Lt-Gen KJ Singh (retd) delivers the PU colloquium at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 17

Former (GoC-In-C) Western Command, Chandimandir, and Maharaja Ranjit Singh Chair Professor at Panjab University Lt-Gen KJ Singh, PVSM, AVSM (BAR) (retd) said today that demography, democracy, structural system of election commission, judiciary, armed forces and education and soft power of yoga, ayurveda and Bollywood were the strengths of national security.Lt-Gen KJ Singh delivered the prestigious PU colloquium on the topic of ‘Challenges to national security and suggested response strategy’ at the university today. PU Vice-Chancellor Prof Arun Kumar Grover presided over the colloquium. It was the first colloquium of the academic session 2016-17. In his talk, Lt-Gen KJ Singh (retd) analysed strengths, challenges, opportunities and threats of national security.He said good governance, focus on economic development, infrastructure enhancement, investments in education and job creation, rehabilitation of surrendered militants and effective policing were the tools in dealing with internal terrorism threats.Diplomacy at global, regional forums, constant pressure on rogue states, and effective guarding mechanism of international border, line of control and maritime boundaries and use of technology for surveillance can help in controlling the external terrorism, he added.Lt-Gen KJ Singh (retd) focused on macro understanding of national security and emerging contours of challenges and also suggested response strategy for the same during his talk.