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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11892747" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword>'s top military official, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and his wife were among 13 people killed in a <keyword id="12000449" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="helicopter" source="Orion">helicopter</keyword> <keyword id="12129639" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="crash" source="Orion">crash</keyword> on Wednesday. </li><li>Eyewitnesses told <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-12-09/before-fatal-crash-indian-defence-chiefs-chopper-flew-low-though-fog">Reuters</a> the helicopter appeared to fly unusually low and through heavy fog before crashing into a hillside. </li></ul>India's top military official died on Wednesday when a helicopter carrying him, his wife and 12 other passengers crashed in Southern India. General Bipin Rawat and his wife, Madhulika Rawat, were en route to Defense Staff College in the town of Wellington in Tamil Nandu state with 12 other service personnel when the Indian Air Force helicopter crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu. The IAF confirmed one person survived the crash, Capt. Varun Singh, and is being treated for injuries at the Military Hospital in Wellington. Two eyewitnesses to the crash told <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/before-fatal-crash-indian-defence-chiefs-chopper-flew-low-though-fog-2021-12-09/">Reuters</a> that the helicopter seemed to be flying unusually low and under heavy fog before it crashed into the hillside. A construction worker who lives near the crash told Reuters that he sees military helicopters fly through the area often, but, on Wednesday, the aircraft seemed "louder and closer." The bodies of those who died were brought to New Dehli on Thursday, where the general will be laid to rest with full military honors, according to India's Defense Minister, Rajnath Singh. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Rawat was an "outstanding soldier" and a "true patriot.""He greatly contributed to modernizing our armed forces and security apparatus," Modi said in a tweet. "His insights and perspectives on strategic matters were exceptional. His passing away has saddened me deeply."Rawat was appointed to serve as India's first chief of defense staff in 2019. He previously served as chief of army staff and had served in India's military for more than 40 years.

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<ul><li>The government began the selection process for the next Chief of Army Staff, as <keyword id="3969981" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="General-Bipin-Rawat">General Bipin Rawat</keyword> is set to superannuate in December 2019. </li><li>Eastern Army Commander <keyword id="6889732" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="lt-gen-mukund-naravane">Lt Gen Mukund Naravane</keyword> and Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh are in the list of five senior officers under consideration. </li><li>Lt Gen Naravane will be the senior most officer in the <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword> once General Rawat’s term ends. </li></ul>The government has started the process to select the next Chief of Army Staff as General Bipin Rawat will retire superannuate in December this year. The government is considering five officers in the army for the job, <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/vetting-process-for-next-army-chief-begins/articleshow/69951737.cms">as per reports</a> The Eastern Army Commander Lt. Gen. Mukund Naravane is the senior most officer in the race. He is considered top contender for the job as he was given <a href="https://nenow.in/north-east-news/navarane-slated-take-eastern-command-seen-next-army-chief.html">charge of the Eastern Army</a>, in September 2018. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Naravane was commissioned into the 7th battalion The Sikh Light Infantry in 1980. Counter insurgency specialist Well known as a counter insurgency specialist in the Army, Naravane, in his 37 years of service has served in many Command and Staff appointments, in Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Northeast. He was also a part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPFK) in Sri Lanka. Naravane’s shift to the Eastern Army came at a crucial time when insurgents were <a href="https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/10/01/naravane-takes-charge-of-eastern-command-as-army-faces-credibility-crisis.html">reportedly</a> regrouping in neighbouring Myanmar. He was given the charge probably because Naravane was the Inspector General of Assam Rifles (North) in Nagaland --- which looks after the Indo-Myanmar border. He had also commanded the eastern brigade of the infantry. Naravane commanding the Eastern Command became more significant because he commanded the Strikes Corps of the Indian Army and was the <keyword id="32733" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Defence">Indian Defence</keyword> Attache in Myanmar. He was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army <keyword id="695871" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Training-Command">Training Command</keyword> prior to heading the Eastern Command. The General has served as an instructor at the Army War College, Mhow. He was decorated with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2017, and the Sena Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal in 2015. The General holds a Masters Degree in Defence Studies from Chennai University, an M.Phil in Defence and Management Studies from DAVV, Indore. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. from Punjabi University, Patiala.

