Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Manoj Pande speaks to media, after inspecting a Guard of Honour, after he took over as twenty ninth Chief of Army Staff, at South Block in New Delhi.
Highlights
- My utmost precedence could be to ensure high standards of operational preparedness, mentioned Army Chief
- General Manoj Pande additionally mentioned that he would concentrate on the continuing reforms
- Army chief was offered a ceremonial guard of honour on the South Block lawns at the moment
Newly-appointed Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday (May 1) mentioned his “utmost and foremost” precedence could be to ensure very high standards of operational preparedness to face present, modern and future safety challenges throughout all the spectrum of battle.
General Pande additionally mentioned that he would concentrate on the continuing reforms, restructuring and transformation of the Army to improve its operational and useful effectivity.
The Army chief was talking to the media after he was offered a ceremonial guard of honour on the South Block lawns, a day after he took cost of the pressure.
General Pande mentioned the worldwide geopolitical state of affairs is altering quickly “as a result of which we have multiple challenges ahead”.
“My utmost and foremost priority will be to ensure very high standards of operational preparedness to face the current contemporary and future challenges across the entire spectrum of conflict,” he mentioned.
The Army chief mentioned his pressure, in coordination with the Indian Air Force and Navy, will successfully cope with all doable safety challenges dealing with the nation.
“In terms of capability development and force modernisation, my effort would be to leverage new technologies through indigenisation and self-reliance,” he mentioned.
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Know extra about General Manoj Pande:
Gen Manoj Pande on Saturday took cost because the twenty ninth Chief of the Army Staff after incumbent Gen MM Naravane retired from service.
Gen Pande, who was serving because the Vice Chief, grew to become the first-ever officer from the Corps of Engineers to take the reins of the 1.
3 million-strong pressure.
Before taking cost as Vice Chief of Army Staff on February 1, Gen Pande was heading the Eastern Army Command that takes care of guarding the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh sectors.
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