Saswati Sarma
New Delhi, August 13 : While addressing an event organised by the Ministry of Defence as part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ on Friday, Chief of Deference Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said that the Indian Armed Forces will take meticulous action against operations that may try to scathe the country’s unity and integrity.
General Rawat further stated that after attaining freedom, India was forced to boost the potentialities of it’s armed forces in the wake of attacks. He then affirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given directions to modernise the defence forces focusing on the country’s economic revival and on Human Resource Development.
To inculcate a sense of pride and confidence among citizens, the teams of the army will scale 75 mountain passes to mark this epoch-making occasion. They include Saserla Pass (Ladakh region), Stakpochan Pass (Kargil region), Satopanth, Harshil, Uttarakhand, Phim Karnla, Sikkim and Point 4493, Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh.