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In a message to China, India has made it clear that it is not going to lower its guard in the region. India will not reduce its number of troops deployed at LAC amid the ongoing border issues in eastern Ladakh. Represent ative   In a strong message to China, India has made it clear that it is not going to lower its guard in the region. India will not reduce its number of troops deployed at LAC amid the ongoing border issues in eastern Ladakh. On Saturday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the overall security scenario in eastern Ladakh. The meeting was attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria. All aspects of the dispute were discussed in the meeting and the future course of approach in dealing with the situation was also deliberated upon. All aspects of the dispute were discussed in the meeting and the future course of approac...

Rajnath Singh landed in Leh in the morning during his two-day visit to Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir along with Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane. Army’s T-90 tanks display their capabilities during Defence minister Rajnath Singh’s Leh visit amid standoff with China(Twitter/@DefenceMinIndia) The Indian Army showcased its T-90 tanks and armoured combat vehicles as defence minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the situation at the border on Friday, over a month after 20 soldiers were killed in a clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley. Rajnath Singh landed in Leh in the morning during his two-day visit to Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir along with Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane. A video tweeted by news agency ANI showed army tanks carrying out military exercises in Singh presence in Stakna, a forward post where the troops also showed him their para dropping...

Image Source : Twitter In 2016, Lt Col Sophia Qureshi (the officer would have now been promoted) made the nation proud by becoming the first woman officer to lead an Indian Army contingent at a multi-national military exercise. Called ‘Exercise 18’, it was the largest ever foreign military exercise hosted by India, and Lt Col Qureshi was the only woman leader amongst the 18 participating contingents. Lt Col Qureshi has a degree in biochemistry and has served in United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in Congo in 2006. She is married to an Army officer from Mechanised Infantry, and her grandfather too served in the Army. Talking about the Army’s role in peacekeeping missions, she had told a portal, “On these missions, we monitor the ceasefires in those countries and also aid in the humanitarian activities. The job is to ensure peace in the conflict-affected areas.” Called ‘Exercise 18’, it was the largest ever foreign military exercise hosted by India. Read the story of determination righ...

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has said that the retirement age of jawans in the Army, airmen in the Indian Air Force (IAF) and sailors in the Navy will be extended as it could benefit nearly 15 lakh men of all three armed forces.  “We are soon bringing a policy to extend the service profile of the men (forces nomenclature for troops) and have an increased minimum retirement age,” said General Rawat in an exclusive interaction with The Tribune yesterday. On being asked if he was looking to cut down the manpower costs as rising salaries and pensions were taking away a large portion of the budget, General Rawat said, “I am looking at manpower costs. Why should a jawan serve for just 15 or 17 years, why cannot he serve for 30 years? We are losing trained manpower.”  Easing fears that this policy would change the age profile of the fighting force, he said that the frontline combatant could be young. “We have an Army Medical Corps, why can’t the nursing assistant serve ...

The Indian Army is training to assist in COVID–19 containment efforts, if needed. Photo Credits:  Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod via Wikimedia Commons Capacity building measures and cooperation with the state government officials :  Amid a nationwide lockdown in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID–19) pandemic, the Indian Army has started training personnel to participate in assisting state authorities in enforcement efforts. India’s lockdown, affecting some 1.3 billion people, is the largest national policy response of its type to the ongoing pandemic in the world. According to the Economic Times, the Indian Army has started training troops on how they might collaborate with law enforcement authorities to make sure that lockdown rules are followed. “A major part of the training involves the type of equipment they need to carry, clothing to be worn and precautions to be taken for themselves and in treating and helping” citizens, the Economic Times reports. As the training cont...