Tag: General Bipin Rawat

Second Chief of Defence Staff for India – Current Challenges and the Way ahead
Asia, Defence & Security, National

Second Chief of Defence Staff for India – Current Challenges and the Way ahead

One of the primary tasks of CDS is to restructure the armed forces into Integrated Theatre CommandsTheaterization helps in better synergy, optimal utilization of resources, reduce cost and effective battle response. Though the capital procurement is not with CDS, he plays a vital role in making forces adopt the culture of giving priority the domestic weapons and increasing self-reliance. Though CDS prime mandate now looks to be the Integration of Tri-Services, he has a lot of roles to be donned as Advisor, Secretary, Transformer, Facilitator, and Supervisor of the tri-services. The untimely demise of General Bipin Rawat, the first CDS in a helicopter accident left the nation and particularly defence services in a crunch. It can be recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi announce...
Indian Ocean Region is of geo-strategic importance and Race for strategic bases in the region to increase in future: General Bipin Rawat
Defence & Security, National

Indian Ocean Region is of geo-strategic importance and Race for strategic bases in the region to increase in future: General Bipin Rawat

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. Delivering the keynote address at the Global Dialogue Security Council, Gen Rawat said there has been a "race for strategic places and bases" in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) which is only going to gain momentum in times to come. The Chief of Defence Staff said an increasing number of countries are focusing on the IOR considering its geo-strategic importance. “Most of the countries in the region are seeking to reap the economic dividends through improved connectivity and harassing blue economy for which infrastructure i...