The Indian paper Indian and World Event in an article titled "Eternal chairman of National Defence Commission" on August 22 said:

Kim Jong Il, he is the eternal chairman of the National Defence Commission (NDC) of the DPRK.

He established the state machinery with the NDC as its pivot and firmly guaranteed the Songun politics by law, providing the foundation for the eternal prosperity of the DPRK.

He, responsible for the destiny of socialist Korea, made sure that it directed all efforts to strengthening the military capability and intensified the overall national power on its basis.

The establishment of the state machinery with the NDC as its pivot helped bring about a great turn in socialist construction of the DPRK.

He turned the DPRK into a military power with invincible military capability.

His feats will shine forever with the eternal prosperity of the DPRK.

The Indonesian paper Suara Karya on August 15 and another paper International Media on August 22 carried articles titled "By dint of Songun" and "Day of Songun in DPRK". The articles praised him for turning the Korean People's Army into the matchless army and the DPRK into a political and ideological power, satellite manufacturer and launcher and nuclear weapons state after starting the Songun revolutionary leadership 54 years ago.