BY DEEPINDER SINGH
ORANGE,CA-‘If a society seeks to live in peace, it should be prepared for war, and a unilateral desire for peace cannot ensure peace’, said General J.J. Singh, Former Chief of Army Staff and Governor of Arunachal Pradesh here during an event to meet and greet General J. J. Singh held at Paramjeet and Surinder Dargan’s...
ORANGE,CA-‘If a society seeks to live in peace, it should be prepared for war, and a unilateral desire for peace cannot ensure peace’, said General J.J. Singh, Former Chief of Army Staff and Governor of Arunachal Pradesh here during an event to meet and greet General J. J. Singh held at Paramjeet and Surinder Dargan’s...
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resident on Dec 18. Nearly 100 people gathered to meet the General, listen to his experiences and get his autobiography titled, ‘The Soldier’s General’. The book is an account of General J.J. Singh’s life as a third generation soldier who rose to become the 22nd chief of the Indian Army.
While speaking on the occasion, he said India is unfortunately located in a turbulent and unstable region with the epicenter of global terrorism in the hinterland of Pakistan and in the nebulous and uncontrolled Afghanistan-Pakistan border region. He added, although one cannot choose neighbors but the time has come to announce to the world that India can no longer transgress or trespass with impunity. He said Indian armed forces have been carefully nurtured by successive generations of leadership and placed on a solid foundation of nationalism and the three pillars of being apolitical, secular and professional. As a result, they have played a major role in nation building and national integration, he added. Despite India’s genuine desire to live in peace with its neighbors, five wars/conflicts had been thrust on it and to the credit of its armed forces, it had given the adversaries a bloody nose and emerged victorious every time save the border war with China in 1962.
While talking about Pakistan’s Former President Musharraf, Singh said he was a classic case of the duplicitous and dichotomous conduct when on one hand he executed a coup and overthrew a government and appointed himself as the Chief Administrator and on the other stated in his book ‘In the Line of Fire’, that ‘whenever the army gets involved with the imposition of martial law,it gets distracted from its vital military functions. He suggested it would be in Pakistan’s national interest to eliminate all terrorist organizations that had flourished in their hinterland and border areas and in the best human interest to live in peace with each other and therefore win the war against poverty.
Mohinder Singh, Advisor India Journal, speaking on the occasion talked about the life of General J. J. Singh and said his accomplishments were unique and outstanding. Throughout his army career, he said, J. J. Singh had been a consistent front runner and torch bearer in every field. Example of being a third generation soldier was not witnessed and quoted in any other case. When he received his officer pips from his father, Lt. Col. Jaswant Singh, at the passing out ceremony, his grandfather retired Sepoy Atma Singh who was also present there, gave him his blessings, saying “God willing, the son of Sepoy shall be a Colonel and the son of the Colonel will be a General. “He said J. J. Singh is widely considered a thinking soldier and his thesis ‘India-China Border Dispute and Strategy to Boost Defense Exports’ had been widely praised. He also became the Indian Army’s public face during the 1999 Kargil Conflict. He added three months after successfully completing his tenure as Army Chief, Gen J. J. Singh was appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. Singh also talked about the General’s son, Vivel Pal Singh who is the first Sikh in France to have been elected as the Municipal Commissioner in Normandy.
Surinder Dargan, while introducing Gen Singh, welcomed him, his wife Anupma Singh and son Vivek Pal Singh, and other guests and said it was a privilege having them. She said during his tenure,the General had been awarded the Vishist Sewa Medal, War Wounded Medal, Ati Vishist sewa Medal, Param Vishist Sewa Medal and many more. In addition,Gen. Singh was conferred with the highest French civilian distinction, ‘Officer of the Legion of Honor’. Singh was chosen for the honor in recognition of his “stellar role” in modernizing the Indian Army and initiating robust exchanges between the Indian and French armies. His concern, involvement of vision for the state earned him the reputation of a soldier General and public Governor, she added. In addition, he was awarded ’Sikh of the Year’ by Sikh Forum of London, ‘Life Time Achievement Award’ by Mother Teresa International Award Committee and ‘Punjab Ratten Award’ as well. While talking about Gen. Singh’s autobiography,she said it was praised by Air Martial Arjan Singh and this book had been translated into seven languages. About Anupma Singh, She said, daughter of Narinder Pal Singh and Prabhjot Kaur, who were both renowned writers and poets and Academy Award winners, is an artist par excellence and a successful entrepreneur as well. A similar event was organized on Dec 17 by Dr. Amarjit Singh Marwah at his residence in Malibu where nearly 150 guests attended and met the General J. J. Singh.
