Delhi 15 January (KNB): The Army Chief General MM Naravane said that the sacrifice of soldiers in Galwan Valley wouldn’t go in vain and that Indian army won’t let anyone harm the sovereignty and integrity of the Nation.
While addressing Army Day function, Army Chief said that the last year has been full of challenges for the Indian Army and that there were unilateral attempts in eastern Ladakh and a befitting reply was given.
“To get the overall situation under control, talks between the senior military commanders took place eight times. On the ground of mutual and equal security and the attempts will continue”, the Army Chief said.
Despite the cold and challenges, the morale of troops is higher than the mountains there they are guarding, he emphasized.
Regarding the overall situation and operations carried out in past one year in J&K UT, the Army Chief said that Pakistan is still sponsoring militancy and making every desperate attempt to infiltrate militants into the region.
Complementing the troops for successful anti militancy operations, M M Naravane said that 300 to 400 militants are ready to infiltrate into this side and that people of J&K are feeling relieved from the menace of militancy.
He added that with various operations and heightened counter-infiltration grid, not only the enemy suffered a heavy loss but also the Indian army foiled the number of infiltration attempts.
As per the Army Chief, More than 200 hundred militants have been killed during the operations/counter militancy operations conducted by Indian Army close to the Line of Control (LoC).
Meanwhile, Indian Army carried out a live demonstration of Drone Swarming capability using 75 indigenously designed and developed drones, which executed an array of AI-enabled simulated offensive missions and close support tasks during the Army Dar Parade.
Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa’s taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Fransis Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949. (KNB)