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Modi 2.0 & National Security: What’s Been Done & What’s Left To Do
Amongst great expectations, after a landslide win, PM Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s Prime Minister on 26 May 2014. One was fortunate to be amongst the many who were witness to the swearing-in, as the Lt Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. On 4 June 2014, I was granted a call to the PM, where I briefed him on the islands and the issues that challenge us. In addition, I took the opportunity to brief him on major issues, namely, the armed forces, and also presented a paper detailing the same.
Know Your Lt. Governor
Lt General A K Singh, The Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the only son of the late Chowdhry Jai Narain Singh and the late Shrimati Tripti Devi. Born into an old and illustrious family with two generations of Rai Bahadur his Great Grandfather was Rai Bahadur Chowdhry Nihal Singh. In memory, and as a sign of respect, there also is a street named after him in Old Delhi which used to be their old family home. His Grandfather was Rai Bahadur Chowdhry Raghunath Singh.
Starting at the tactical level as a tank troop leader with T-55 tanks, my military education was enriched with a year each spent at the Malinovsky Tank Academy, Moscow, and the Staff College at Camberley, UK, at the height of the Cold War.
Starting at the tactical level as a tank troop leader with T-55 tanks, my military education was enriched with a year each spent at the Malinovsky Tank Academy, Moscow, and the Staff College at Camberley, UK, at the height of the Cold War.
Contents Managed by Lt. General A K Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd.)