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Army Chief Gen MM Naravane has said that the armed forces are fully prepared for future conflicts
He warned that the real and present dangers on borders can t be ignored
New Delhi: While referring to the eastern Ladakh row with China, Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane has warned that India s legacy challenges have only grown in scale and intensity. The Army Chief added that while the
Indian Army is preparing for future conflicts, the “real and present dangers” on the country’s borders cannot be ignored.
Gen MM Naravane made these remarks on Thursday while addressing a seminar organised by Centre for Land Warfare Studies, a leading military think-tank. He said the situation along the northern frontier highlighted the nature of threats facing India in preserving its territorial integrity and sovereignty.
In a reference to the eastern Ladakh row, Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Thursday said the situation along the northern frontier highlighted the nature of threats facing India in preserving its territorial integrity and sovereignty, noting that the legacy challenges have only grown in scale and intensity. He said while the Indian Army will continue to prepare and adapt to the future challenges, the more proximate, real and present dangers on India s active borders cannot be ignored. The Army Chief was addressing a seminar organised by Centre for Land Warfare Studies, a leading military think-tank. For the last nine months, thousands of Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged in a bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh that created severe strain in overall bilateral ties.
India News: NEW DELHI: In a reference to the eastern Ladakh row, chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Thursday said the situation along the northern frontier hi.
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Jyoti Malhotra 2 February, 2021 10:26 am IST Text Size:
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In the summer of 2017, when India and China were locked in an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation on the Doklam plateau in Bhutan, a mild-mannered, avuncular gentleman came visiting. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the chief of Myanmar’s armed forces – the Tatmadaw – was received by then Army chief General Bipin Rawat in Bodh Gaya, where the former paid his respects at the Buddha shrine. After this, General Min travelled to several military and non-military sites across the country. In Delhi, he called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.