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Sainik 1-15 December Covers In This Issue Since 1909 AwardBIRTH of President’s ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS Standard to 223 4 Squadron and 117 Helicopter Unit (Initially published as FAUJI AKHBAR) Vol. 64 q No 23 10 - 24 Agrahayana, 1939 (Saka) 1-15 December 2017 The journal of India’s Armed Forces published every fortnight in thirteen languages including Hindi & English on behalf of Ministry of Defence. It is not necessarily an organ for the expression of the Government’s defence policy. The published items represent the views of respective writers and correspondents. Editor-in-Chief Hasibur Rahman Senior Editor Ms Ruby T Sharma Joint Statement by Smt 6 A Special Campaign to Editor Ehsan Khusro Nirmala Sitharaman… celebrate Armed… 7 Sub Editor Sub Maj KC Sahu Production Officer Ramesh Ram Coordination Kunal Kumar Business Manager Rajpal Our Correspondents DELHI: Col Aman Anand; Capt DK Sharma VSM; Wg Cdr Anupam Banerjee; Manoj Tuli; Nampibou Marinmai; Ved Pal; Divyanshu Kumar; Photo Editor: K Ramesh; ALLAHABAD: Gp Capt BB Pande; BENGALURU: Guruprasad HL; CHANDIGARH: Anil Gaur; CHENNAI: T Shanmugam; GANDHINAGAR: Wg Cdr Abhishek Matiman; GUWAHATI: Lt Col Suneet Newton; IMPHAL: Lt Col Ajay Kumar Sharma; JALANDHAR : Anil Gaur; JAMMU: Col NN Joshi; 8 Dr Bhamre inaugurates 2nd... JAIPUR: Lt Col Manish Ojha; KOCHI: Cdr Sridhar E Warrier ; KOHIMA: Col 42nd ICMM World Chiranjeet Konwer; KOLKATA: Wg Cdr SS Birdi; Dipannita Dhar; LUCKNOW: 9 Military honours to two WW-I… Ms Gargi Malik Sinha; MUMBAI: Cdr Rahul Sinha; Narendra Vispute; NAGPUR: 10 237 Glorious years of Corps of… Congress on Military… 14 Wg Cdr Samir S Gangakhedkar; PUNE: Mahesh Iyengar; SECUNDERABAD: 18 NCC Gujarat at Beyt Dwarka G Surendra Babu; SHILLONG; Lt Col Suneet Newton; SRINAGAR: Col Rajesh 19 ASC Motorcycle Display team… Kalia; TEZPUR: Lt Col Sombit Ghosh; THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ms Dhanya Sanal K; UDHAMPUR: Col NN Joshi; VISAKHAPATNAM: Cdr CG Raju. 21 Indo - Kazakhstan Joint… 23 Proud moment for Attested… Published by: Ms Mattu JP Singh Addl DG (Media & Communication) 24 NCC celebrates its 69th… Nungsanglemba Ao, Director (PR) 26 Ex-Servicemen Rally held at… Directorate of Public Relations, South Block, 27 118 Young Soldiers join Ladakh… Ministry of Defence, New Delhi-110011 28 Territorial Army Half Marathon… Follow us on: 29 Annual Day Celebration in AFGJI www.facebook.com/DefenceMinIndia 34 Chakravyuh Regulars https://twitter.com/spokespersonMoD 35 Armed Forces Panorama Editorial Office: L-1 Block, Church Road, New Delhi-110001, Telefax : 23094668 Telephone : 23092768 Udaan School: Wings of Hope Email : [email protected] 30 E-in-C: ASCON-32078 [email protected] For subscriptions contact : Business Manager, Sainik Samachar, Telephone : 23092768 Subscription Rates: Inland (Ordinary): One Year Rs 100.00, Overseas (Surface Mail): Rs 450.00 Concessional (per year): Rs 20.00 (Applicable for dependants of service personnel & ex-Servicemen.) For all correspondence subscribers must quote their subscription number For more details visit our website: http://sainiksamachar.nic.in On front cover: A special campaign to celebrate Armed Forces Flag Day and encourage the public to contribute towards the welfare of disabled ex-servicemen, war widows & children of martyrs Award of President’s Standard to 223 Squadron and 117 Helicopter Unit he President of India and the TSupreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces, Shri Ram Nath Kovind awarded the prestigious President’s Standard to 223 Squadron and 117 Helicopter Unit during a ceremonial parade held at Air Force Station Adampur on November 16, 2017. The President’s Standards were received by Group Captain Prabhat Malik, Commanding Officer of 223 Squadron, and Wg Cdr N Batra Commanding Officer of 117 Helicopter Unit. was synchronized with significant and Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team. The ceremonial parade was commanded by Group Captain events of the parade. The parade Shri VP Singh Badnore Governor Tushar Vaidya. The President also was followed by a spectacular of Punjab, Shri Rana Gurjeet Singh, released First Day Covers of 223 display of precision and dare devilry Cabinet Minister for Irrigation and Squadron and 117 Helicopter Unit at by the Air Warriors Drill Team. The Power of the State of Punjab, Air the function. A Fly past consisting of grand ceremony concluded with a Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, Chief MiG-29, ALH and Mi-17 helicopters breathtaking air show by the Sarang of the Air Staff, Air Marshal C Hari 4 Sainik Samachar December 1-15, 2017 Kumar, Air Officer Commanding- in-Chief Western Air Command along with other senior Defence and Civilian dignitaries were present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Ram Nath Kovind President of India congratulated both the awardee units and complimented all personnel for the excellent Parade. He said that the nation is proud of the capability and competency of the IAF. Excellent performance of its personnel in International exercises, both at home and abroad, is indeed a glowing testimony to the level of training and preparedness of our Air Force. The Indian Air