Muddy waters, navy blues

As the initial shock of Admiral D K Joshi's sudden resignation wears off, the armed forces, and the nation, must applaud a rarity: a man who has held loyalty to service before himself and walked away from high office, following the dictates of conscience. Concerns about the putative 'line of succession' exist only in public imagination because there are clear-cut guidelines available to the government for ensuring a smooth and early succession to the navy's top job.

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