Indian Army Day 2021: Making way for modernisation and digitisation
--By Major General P K Chakravorty, VSM, Retired 2020 has been a crucial year for the Indian Army. The clash in Galwan in Eastern Ladakh with the Peopleâs Liberation Army (PLA) of China has compelled the Indian Army to accelerate the modernisation process to match the Armed Forces of China. The clashes resulted in preemptive moves to occupy the Kailash Ranges South of Pangong Tso on the intervening night of 29 and 30 August by the Indian Army which surprised the Chinese and provided India a strong position on the negotiating table. To match the PLA implies that Indian Army must move its ...