Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat said the segregated nature of the defence commercial industry ecosystem in India restricts its capacity to manufacture defence equipment.
Expressing concern over Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat on Wednesday assured that any possible terrorist activity emanating out from the war-ravaged country into India will be firmly dealt with. General Rawat asserted that India has 'contingency planning' in place.
The Chief of Defence Staff said India is committed to ensuring a terrorist-free environment in the region.
Tensions escalated between armed forces over the creation of four new integrated theatre commands on Friday, with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat saying that the Indian Air Force is like "a supporting arm" akin to artillery or engineers in the Army.
Welcoming the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, Bipin Rawat said that peace along the borders is good for both countries.
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Sunday said the Army is ready to extend help to the people of India in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic
India's health infrastructure has been buckling under pressure with an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases in the last two weeks. The country's coronavirus cases hit a new record on Monday with 3,52,991 new cases, along with 2,812 deaths.
Nothing can deter the Indian armed forces on remaining steadfast in their call for duty, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Saturday after carrying out a detailed review of India's military preparedness in forward air bases near the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh amid the nearly eight-month-long Sino-India standoff in eastern Ladakh.
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Monday said that the Indian armed forces will leave no stone unturned to safeguard our frontiers be it at land, air or ocean.
Over 120 warships of extra-regional forces are currently deployed in the Indian Ocean Region in support of various missions, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Friday, referring to increasing maritime presence of various countries in the strategic sea lanes.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said that India will not accept any shift in Line of Actual Control and that China is facing unanticipated consequences for its misadventure in Ladakh.
In a slew of new reforms related to manpower in the armed forces initiated by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, the retirement age of officers and jawans from technical branches is proposed to be increased.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of the Armed Forces of France Florence Parly witness air display of Rafale fighter aircraft flanked by SU-30 and Jaguar aircraft in arrow formation.
India's armed forces are capable of handling aggressive Chinese actions in "best suitable ways", Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Thursday, remarks that came against the backdrop of China's attempts to change the status quo in certain areas in eastern Ladakh.
Amid ongoing tension between India and China at LAC in Ladakh, India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has explicitly stated that a military option to deal with transgressions by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in Ladakh is on the table, but will be exercised only after the failure of talks at military and diplomatic levels.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held delegation level talks with Indonesian Defence Minister, Prabowo Subianto on July 27.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during his security view visit to Ladakh amid border row with China, interacted with troops at Lukung, along with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General MM Naravane.
In an exclusive interview with India TV, CDS Gen Bipin Rawat talks about corona warriors, Handwara encounter and Make In India project in defence sector
Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat has said that Coronavirus taught us to be self-reliant. While assessing the COVID-19 situation in the region, the CDS said, "In India, when we're looking at becoming a regional power, we'll have to support others and not be dependent on others. It becomes important we support Make in India and ensure that whatever (weapon systems) we're importing, gradually we're getting it through Make in India."
India will have two to five theatre commands to deal with future security challenges along the western and northern borders and the first one is expected to be operational by 2022, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat said on Monday, rolling out plans for big ticket military reforms.
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