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<ul><li>India’s top defence brass is meeting today to discuss the rising tensions along the India-China border. </li><li>The meeting will be between India’s Defence Minister <keyword id="6355121" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajnath-Singh">Rajnath Singh</keyword>, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General <keyword id="2496903" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bipin-Rawat">Bipin Rawat</keyword>, National Security Advisor (NSA) <keyword id="115253" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ajit-Doval">Ajit Doval</keyword> and three <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword> Service chiefs. </li><li>The meeting comes after Indian Foreign Minister <keyword id="491850" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="S-Jaishankar">S Jaishankar</keyword> met with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Moscow and expressed his concern against the heavy troop deployment in Ladakh.</li></ul><keyword id="10191" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Defence-Minister">Indian Defence Minister</keyword> Rajnath Singh is going to host a meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, and three Indian Army Service Chiefs at 11:00 am today to discuss the rising tension along the border between India and China in Eastern Ladakh. Yesterday, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Moscow, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. The two sides agreed on a 5-point plan to resolve the face-off in Ladakh, which has been going on for four months now. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="78031314" title="India-China border tensions are a part of mind games ahead of the meeting between the two foreign ministers, says former diplomat" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> “The two Foreign Ministers agreed that the current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side,” said the joint statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Arguing that the deployments had created "flash points" along the LAC, Jaishankar told his counterpart that the presence of such large concentration of troops was not in accordance with the 1993 and 1996 agreements. "The Chinese side has not provided a credible explanation for this deployment. The provocative behaviour of Chinese frontline troops at numerous incidents of friction along the LAC also showed disregard for bilateral agreements and protocols," Jaishankar told Wang. Armies on both sides are trying to take over the ridgelines — referred to as the ‘Finger Area’ — that outline the disputed border between China and India. <div type="image" title="finger area pangong tso lake" msid="78053309" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Disputed border between India and China along Pangong Tso Lake&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;Finger Area&amp;#39; in Eastern Ladakh&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> According to <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/india-china-standoff-live-updates-rajnath-singh-to-meet-cds-nsa-and-3-armed-service-chiefs-today-2867885.html">News18</a>, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has increased its build up over troops along Finger 4 in the past 48 hours. The Indian Army has responded with their own uptake in soldiers along the Finger 3 ridgeline. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77743778" title="Experts explain India’s 'military options' against China" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Less than a month ago, CDS Rawat told the press that India is ‘military options’ against China should things not de-escalate. (With inputs from IANS) SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-china-border-tensions-are-a-part-of-mind-games-ahead-of-the-meeting-between-the-two-foreign-ministers-says-former-diplomat/articleshow/78031314.cms">India-China border tensions are a part of "mind games" ahead of the meeting between the two foreign ministers, says former diplomat</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/indian-army-claims-chinese-army-tried-to-change-the-status-quo-along-the-lac-in-eastern-ladakh/articleshow/77845766.cms">India says the army 'thwarted' China's 'proactive military movement' to change status quo along Ladakh border</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/foreign-policy/news/three-reasons-why-china-showed-aggression-against-india-on-border-according-to-a-former-diplomat/articleshow/76462632.cms">China wants India to stay in its lane — three reasons why China is puffing its chest, according to a former diplomat</a>

Rajanth Singh, Bipin Rawat, Ajit Doval and three Army Service Chiefs to discuss India-China border issue today

