Defense Chief of Staff General Bipin Rawat on Saturday praised India’s defense forces for remaining vigilant in any challenging circumstances. “Nothing can dissuade the Armed Forces of India from standing firm in their call to duty,” was quoted by the new ANI agency. Rawat made the comment during his visit …
Read More »‘High levels of preparedness underway on land, sea and air’: CDS Bipin Rawat amid clash with China
The Indian armed forces will leave no stone unturned to safeguard the nation, be it on land, air or ocean, Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said on Monday. The comments were made amid India’s clash with neighboring China in Ladakh. “We are in a stalemate situation in …
Read More »The race for strategic bases in the Indian Ocean region has begun, says CDS Bipin Rawat | India News
NEW DELHI: Observing the growing challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, Head of General Defense Staff Bipin Rawat on Friday he said the world is witnessing a race for strategic bases in the Indian Ocean region (IOR), adding that it is only going to gain momentum in the times to come. …
Read More »Proposal to increase the retirement age and cut pensions in the armed forces
The Department of Military Affairs (DMA), headed by the chief of defense staff, has proposed increasing the retirement age of officers from one to three years, with an extension of service of up to 17 years for non-official branch cadres select. It is also considering a plan to cut the …
Read More »As the threat from neighbors increases, India will receive 5 military theater commands, 1 each from China and Pakistan
In this April 11, 2019 file photo, Indian army soldiers queue up to cast their votes for the Lok Sabha elections in Siachen. (Representative image / PTI) The army is carrying out the task of distributing the three services under theater commands which has started with a specific northern command …
Read More »Gen Rawat calls on the tri-services to halt peacetime activities in deference to troops deployed in Ladakh
At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the Indians to light a “diya (lamp)” for the soldiers deployed on the borders of Ladakh, the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, asked the three services that will stop all activities in peacetime out of deference. deploy troops …
Read More »With India’s economy down, IAF veterans say Rafale opening ceremony is ‘superfluous’
Chandigarh: The formal commissioning of the first five of the 36 Dassault Rafale multifunction fighters in the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Ambala Air Force Station on 10 September was accompanied by dire splendor at a time of greatest hardship. national and military tension with China. The five twin-engine fighters, …
Read More »India’s security would also remain in the ‘extended neighborhood’: Gen Bipin Rawat
In the emerging defense paradigm, India’s security would be maintained not only along the northern and western borders, but also in the strategic space of the “extended neighborhood,” said Chief of Defense General Staff on Saturday. Bipin Rawat. He also said that India values its emerging relationship with the United …
Read More »Indian armed forces capable of dealing with China
General Bipin Rawat said that India will have to be prepared for the immediate crisis and the future. (Proceedings) New Delhi: India faces the threat of coordinated action along the northern and western fronts, but its armed forces are capable of responding in the “best appropriate way,” Defense Chief of …
Read More »In stark warning to Pak, Gen Rawat says ‘India is capable of handling the threat from two fronts’
Amid escalating tensions with China in the Ladakh sector following provocative Chinese actions on the southern bank of Pangong Tso and India’s counter maneuvers to occupy key heights, Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday that Pakistan could try to take advantage of any threat that …
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