Army Chief: 2021 to be celebrated as Golden Victory Year to mark 1971 war
NEW DELHI: Pointing out that the country had faced a number of challenges last year amid battling Corona pandemic, Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Thursday said that the armed forces bravely stayed at the northern borders.
His apparent and indirect reference was to the still continuing border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh which began in April-May last year. He was speaking at the Armed Forces Veterans Day meet here.
The Army Chief declared that a small memorial would be built at the National War Memorial in Delhi with the soil from the villages of the gallantry awardees of 1971 war and the places where the victory was achieved at that time.
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New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday said that Pakistan and China together form a "potent" threat, and the "threat of collusivity" cannot be wished away.
Pakistan, China together form potent threat, ready to meet eventuality: Army Chief Naravane - The Chief of Army staff said India will have to be prepared to deal with a "two-front" threat scenario.