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.
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.
President Murmu on Friday conferred 94 Distinguished Service Decorations to the personnel of the Armed Forces and the Indian Coast Guard during the ceremony.
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.
General Dwivedi began his two-day visit with an inspection of the 3 Corps headquarters in Dimapur, Nagaland yesterday.
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.
Lt Gen Dwivedi is from village Mudla in the Gadh region of Rewa district of MP while Admiral Tripathi is from village Maduhar in the Rampur Baghelan region of Satna district of the state.
Northern Command faces the unique challenge of the ‘Two and a Half Fronts’ with the live phenomenon of Gray Zone Warfare.
Mrs Sunita Dwivedi, Regional President AWWA, Northern Command interacted with the Next of Kin and presented them with a token of appreciation for the sacrifices.
The General Officer has had instructional tenures at the Indian Military Academy and Army War College.
