NEW DELHI: Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat, said that the Indian Army is well-prepared to face external, as well as internal threats to the country. Speaking to a foreign agency, General Bipin Rawat said, “Indian Army is fully ready for a two-and-a-half front (China, Pakistan and internal security requirements simultaneously) war”.
The Army Chief added that even though India is ready for a multi-front war, there are effective mechanisms available to defuse an adverse situation. “Even the PM has stated that for the last forty years not even a single bullet has been fired on the Indo-China border,” said General Rawat.
In a freewheeling conversation with a foreign agency, General Rawat also informed that a new strike corps, 17 Strike Corps, is being raised specifically for mountain warfare. On asking about the delay in its raising, the Army Chief said a process as complex as this takes time. He said, “It is being raised from scratch. The recruitments are on. As it is, to prepare an Army soldier it takes about three years from recruitment process to training and then orienting and finally their deployment.”
General Rawat went on to discuss modernization plans of the Army+ , saying that the government is aware of our all needs and is supporting us in every manner. “Make in India is a good initiative, it will give results in two to three years,” said General Rawat.