Army chief visits Sapta Shakti Command headquarters in Rajasthan
India | Nov 02, 2019, 05:21 PM ISTGeneral Rawat was accompanied by his wife and president of Army Wives Welfare Association Madhulika Rawat.
General Rawat was accompanied by his wife and president of Army Wives Welfare Association Madhulika Rawat.
The Army Chief will also call on President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said that army doesn't need to protect MS Dhoni, but that Dhoni will protect the people.
"Major armed forces must be prepared for future warfare with these changed characteristics as future wars would be more violent and unpredictable," Gen Rawat said while speaking at a seminar organised by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS).
Army chief General Bipin Rawat Monday asked a group of Kashmiri students to contribute towards creating a peaceful atmosphere in Kashmir and to "stay away from wrongful activities".
“Let Gen Qamar Bajwa approach me through the Indian government, and we will take a decision on whether to talk or not. I am neither saying yes, nor no,” Gen Rawat said.
Addressing Army personnel on the occasion of Army Day, Gen Rawat said that Indian forces were giving enemies along the Line of Control a “befitting reply” and inflicting heavy losses.
Addressing his annual press conference, Gen Rawat said that the Army can only play the role of facilitators for peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
General Rawat asked whether media persons had any evidence to support the allegations being made against an army jawan who is accused of shooting the police officer.
Rawat, who was delivering the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Lecture, also expressed concern over allowing funeral processions of terrorists, saying they glorify militants as martyrs and are "possibly encouraging more people to join the terrorist ranks".
In an exclusive interview to India TV, General Bipin Rawat said that Pakistan is already fighting a war on its western border and it can’t afford to open another front against India on its eastern border.
"We need to take stern action to avenge the barbarism that terrorists & the Pakistan Army have been carrying out. Yes,it's time to give it back to them in the same coin, not resorting to similar kind of barbarism. But I think the other side must also feel the same pain," General Bipin Rawat said.
General Rawat further added that the Indian Army would also be like Neeraj Chopra, the Asian Games javelin gold medallist who reached out to his Pakistani competitor, if Pakistan makes the first move.
General Bipin Rawat said he himself didn't possess a cell phone, but that should not mean his force should be denied of it.
General Rawat said that the modern day terrorists operating against us "from across the border" were very tech savvy and were exploiting cyberspace to their advantage.
The human rights record of the Indian Army, he said, was well known to the people of Kashmir and to the international community.
General Bipin Rawat said that people of Jammu and Kashmir seem to be happy with the ceasefire and therefore, continuing of non-initiation of combat operations can be considered.
AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal took strong objection to Gen. Rawat's comments, saying the Army Chief has made a political statement which is "shocking".
On Wednesday, General Rawat had said that Maulana Badruddin Ajmal’s AIUDF in Assam has grown in a faster time-frame than the BJP has grown over the years.
Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue here, Rawat said strong curbs are put on the militant wing of terrorist organisations for their violent activities.
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