range of skills," he said in his banquet dinner address at Officers Trading Academy in Chennai.

Mukherjee, who arrived here on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu, said it is not possible to succeed without military leaders who are equal to the challenge posed by full spectrum of conflict -- ranging from high intensity combat, peace time soldering, peace keeping, humanitarian intervention, counter terrorism and insurgency.

"You will be expected to make sound and ethical decisions in operational and other difficult situations in a split second. You have to train hard to achieve this competence," he said.

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