Tag: army chief
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‘Bloodier nose next time’: Army chief warns Pakistan on Kargil anniversary
India is celebrating the 20th anniversary of victory in the Kargil War today.
July 26, 2019 -
Some radar cannot see through clouds: Army chief General Bipin Rawat
Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat apparently defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that cloud cover on the day of Balakot strike may have helped prevent IAF fighter jets from getting detected by Pakistani radars.
May 27, 2019 -
Former Army chief Dalbir Singh appointed envoy to Seychelles
He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the External Affairs Ministry said.
April 25, 2019 -
Army chief Bipin Rawat, USSOCOM chief discuss Pak support to terror
On an official visit to India, General Raymond Thomas, Commander of the US Special Operations Command, US Army, called on Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday.
March 8, 2019 -
Army chief Rawat visits Jammu to review situation on LOC
Accompanied by Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Army Commander, Northern Command, General Rawat visited the Nagoya based White Knight Corps to review the operational preparedness of the forces in the Corps Zone in view of the current situation along LoC and International Border.
March 3, 2019 -
Indian Army not job provider; don’t feign illness, disability: General Bipin Rawat
The Army Chief was speaking at an event where around 600 serving and retired disabled soldiers from the Southern Command, the South Western Command and the Central Command were present.
December 14, 2018 -
Pak aware it can’t succeed, using terror to keep pot boiling in J-K: Army Chief
Rawat made the remarks after paying tribute at Amar Jawan Jyoti in New Delhi to mark the Infantry Day.
October 27, 2018 -
‘Weapon of surprise’: Army chief warns of surgical strike against Pak if needed
Earlier on Sunday, General Rawat had backed the government's decision to call off dialogue with Pakistan, asserting that talks and terror cannot go together.
September 24, 2018 -
Provide us quality of life, J-K students tell Army chief
A group of 20 students from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Wednesday told Army chief General Bipin Rawat that they lacked Internet connection and had bad roads despite 70 years of independence.
September 5, 2018 -
We must leverage social media to our advantage: Army Chief
General Rawat said that soldiers should be allowed to use smartphones within a line of controlled discipline since they cannot be denied access to the social media.
September 4, 2018 -
Redeem the uniform
The Army owes it to itself, and the nation, to forcefully press for a comprehensive, high-level, multi-speciality probe ~ preferably an inquiry commission headed by a sitting Supreme Court judge ~ into the vexing issue of alleged extra-judicial killings by the “uniforms” in Manipur. For as long as murky clouds hang over Army and Assam …
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August 1, 2018 -
Army chief Bipin Rawat dismisses UN report on J-K human rights violations
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday broke his silence and slammed the United Nations report on alleged human rights violations in Kashmir, dubbing it as “motivated”. “I don’t need to speak about the human rights record of the Indian Army. It is well known to all of you, it is well known to the …
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June 27, 2018 -
Something’s ‘fishy’
That a court of inquiry was ordered only after the Army Chief was quizzed by the media, so too Gen Bipin Rawat’s promise of exemplary action “if” any rules were infringed, points to a bid at damage-containment. For the Army’s failure to issue an immediate clarification on one of its officers being detained by the …
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May 27, 2018 -
If Major Gogoi has done wrong, his punishment will set an example: Army Chief
Indian Army Chief, General Bipin Rawat, sent across a strong message for army personnel while talking on the controversial incident surrounding Major Leetul Gogoi of Rashtriya Rifles (RR).
May 25, 2018 -
General Bipin Rawat reviews security in Kashmir
Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat on Thursday visited the Kashmir Valley to review the prevailing security situation in the hinterland. Accompanied by the Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen AK Bhatt, the Army Chief visited formation headquarters and units where he was briefed by the commanders on ground as regards the operational preparedness. The …
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May 24, 2018 -
Radicalised youths will soon realised that guns not a solution: Rawat
Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Sunday the radicalised youth of the Valley would soon realise that the gun was not the solution to their problem as neither the Army nor the terrorists would achieve their goals through it.
April 15, 2018 -
Generals ‘divided’?
A positive interpretation of the Army Chief’’s assertion that the defence budget sufficed to ensure an adequate level of military preparedness would be that it was an effort to reassure the public, and his men, that a re-run of 1962 was not looming on the horizon. Yet, since that view ran counter to the presentation …
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March 31, 2018