New Delhi, India's Chief of Defence Staff, <keyword id="3969981" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="General-Bipin-Rawat">General Bipin Rawat</keyword> on Friday said the like-minded partners need to build "<keyword id="10415564" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="dissuasive-deterrence">dissuasive deterrence</keyword>" against China's attempts at establishing its hegemony in the Indo-Pacific region. General Rawat was speaking at the <keyword id="6707589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Global-Dialogue-Security-Summit">Global Dialogue Security summit</keyword> on 'Contesting the Indo-Pacific for Global Domination' organized online by <keyword id="10415563" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="global-dialogue-forum">Global Dialogue Forum</keyword> in partnership with Global Dialogue Review and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. In his keynote address, General Rawat said today India is "facing increased <keyword id="969118" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="security-challenges">security challenges</keyword> and the best guarantor to peace and stability is to have dissuasive deterrence." Though the Chief of the Defence Staff of <keyword id="9455912" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-indian-armed-forces">the Indian Armed Forces</keyword> did not mention India's ongoing standoff with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh for the last seven months, he alluded to the Asian neighbor in several references to the Indo-Pacific region. For nations like India, General Rawat said, the security of land and borders remains a primary concern. "Therefore, there is a need to develop integrated structures to ensure modernization programs to be undertaken by our armed forces based on the correct assessment of the nature of threats and challenges. In addition, we are also partnering with like-minded nations to ensure peace and stability in our region." "Our approach to security needs to shift from a unilateral mode to multilateral mode, which mandates increasing training, engagements with partner nations so as to fructify joint response in the future," he added. The US, he said, recognizes Indo-Pacific as consequential for its future, adding that similarly, Japan, Australia, France, the UK, Indonesia, and Germany also find the region of strategic importance to them. However, China's rise as a military and economic power has made the region highly contestable. Based on the challenges India faces as a rising regional power, he said, "We require structured a long time planning for capacity building and development of our defense forces. In a quest to building a stronger India, we need a peaceful and stable security environment." "We need to maintain strategic autonomy and cooperative relations with extra-regional powers, regional linkages. We need to build bilateral, trilateral and multilateral mechanisms like Japan, Australia and India (JAI), India-Asean and similar existing mechanisms to have the right balance in our strategic autonomy." Technology, he said, will play an important role in any nation's quest for supremacy, be it in the military or any other sphere of activity. Therefore, investment in research and development will determine the future course of action for any enterprise, he said. However, he warned, "Quest to acquire proprietary rights on technology must not deny benefits of development to the global community at large. It must, in fact, create linkages between the haves and have nots. Humanity must not be guided by profiteering alone but must consider an equal opportunity for growth for all." In the military, he said, technology must become the means of deterrence and not a source of destruction. "Technology must benefit mankind and not be used for destroying existing systems." General Rawat ended his address on a positive note saying that this is India's century. "Many across the world are bullish about India. It has the talent, demographic dividend, and vibrancy of culture," he asserted. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stocks-to-watch-irctc-hdfc-bank-tcs-tvs-motor-dalmia-bharat-ultratech-acc-ambuja-and-others/articleshow/79672813.cms">Top stocks to watch — IRCTC, HDFC Bank, TCS, TVS Motor, Dalmia Bharat, UltraTech, ACC, Ambuja, and others</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/best-smartphones-of-2020-in-india/slidelist/79675101.cms">Best smartphones of 2020 in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/reports-suggest-that-tata-adani-and-hinduja-group-are-interested-in-air-india-divestment-plan/articleshow/79675955.cms">Last date for Air India divestment plan nears — reports suggest that Tata, Adani and Hinduja Group are interested</a>

Army chief calls on India's allies for 'dissuasive deterrence' against China in the Indo-Pacific

