Inability to ensure internal security created failed states. That speaks volumes for the importance of maintaining internal security and the onus lies on the Police department, said National Security Advisor Ajit K. Doval on Saturday.
He was addressing the 67th batch of Regular Recruit Indian Police Service officer trainees after watching their impressive passing-out parade at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy here. Explaining the importance of internal security, he said 37 countries became failed states the world after the two world wars.
Nine of them were affected by factors such as foreign aggression. But failure to maintain internal security had created chaotic law and order situations in 28 countries. This had resulted in frequent violence and failed the countries as they couldn’t provide sovereign governments.
Observing that the country was making rapid strides to become a global power in economy and military, he pointed out that the onus was on the police officials to maintain internal security.
“As India becomes a global power, more opportunities emerge along with more problems in internal security,” he said. Wars had become ineffective tools of achieving political or strategic objectives. Wars are not being fought for land or terrain but for issues associated with people.
A retired IPS officer of the 1968 batch, Mr. Doval recalled how the content and infrastructural facilities of the academy shaped the young IPS officers. Having undergone training in different disciplines by experts, the fresh batch of IPS officers should remain in a state of self-training for the rest of their careers, he said. “Be your own light. You are capable of training yourself,” he told the young IPS officers.
The National Security Advisors reminded the IPS officers that people had high expectations of their honesty and they should live to fulfil them. SVPNPA Director Aruna Bahuguna said all the classroom knowledge the IPS officer trainees gained would not work if not applied in the real world context.