Force, besides safeguarding the sovereign skies of our Nation, has also been at the forefront of all humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations. The resilience and tenacity displayed by our valiant air warriors is a great source of pride for the nation. - Anil Gaur pix: Pradip Dasgupta December 1-15, 2017 Sainik Samachar 5 Joint Statement by Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Defence of the Republic of India and Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister For Defence of the Republic of Singapore he 2nd Defence Ministers’ the sidelines of the 11th Singapore- security threats, and in particular TDialogue between India and India Defence Policy Dialogue measures to collectively tackle the Singapore successfully concluded in January this year, and looked threat of terrorism. on November 29, 2017. It was forward to the successful renewal of Both Ministers also commended inaugurated after both countries the Army Bilateral Agreement next the progress made since the India- signed the revised Defence year. Singapore Defence Technology Cooperation Agreement (DCA) On regional security, both Steering Committee was set up in 2015 to further strengthen the Ministers reaffirmed the importance in October 2006 to launch joint longstanding defence relationship of maintaining maritime freedom research projects. Dr Ng expressed between the Singapore Armed of navigation and trade consistent his appreciation for India’s offer of Forces (SAF) and the Indian Armed with international law. India plays its test ranges and infrastructure to Forces. a vital role in the ASEAN Defence Singapore for the conduct of testing Of particular significance Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus. and evaluation for R&D projects. during this meeting was the Both Ministers also discussed Singapore and India have also conclusion of the India-Singapore Singapore’s proposal to expand made progress in defence industry Bilateral Agreement for Navy the Code of Unplanned Encounters cooperation, with the signing of the Cooperation, which will lead to at Sea to all ADMM-Plus countries terms of reference for the Defence increased cooperation in maritime as well as to establish guidelines Industry Working Group (DIWG) security, joint exercises, temporary for air encounters between military deployments from each other’s aircraft, in order to reduce the risk of in August this year. Both Ministers naval facilities and mutual logistics miscalculations. agreed that this would facilitate greater collaboration in aerospace, support. Both Ministers looked Appreciating India’s leading electronics and other areas of forward to the commemoration role in the Indian Ocean Region, mutual interest between the defence of the 25th anniversary of the Dr Ng agreed to India’s proposal Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral for continuous and institutionalised industries of both countries. Exercise next year. naval engagements in their Dr Ng expressed his appreciation Dr Ng expressed his shared maritime space, including for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appreciation for India’s continued establishing maritime exercises acceptance as keynote speaker for support for the SAF’s training in with like-minded regional/ ASEAN the 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue to India, covered by the Air Force and partners. articulate India’s vision for a stable Army Bilateral Agreements. Both Both Ministers emphasised Indo-Pacific region. Ministers welcomed the renewal of the importance of international - Mattu JP Singh the Air Force Bilateral Agreement on cooperation in tackling transnational Pic: GD Mehra 6 Sainik Samachar December 1-15, 2017 A Special Campaign to celebrate Armed Forces Flag Day Ministry of Defence to launch a special campaign to celebrate Armed Forces Flag Day and encourage the public to contribute towards the welfare of disabled ex-servicemen, war widows & children of martyrs ince 1949, 7th December is Sobserved as the Armed Forces Flag Day throughout the country to honour the martyrs and the men in uniform who valiantly fought on our borders to safeguard the country's honour. The Armed Forces Flag Day Fund was set up in 1993 to extend support to disabled ex-servicemen, war widows, children of martyrs and other such beneficiaries who need our care and support. This year the Ministry of Defense is organizing a weeklong digital campaign from 1st to 7th December 2017 which shall be celebrated as the Armed Forces Week. The campaign will endeavor to bring together the entire nation to express solidarity with the Armed Forces Personnel. encourage people to contribute send your contributions via PayTM number ‘8800462175’ & UPI code: The aim of the campaign is generously. Several cashless to generate awareness about the payment methods have been set armedforcesflagdayfund@sbi .To ‘Armed Forces Flag Day Fund’and up and made available. You can contribute using Credit/Debit Card or Net Banking log on to ksb.gov. in/armed-forces-flag-day-fund.htm You can show your sense of pride by wearing the flag representing three services from 1st to 7th December 2017. These flags are available at all government offices.
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