<ul><li><keyword id="3969981" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="General-Bipin-Rawat">General Bipin Rawat</keyword> asserted that India has ‘military options’ at its disposal in case talks between India and China don’t ease tension along their shared border in Ladakh. </li><li>Brigadier Anil Gupta with the <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword> told Business Insider that military options can include everything from quid pro quo to full-fledged war.</li><li>International securities expert Sameer Patil with Gateway House believes that even though the scale for escalation is wide, India is likely to hit back with an all-out military retaliation.</li><li>With tensions at a stalemate in on the ground Ladakh, Gupta believes that if India retaliates it will be by way of air or sea.</li></ul>If talks with China fail, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/military-options-on-the-table-if-india-china-talks-fail-says-chief-of-defence-staff-general-bipin-rawat/articleshow/77718058.cms">General Bipin Rawat</a> believes that India has ‘military options’ at its disposal that it can exercise. However, experts don’t think that it will be along the existing hotspots between India and China in Ladakh. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77718058" title="Military options on the table if India-China talks fail says Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> “Military options are not theatre specific. Generally, you don’t use the option where the point of conflict is,” said Brigadier Anil Gupta, who is currently based out of Jammu, told Business Insider. According to him, the government’s directions to the army will depend on the level of escalation they wish to instigate. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77348400" title="Indian Army plans for the long haul as talks with China remain unsatisfactory" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> On the surface ‘military options’ include everything from quid pro quo to an all-out war. It can be carried out using the entire armed forces from the Indian Army to the <keyword id="15141" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Air-Force">Indian Air Force</keyword> (IAF), or the <keyword id="6355100" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Navy">Indian Navy</keyword>. “My best guess is that it won’t be an all-out military retaliation. It would be somewhat for limited action in the places where the Chinese forces are vulnerable,” said international securities expert <a href="https://www.gatewayhouse.in/author/sameer-patil/">Sameer Patil</a> with Mumbai-based think tank Gateway House. Military options get more difficult to exercise over time Military options were always at India’s disposal — from the initial Chinese incursions in May to the Galwan incident and even today. “The more you delay, the more difficult your options become,” said Gupta. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77646991" title="China increases troop deployment near Lipulekh Pass" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> According to him, the current points of inflexion along the India-China border will become the front to hold as the actual engagement occurs elsewhere — mostly likely in the arena of air and sea where China may not have the advantage. The end-game being to shift the centre of gravity of the operations. “We obviously want to score points where the Chinese positions are vulnerable, we don’t want to venture into places where they are at an advantage,” said Patil. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="76025347" title="India has no plans of backing off as the India-China border in Galwan Valley is up for debate for the third time" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> The situation between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) continues to remain tense. Despite at least five rounds of talks at Lieutenant-General levels, disengagement and de-escalation look unlikely with both sides getting ready to settle in for the winter. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/foreign-policy/news/three-reasons-why-china-showed-aggression-against-india-on-border-according-to-a-former-diplomat/articleshow/76462632.cms">China wants India to stay in its lane — three reasons why China is puffing its chest, according to a former diplomat</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/indian-army-is-loading-supplies-in-ladakh-fearing-the-worst-for-india-china-border-issue/articleshow/77122683.cms">India is loading up supplies in Ladakh fearing the worst as the Chinese army drags its feet on its way back</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/after-jio-swiggy-paytm-ola-and-byjus-and-other-startups-on-target-of-chinese-hackers/articleshow/77497819.cms">After Jio, India's unicorn startups are the top target for Chinese hackers trying to get their hands on Indian users' data</a>

Experts explain India’s 'military options' against China

New Delhi, India will have two to five theatre commands by 2022, Chief of Defence Staff <keyword id="3969981" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="General-Bipin-Rawat">General Bipin Rawat</keyword> said on Monday. He pointed that in the southern part of the country, India will have a Peninsula command by integrating existing naval eastern and eastern Naval command centres and the Jammu and Kashmir would come under a single be command theatre. The peninsula command under the Navy that will deal with maritime security should come in earlier as directive for a study is expected to be out by March 31. It would spread from Sir Creek in Arabian Sea to Sunderbans in Bay of Bengal. The study should be completed within three to four months and by the end of next year the command under one naval commander should start functioning, <keyword id="4020982" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="general-rawat">General Rawat</keyword> said. He also said that by end of the year a study for theaterisation or joint commands will be in place. By 2022 theatre commands should roll out. The number of theatre commands could vary from two to five, the CDS added. The Chief of Defence Staff is mandated to set up joint commands comprising the Army, Navy and Air Force -- in addition to two existing ones. There are 19 commands as of now and only two of these are tri-service commands. These are the Andaman and <keyword id="579051" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nicobar-Command">Nicobar Command</keyword> and the <keyword id="174799" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Strategic-Forces-Command">Strategic Forces Command</keyword>, which is in charge of nuclear assets. General Rawat added that there is an option of having either one command for China or two separate commands; one East of Nepal and another West of Nepal. Similarly for Pakistan, a separate command for J&amp;K is on the cards, while a separate one for the international border South of Jammu. While the Army and the Air Force have seven commands each, the Navy has three commands. It's felt that reducing the commands and making them function under one umbrella with representation from all three forces -- depending on the region and threat assessment -- will make the military more effective. China and the US function under this model, and there have been suggestions that the Indian military follows a similar tri-service command system. According to some of the recommendations, the commands can be reduced from existing 19 to 9 with a tri-service mix. This will also include the strategic forces command, cyber command and Special Operations Command. The Air Force will be the lead agency for <keyword id="2741154" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Defence-Command">Air Defence Command</keyword> that has already been announced. General Rawat said that March 31 the study will be completed and the report should be ready by April 10. The implementation order for the air defence command is expected by year end, General Rawat said. He also said joint training, and uniformity in procurement procedures will be a key priority.