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<ul><li>In September 2018, India’s Supreme Court struck down <keyword id="6362797" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="section-377">Section 377</keyword> and Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, two colonial era law that had criminalised homosexuality and adultery. </li><li>At an annual press conference today, India’s <keyword id="15350" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Army">Army</keyword> Chief, <keyword id="2496903" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bipin-Rawat">Bipin Rawat</keyword>, said that the rulings would not apply to the country’s soldiers, citing the conservative nature of the <keyword id="6359526" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="military">military</keyword> establishment. </li><li>He further explained that once a person joins the Indian army, they aren’t necessarily subject to the same rights and privileges, saying “Some things are different for us.”</li></ul> In September 2018, a five-bench judge of India’s Supreme Court <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/section-377-verdict-indias-top-court-decriminalises-homosexuality-in-landmark-verdict/articleshow/65697010.cms">struck down Section 377</a> of the Indian Penal Code, a colonial era law from 1861 that had criminalised homosexuality and called it “unnatural.” In the same month, the apex court also scrapped Section 497 of the IPC, which banned adultery between consenting partners. Both these verdicts got India international praise. For example, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, called the verdict on Section 377 a "landmark" judgment, explaining it would herald “vital changes.” However, the Indian army won’t abide by any of these. At an annual press conference today, India’s Army Chief, Bipin Rawat, didn’t mince any words about how the ruling applied to the country’s soldiers. “We will not allow this to happen in the Army," Rawat <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/wont-allow-gay-sex-in-the-army-says-chief-general-rawat-1975706">clarified</a>, citing the conservative nature of the military establishment. When pressed on the soldiers’ right to freedom, he further explained that once a person joins the Indian army, they aren’t necessarily subject to the same rights and privileges, saying “Some things are different for us.” At the time, however, there were <a href="https://theprint.in/security/indian-army-is-worried-now-that-men-can-legally-have-sex-with-other-men/113644/">some doubts</a> as to whether the Indian Army would subscribe to the order, given that same-sex relations are implicitly banned by the Armed Forces Act under the guise of “civil offences” or “unbecoming conduct.” Rawat isn’t alone since other countries, especially in Asia, have banned <keyword id="6464875" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="gay">gay</keyword> sex in the Army. However, he risks undermining a law that stands to revolutionise the country’s approach to individual freedom. On the other hand, a <a href="https://www.npr.org/2010/12/07/131857684/how-gay-soldiers-serve-openly-around-the-world">number of countries</a> around the world allow openly gay people to serve in the military such as the UK, Israel, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Chile, Brazil and the US, which lifted the ban <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/20/us-military-lifts-ban-gay-troops">as recently as 2011</a>. While it is obvious that Rawat did not want to shake up the ethos and belief structure of a 114-year old institution, one can’t help thinking that his views seem a bit antiquated.

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<keyword id="150671" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="chief-of-defence-staff">Chief of Defence Staff</keyword> General <keyword id="2496903" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bipin-Rawat">Bipin Rawat</keyword> said on Monday that if diplomatic talks with China over the border issue fail, then military options are on the table. "The military option to deal with the transgressions by the Chinese is still on but will be considered only if the talks at the diplomatic and military level fail," said General Bipin Rawat. He however, refused to share what military options India is looking upon. The Chinese <keyword id="6358624" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="peoples-liberation-army">People's Liberation Army</keyword> (PLA) troops are sitting at various disputed and friction points along the <keyword id="49399" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Line-of-Actual-Control">Line of Actual Control</keyword> (LAC). They have refused to disengage since mid-July and have started construction work on those disputed junctions. Apart from that they have been raising unacceptable points before India. To deal with the emerging situation, Defence Minister <keyword id="6355121" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajnath-Singh">Rajnath Singh</keyword> on Saturday held a meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the top military brass to discuss the situation at the border with China. Talks between India and China remain deadlocked. India has to move around three additional formations to reinforce the border. Singh held the review meeting with Doval, Rawat and the three service chiefs on the prevailing situation at the LAC in Eastern Ladakh where Chinese troops are still camping. "The meeting happened for almost one-and-a-half-hours in South Block," said a source. The de-escalation of troops at the LAC has stopped for now as the disengagement talks between India and China have hit a roadblock. China has refused to move back from its present military position north of the Pangong Tso and Depsang. The PL) has refused to pull back eastwards from the 8-km stretch it has occupied from Finger-4 to Finger-8 by building scores of new fortifications there since early May. The mountain spurs jutting into the lake are referred to as