General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), described defence preparedness as an art, a harmonious blend of strategy and precision, while addressing officers of the Defence Services Technical Staff Course (DSTSC) at the Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Girinagar, on Tuesday.
A day after Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced an agreement between India and China to resume patrolling along the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh ~ signaling potential disengagement and de-escalation of forces ~ Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi highlighted ongoing “trust issues” between the two countries.
His visit, which began on August 23, underscores the Indian Army's steadfast commitment to restoring peace and stability in the state, which has faced ongoing security challenges.
Addressing the media in Dhaka, the Army Chief said that the situation across the country is improving significantly and normalcy would return within the next three-four days.
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi and other top brass of the Indian Army…
The L-G stresses coordinated counter-terrorism operations in Jammu region.
He took stock of the situation particularly in the Doda and Kathua districts where nine Army soldiers, including a Captain and a JCO, were recently lost their life in two ambushes by terrorists. A CRPF jawan was also killed in the Hiranagar area of Kathua.
Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday briefed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the latest operation by the Army against terrorists in Doda district in which four army personnel were killed.
The Army Chief during his visit to the forward locations was accompanied by the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt General Suchindra Kumar, and the General Officer Commanding of the Nagrota-based White Knight Corps, Lt General Navin Sachdeva.
General Dwivedi belongs to the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Rifles and was appointed as the Vice Chief of Army Staff in February early this year.