Indian defence to work under theatre commands just like US and China

<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>

Military options on the table if India-China talks fail says Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat

<ul><li>India’s senior most armed forces official, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) <keyword id="2496903" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bipin-Rawat">Bipin Rawat</keyword> believes that China is capable of launching cyber attacks that ‘large amount’ of India’s systems.</li><li>He also revealed that India’s best defence right now is to keep outage time limited when a breach does occur.</li><li>This comes at a time when the threats from China are increasing in aftermath of the clash between the two Asian giants on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).</li></ul>Wars in today’s day and age aren’t found on the battlefield but in cyberspace. Malware is ammunition, hackers and cybersecurity experts are the soldiers, and what they’re fighting over is data. While things may have cooled down between India and China on the ground, the cyber threat posed by the Dragon is still very much in play. “China is capable of launching cyber attacks on us that can disrupt a large amount of our systems,” General Bipin Rawat, India’s highest ranking armed forces official, told reporters on April 7. Harvard University’s National Cyber Power Index currently ranks China second in cyber power. Meanwhile, India is among one of the <a href="https://idsa.in/system/files/jds/13-3-2019-evolution-of-india-national-security.pdf">most cyber targeted countries</a> in the world. And for China, India is the number one target. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77497819" title="After Jio, India's unicorn startups are the top target for Chinese hackers trying to get their hands on Indian users' data" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Chinese hackers have India’s power sector in its sights" comment="subhead" text="Chinese hackers have India’s power sector in its sights"><keyword id="149865" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chinese-hackers">Chinese hackers</keyword> have India’s power sector in its sights</cmsannotation> Not only does India not have any offensive capabilities on hand, its defences are not foolproof. “While we’re trying to create firewalls against cyber attacks, we’re quite sure that they [Chinese hackers] will break through these firewalls,” Rawat said. That doesn’t bode well for India’s power sector, which is currently in the sights of Chinese state-sponsored hackers, according to a US-based cybersecurity firm, Recorded Future. The most recent example of the extent of disruption an attack on the power grid can cause was witnessnessed in October, last year. India’s financial capital was left reeling for hours as a power outage disrupted services in Mumbai. The chaos was allegedly caused by a new coalition of Chinese hackers dubbed ‘Red Echo’ by Recorded Future, a cybersecurity firm based out of the US. The company believes that these Chinese state-sponsored hackers have at least one connection that is still open. The link is most likely in the network system of an Indian maritime port, although Recorded Future did not specify which one. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="75796403" title="Chinese hackers are using backdoors to gain unrestricted access to companies and governments — and it’s not about the money" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="India needs to integrate resources across the armed forces to face cyber threats posed by China" comment="subhead" text="India needs to integrate resources across the armed forces to face cyber threats posed by China">India needs to integrate resources across the armed forces to face cyber threats posed by China</cmsannotation> According to Rawat, a plan is already in the works to address China’s growing prowess in the field of technology. For it to be successful, he opines that resources across all three pillars of the armed forces — the army, navy, and airforce — need to be integrated. “What we are trying to do is create a system in which we ensure cyber defence. And we have been able to create a cyber agency, which is our own agency within the armed forces… Each service also has its own cyber agency to ensure that even if we come under a cyber attack, the down time and the effect of the cyber attack does not last long,” Rawat explained. However, compared to China’s cyber capabilities, India still has a lot of catching up to do. China has been preparing itself for the fifth dimension of war for over two decades, and, according to Rawat, India is still in the midst of figuring out what it needs to do. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="China has a long history of meddling with Indian servers" comment="subhead" text="China has a long history of meddling with Indian servers">China has a long history of meddling with Indian servers</cmsannotation> In 2008, Indian government officials told the <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/China-mounts-cyber-attacks-on-Indian-sites/articleshow/3010288.cms">Times of India</a> that Chinese hackers were trying to break down servers on a daily basis — this included targets like the National Informatics Centre, the National Security Council and the Ministry of External Affairs. Even then, the real gap between the capabilities of the two Asian giants was that India did not have any offensive system in place. More recently, since the Galwan Valley clash — which escalated into a long, drawn out stand-off between the two Asian giants along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) — the number of threats coming in from China has only increased. According to Singapore-based cybersecurity firm, Cyfirma, there was a 200% increase in cyber attacks from China between May to June. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="76534204" title="Spurt in cyber attacks from China, over 40,000 cases in 5 days" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Even though the countries are currently in the process of disengaging and repairing their bilateral ties on the ground, disputes continue to brew in the airwaves. 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The Chinese cyber threat is real — and India’s best defence right now is to keep its outage time limited