Fingers in military parlance. China has also increased its troop deployment at Lipulekh, the place that became a trigger for strained relations between New Delhi and Kathmandu. Lipulekh is a tri-junction between India, Nepal and China situated atop the Kalapani Valley. China has changed the status quo on the LAC at various places. India has objected to it and is taking up the matter with China at all levels. Both the countries are locked in a more than three-month-long standoff at multiple points, hitherto unprecedented, along the border. During the meeting, it was also discussed that Beijing has started troop and material build-up in depth areas across the 3,488-km LAC. India has found that China has deployed troops, artillery and armour in three sectors of the LAC -- western (Ladakh), middle (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh) and eastern (Sikkim, Arunachal). SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/india/news/from-priyanka-gandhi-vadra-to-manmohan-singh-these-are-the-stated-views-of-congress-working-committee-members-on-sonia-gandhis-resignation/slidelist/77713740.cms">From Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to Manmohan Singh, these are the stated views of Congress Working Committee members on Sonia Gandhi's resignation</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/india/news/congress-working-committee-cwc-meeting-updates-decision-on-congress-new-president-sonia-gandhi-or-rahul-gandhi/articleshow/77717675.cms">Sonia Gandhi offers to quit, Manmohan Singh holds her back and Rahul Gandhi questions party leaders — the CWC meeting reveals the cracks in Congress</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/cognizant-says-it-will-spend-2-7-crore-to-restore-sebakkam-lake-and-help-natural-marshland-pallikaranai-wetland/articleshow/77716094.cms">Cognizant says it will spend ₹2.7 crore to restore one of India's last natural marshlands in Chennai</a>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Associated PressT-14 main battle tank.</div></div></div><ul><li>Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat is currently on an official visit to Russia, where he will discuss <keyword id="6354810" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="defense">defense</keyword> deals worth over $10 billion.</li><li>One of the topics of conversation will be the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russias-t-14-armata-tanks-everything-we-know-about-the-new-platform-2018-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T-14 Armata battle tank</a> and other platforms part of the Armata universal chassis system.</li><li>But a US law known as the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act could throw a wrench in any future deals.</li></ul>Russia may have a major buyer interested in its next generation <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russias-t-14-armata-tanks-everything-we-know-about-the-new-platform-2018-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T-14 Armata battle tank</a>. Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat is currently on an official visit to Russia, where he will tour several military facilities and discuss defense deals worth over $10 billion, according to Russian and Indian media. One of the topics of conversation will be the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russias-t-14-armata-tanks-everything-we-know-about-the-new-platform-2018-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T-14 Armata battle tank</a> and other platforms part of the Armata universal chassis system, <a href="https://thediplomat.com/2018/10/will-india-procure-russias-t-14-armata-main-battle-tank/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Diplomat, which cited Indian defense sources. Russia's <a href="http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/armata.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Armata Universal Combat Platform</a> is based on a single chassis that can be used for other Armata vehicles, such as the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russias-t-14-armata-tanks-everything-we-know-about-the-new-platform-2018-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T-14 tank</a>, the T-15 (or Terminator 3) Infantry fighting vehicle and the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-howitzer-shoots-farther-than-any-nato-gun-2017-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled howitzer</a>.In November 2017, India announced it was looking for 1,770 combat vehicles to replace its aging arsenal of Soviet armored vehicles, made up mostly of Soviet T-72s tanks.New Delhi plans to build whichever vehicles it ends up choosing in India with help from the manufacturer. But a US law known as the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which President Donald Trump signed last August, could throw a wrench in any future deals. CAATSA sanctions any country trading with Russia's defense and intelligence sectors, but sanctions could be avoided by a new <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/r-us-opens-way-for-india-to-escape-sanctions-over-russia-arms-imports-2018-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">provision in the National Defense Authorization Act that allows the president to exempt sanctions on any purchases</a>. Initially, Moscow said it would put 2,300 T-14s into service by 2020, but has massively scaled back procurements due to budget constraints. Moscow signed a contract for 132 T-14 and T-15 platforms in late August, with the first nine getting delivered in 2018, and the rest by 2021, Russian state-owned media outlet TASS reported. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/is-activated-charcoal-safe-for-eat-drink-teeth-whitening-2018-9">What activated charcoal actually does to your body</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