While speaking on the occasion, he said India is unfortunately located in a turbulent and unstable region with the epicenter of global terrorism in the hinterland of Pakistan and in the nebulous and uncontrolled Afghanistan-Pakistan border region. He added, although one cannot choose neighbors but the time has come to announce to the world that India can no longer transgress or trespass with impunity. He said Indian armed forces have been carefully nurtured by successive generations of leadership and placed on a solid foundation of nationalism and the three pillars of being apolitical, secular and professional. As a result, they have played a major role in nation building and national integration, he added. Despite India’s genuine desire to live in peace with its neighbors, five wars/conflicts had been thrust on it and to the credit of its armed forces, it had given the adversaries a bloody nose and emerged victorious every time save the border war with China in 1962.
While talking about Pakistan’s Former President Musharraf, Singh said he was a classic case of the duplicitous and dichotomous conduct when on one hand he executed a coup and overthrew a government and appointed himself as the Chief Administrator and on the other stated in his book ‘In the Line of Fire’, that ‘whenever the army gets involved with the imposition of martial law,it gets distracted from its vital military functions. He suggested it would be in Pakistan’s national interest to eliminate all terrorist organizations that had flourished in their hinterland and border areas and in the best human interest to live in peace with each other and therefore win the war against poverty.
Mohinder Singh, Advisor India Journal, speaking on the occasion talked about the life of General J. J. Singh and said his accomplishments were unique and outstanding. Throughout his army career, he said, J. J. Singh had been a consistent front runner and torch bearer in every field. Example of being a third generation soldier was not witnessed and quoted in any other case. When he received his officer pips from his father, Lt. Col. Jaswant Singh, at the passing out ceremony, his grandfather retired Sepoy Atma Singh who was also present there, gave him his blessings, saying “God willing, the son of Sepoy shall be a Colonel and the son of the Colonel will be a General. “He said J. J. Singh is widely considered a thinking soldier and his thesis ‘India-China Border Dispute and Strategy to Boost Defense Exports’ had been widely praised. He also became the Indian Army’s public face during the 1999 Kargil Conflict. He added three months after successfully completing his tenure as Army Chief, Gen J. J. Singh was appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. Singh also talked about the General’s son, Vivel Pal Singh who is the first Sikh in France to have been elected as the Municipal Commissioner in Normandy.
Surinder Dargan, while introducing Gen Singh, welcomed him, his wife Anupma Singh and son Vivek Pal Singh, and other guests and said it was a privilege having them. She said during his tenure,the General had been awarded the Vishist Sewa Medal, War Wounded Medal, Ati Vishist sewa Medal, Param Vishist Sewa Medal and many more. In addition,Gen. Singh was conferred with the highest French civilian distinction, ‘Officer of the Legion of Honor’. Singh was chosen for the honor in recognition of his “stellar role” in modernizing the Indian Army and initiating robust exchanges between the Indian and French armies. His concern, involvement of vision for the state earned him the reputation of a soldier General and public Governor, she added. In addition, he was awarded ’Sikh of the Year’ by Sikh Forum of London, ‘Life Time Achievement Award’ by Mother Teresa International Award Committee and ‘Punjab Ratten Award’ as well. While talking about Gen. Singh’s autobiography,she said it was praised by Air Martial Arjan Singh and this book had been translated into seven languages. About Anupma Singh, She said, daughter of Narinder Pal Singh and Prabhjot Kaur, who were both renowned writers and poets and Academy Award winners, is an artist par excellence and a successful entrepreneur as well. A similar event was organized on Dec 17 by Dr. Amarjit Singh Marwah at his residence in Malibu where nearly 150 guests attended and met the General J. J. Singh.
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