<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>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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If you are on social media, you must be aware about a jawan <keyword id="6390359" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="tej-bahadur-yadav">Tej Bahadur Yadav</keyword>, who posted a video online of the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=indian+army&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">living and working conditions</a> of jawans in the border. As the video spread like wild fire and ministers had to intervene, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=indian+army&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Army chief</a> general <keyword id="2496903" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bipin-Rawat">Bipin Rawat</keyword> said if <keyword id="15350" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Army">army</keyword> personnel don't use "proper, specified channels" to air their grievances they will be liable to be punished.II 
 "Proper channels are in place for jawans to put across their grievances...if they aren't satisfied with action taken, they can contact me directly," General <keyword id="6381658" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rawat">Rawat</keyword> during an address on Army Day today. 
 
"You will be found guilty for any action you take outside these channels and will also be liable for punishment," the General said. General Rawat first talked about the grievances issue on Friday, after a jawan, <keyword id="4058398" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lance-Naik-Yagya-Pratap-Singh">Lance Naik Yagya Pratap Singh</keyword>, posted a video on social media criticising the use of soldiers as 'sahayaks' or 'buddy'. 
 "I had written an application to the PM in which I said that soldiers, who act as sahayaks, should not be made to polish shoes of officers," said <keyword id="6361419" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Singh">Singh</keyword>, who's with the 42 Infantry <keyword id="50460" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brigade">Brigade</keyword> in <keyword id="45016" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dehradun">Dehradun</keyword>. He alleged harassment by superiors for writing to Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> about these problems. 
 Today, <keyword id="329590" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Army">the Army</keyword> chief said the use of social media to highlight an issue could have deleterious effect on "brave soldiers guarding India's borders." 
 
The Army says officers get '<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=indian+army&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">sahayak</a>s' for upkeep of their uniforms and weapons, as well as to act as their radio operators and "buddies" during combat operations. But parliamentary committees and other critics have slammed the 'sahayak' system as a vestige of the colonial era. They say officers blatantly misuse their 'sahayaks', getting them to do household work, walk the dogs and take kids to school. 
 The Army, on its part, has already asked the government to examine whether "non-combatants" should replace soldiers as 'sahayaks' in peace-time locations, while pressing for the system to continue in field and forward areas, said <keyword id="3970926" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="gen-rawat">Gen Rawat</keyword> late last week. 
 
But using social media to air grievances isn't ideal, Rawat said. It can be a "<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=indian+army&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">two-sided" weapon</a> which can be used favourably but also has "a detrimental effect", he said. The Army already has an "excellent" grievances redressal system that will now be topped by his "suggestions-cum-grievances" boxes, said the new Army chief. 
 
The Army chief said anyone, irrespective of rank or service, can use this mechanism to write directly to him. Assuring full confidentiality, he said the name of the soldier concerned will be deleted before any action is taken.

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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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<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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