Indian Army Chief General Manoj Makand Nirvana has admitted that he is suffering from depression.
Indian media reports have revealed that half of India's 1.3 million soldiers suffer from severe depression.
According to the report, more than 1,900 Indian soldiers have lost their lives between 2008 and 2020.
Commenting on the report, the Indian Army Chief said that he himself was suffering from depression.
General MM Nirvana admitted that I was also under pressure, but instead of going too far, he called depression a good thing.
According to the Indian Army Chief, stress is not bad, stress is a good thing.
He said that steps were being taken in the Indian Army to deal with mental stress.
