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Indian army fully prepared for 'two-and-a-half-front war', claims Indian army chief
Indian Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on Thursday claimed that the "Indian Army is fully ready for a two-and-a-half-front war," during an interview with Asian News International (ANI).
Rawat claimed that the country's army was prepared to handle internal and external fronts at the same time if it comes to that. However, he added that methods other than war are available for resolution of difficult situations.
"Even [Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi] has stated that for the last 40 years not even a single bullet has been fired on the Indo-China border," General Rawat claimed.
Rawat further told ANI that personnel were being recruited for a new strike corps, which is being raised for mountain warfare.
The 17 Strike Corps "is being raised from scratch. The recruitment is on. As it is, to prepare an army soldier it takes about three years from recruitment process to training, then orienting, and finally their deployment," ANI quoted the army chief as saying.
Speaking about plans for modernisation of the Indian Army, Rawat expressed his satisfaction over the Indian government's support and understanding of its army's needs.
"'Make In India' is a good initiative, it will give results in two to three years," said Rawat, referring to Modi's policy aimed at reaping the benefits that come from manufacturing facilities and jobs.
The Indian army chief further stated that an inventory ratio of 30:40:30 representing state-of-the-art technology, equipment undergoing modernisation, and obsolete equipment respectively, is maintained by armies across the globe.
He added that the Indian army's plans are not against any specific country.
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Proud of Indian army.
Proud to be an Indian.
Strong and efficinent
master stroke sir.........salute to you
Best way to defend your rhetoric is place a hollow person. We should prepare ourselves for eradicating poverty rather war. We poor people will really appreciate if govt will show same efficiency and preparedness in eradicating poverty and corruption.
Bravo
This man is very serious about his work.
The transformation of IA over time from 1 front war to 2 front war to now 2.5 front war.Thus signalling the gradual change in preparedness level from defensive to offensive-defense to work in progress full offensive force in years ahead.
Glad to know that. But I didn't hear this kind of statements from your predecessors. Saying you can take china and Pakistan simultaneously is absurd. First you should get rid off Naxalities. You can't defeat Naxalities who are not more than 100-1000 and you are dreaming of beating highly professional, economically developed China. Even US has not dare to speak such words.
@Suraj I sympathize with you and understand that you don't agree with the current government policies. Vote for the party you feel will be better for you next time.
Thanks for your service to India. Love you and love indian army.
War is not a solution in present global military scinerio....none will be winner - developed , developing , underdeveloped
Thanks IA for protecting 1.3 billion people and not interfering in governance of the Country..
Well said General, we trust you. The general minces no words as he speaks.
@suraj Well said my friend
Loud and Clear. Well said Chief
@The_Truth Naxalites are coward operatives who just hide and attack unarmed people. You think its easy to find 100 terrorists in a population of 1.25 people. At current phase both India and china cannot afford a war as both are maintaining the position of the world's fastest growing major economies.
Fight powerful if you can.. if you refer this to Pakistan you will only be regretfull.
@Vectra Absolutely right my brother !
Sir, Salute!!!!
Bravo Bravo .God bless India.
Nonsense, this is an artificial war hysteria. India is and always will be fighting itself. Pakistan and Pakistani do not really have any problem with india we just want resolution of Kashmir via the UN mandated plebiscite and other peaceful avenues. indians have an inflated ego and have territorial disputes with all of its neighbours. They can barely control the country itself. This statement is utter nonsense
India has more food problems then security issues please look after your hungery and sick people first then fighting with your peaceful nebours
@Imran He added that the Indian army's plans are not against any specific country.
I like the hat.
@Brave maybe strong but for sure unprofessional.#freekashmir.
india should concentrate more on kashmir front what to talk of two fronts......
@Imran Then u need to read abt wars like 1965, 1971 Kargil war a lot of time and pain it will take to know your nations hostory. Good luck
Both Pakistani and Indian armies are efficient. I pray that none of them have to prove that at any time. Peace is the only efficient way.
@Samar Bijoy Das , the other side of the coin is , because of those policies INDIA is facing Kashmir , West Bengal and other home grown issues. . . where talk fails think about alternative ways...
@The_Truth He just said 'prepared' meaning to say that if both Pak-China launch agression simultaneously against India then IA Iis ready to defend.
First feed the teeming poor, instead of indulging in meaningless wars that you can't win with any adversary. Live in real world not in Bollywood.
@Sandy Naxalites are on the verge of getting wiped-off and are now battling for survival. Their numbers also have been reduced from one lakh to mere twenty-thirty thousand with many of them including their top leaders, commanders having been eliminated and a large number of them have surrendered because they saw there is no future or benefit of Naxalite movement.
@ZAKendra but how do you know he has voting rights in India?
@Faisal sick ppl from Pakistan visit India to get well and not vice versa. Chk facts..
The half front is from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives or Myannmar? Indian army is more interested in getting commissions for arms purchases not in developing indigenous talent.