Aspects of Leadership: Ethics, Law and Spirituality by Carroll Connelley and Paolo Tripodi

Leadership and ethics have inseparable connect and have been an integral
part of the discourse on leadership in general and military leadership
in particular. This consistent focus on the subject for military men is a
manifestation of the role and responsibility of the armed forces. In the
Indian context, it is all the more important since the armed forces have
had a visible and critical role in nation-building since independence.
This role has extended from safeguarding the country from external
threats to internal security challenges in countering insurgency and
terrorism. The armed forces, as has been witnessed over the past few days
in Uttarakhand, have also played a stellar role in disaster management.
The reason ethics, law and spirituality remain critical for these varied
endeavours of the armed forces is the need to display the qualities which
behove of an organization that is considered the instrument of last resort
for the country at most times. In this role, the conduct of the forces, their
professionalism and selfless dedication to duty becomes a critical factor in
the successful accomplishment of their assigned role.