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<ul><li>The Indian army has revised its policy for the purchase of four wheelers from the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) which sets vehicle purchasing limit at ₹12 lakh for officers. </li><li><keyword id="3969981" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="General-Bipin-Rawat">General Bipin Rawat</keyword>, attributed the decision to budgetary constraints and step to bring parity among Commissioned Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) and other ranks (ORs). </li><li>The new ceiling has also set the engine limit for officers at 2500 CC and for JCOs and other ranks at 1400 CC. </li></ul>Indian army Junior Commissioned officers and other rank jawans are set to gain from the new policy of the Indian army on the purchase of four wheelers from Canteen Stores Department (CSD). Earlier there was no limit on the purchase of four wheelers from the CSD canteens, but the new rules have set a limit due to which expenditure on cars more than ₹12 lakh, excluding GST is no more permissible for the officers. The new expenditure limit for Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO) and jawans of other ranks ₹6.5 lakh including GST. Speaking at a seminar of retiring officers, on June 27 the Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said that the policy changes are going to bring parity in the opportunities to use the CSD facility to buy four wheelers among officers and not just officers, <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/price-ceiling-on-the-purchase-of-four-wheelers-from-csd-due-to-budgetary-constraint-army-chief/articleshow/69968031.cms">reported the Economic Times</a>. Explaining the reason for the policy changes, General Rawat said that the Parliament sanctions a fixed amount for CSD under miscellaneous heads for buying essential items to be provided to the army personnel including four wheelers, and high value car purchases by officers leaves less opportunities for JCOs and other ranks. The <a href="https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=eE5gXwRZLNFCokYZlobZWw==&amp;ParentID=x9XdWbgX/9flpihdvNGPLw==">Quartermaster General’s branch</a> of the Indian army, which is responsible for planning, provisioning and issue of supplies to the Army, last month, issued an order that placed restrictions on the expenditure and capacity of the cars that can now be purchased from the canteen. The new orders started functioning from June 1. The new policy The new rules Restrictions over capacity of the engines have also been applied. Commissioned officers at most can buy cars with 2500 CC, whereas for JCOs and other ranks the limit is 1400 CC. Junior commissioned officers (JCOs) and jawans, will now be allowed to buy a four wheeler once in service and once after retirement. The time in between purchases is reduced from ten to eight years. This will further benefit non-commissioned officers who have high aspirations to buy four wheelers, <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/price-ceiling-on-the-purchase-of-four-wheelers-from-csd-due-to-budgetary-constraint-army-chief/articleshow/69968031.cms">as per reports</a>. The policy has also made changes in the frequency of the purchases. Officers can now buy two cars in eight years which was four years before the order was issued. “Earlier they could buy any top vehicle model they wanted. Now, they can’t. And the frequency of buying still remains the same for them, except for the gap between two vehicle purchases,” said an official. The official also said that the decision on placing a price ceiling was taken in view of the ‘larger picture’. The government provides 50% GST rebate on all CSD items once price negotiations are complete which provides the army personnel with cash saving benefits. “The chief had also said that if someone has the capability to buy a luxury car, then he can do it from the civil market,” another official said.

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<ul><li>Indian Army is planning to raise three new integrated battle groups (IBG’s) along the border with Pakistan. </li><li>The plan was discussed in the Army commander’s conference in October, 2018 and now awaits Defence Ministry’s final approval. </li><li>The Indian army plans to raise similar IBG units along China border. </li></ul>Enhancing its battle readiness and capabilities for swifter action along the borders with Pakistan and China, the Indian army is planning to raise its first ever Integrated Battle Groups (IBG’s). The army is reportedly finalizing the project and approached the Defence Ministry for approval. Army headquarters have already approved the plan. "The Indian Army has carried out successful test of the new integrated battle group concept which will be a battle formation with heavy firepower including armoured, infantry and all other war fighting capabilities. We are going to raise three of these formations by October this year," the Army said as per <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-army-to-raise-3-battle-formations-along-pakistan-border-by-october-1551896-2019-06-19">reports</a>. In a first, three integrated battle groups are going to be raised along the borders of Pakistan. The plan will further be extended to the <keyword id="152408" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="McMahon-line">McMahon Line</keyword> as well. Swift mobilisation The integrated battle groups will aid swifter troop and equipment mobilization into the enemy territory. It could be done at a short notice -- even before the enemy gets ready to tackle the thrust. The IBG’s are a part of Army Chief General <keyword id="2496903" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bipin-Rawat">Bipin Rawat</keyword>’s initiatives to reorganise and right-size the operational structure. They integrate different components of the Army like artillery guns, tanks, air defence and logistical elements, says <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/army-to-raise-new-battle-formations-along-pakistan-border-by-october/articleshow/69855566.cms">Economic Times</a>. Efforts are also underway for better synergy between the Army, Navy and the Air Force.

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