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2020 16-31 January Vol 67 No 2 ` 5 SAINIK Samachar Indian Army : Nation First pic: DPR Photo Division The Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Mukund Naravane calling on the Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on January 13, 2020. pic: DPR Photo Division The DG NCC, Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra calling on Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on January 6, 2020. Since 1909 In This Issue Indian BIRTHArmy: ANNIVERSARY Ready for CELEBRATIONS full Spectrum of 4 Challenges and Conflicts (Initially published as FAUJI AKHBAR) Vol. 67 q No 2 26 Pausha -11 Magha 1941 (Saka) 16-31 January 2020 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 Ruby Thinda Sharma Senior Editor Manoj Tuli Sub Editors Sub Maj KC Sahu Sub Maj Baiju G Coordination Kunal Kumar Chief of Army Staff visits Biggest Ever Defence Business Manager Dhirendra Kumar 7 8 Siachen Expo - RM and CM (UP) Our Correspondents Review Preparations DELHI: Col Aman Anand; Gp Capt Anupam Banerjee; Cdr Vivek Madhwal; Nampibou Marinmai; Divyanshu Kumar; Savvy Hasan Khan; Michael JS; Azhagudurai; BENGALURU: Guru Prasad HL; CHANDIGARH: Anil Gaur; CHENNAI: M Ponnein Selvan; GANDHINAGAR: Wg Cdr Puneet Chadha; GUWAHATI: Lt Col P Khongsai; IMPHAL: Lt Col M Vaishnava; JALANDHAR : Gagandeep Kaur; JAMMU: Lt Col Devender Anand; JAIPUR: Lt Col Sombit Ghosh; KOCHI: Cdr Sridhar E Warrier; KOHIMA: Lt Col SK Sharma; KOLKATA: Dipannita Dhar; LUCKNOW: Gargi Malik Sinha; MUMBAI: Cdr Mehul Karnik, Himanshu Singh; NAGPUR: Gp Capt BB Pande; PALAM: Gp Capt Anupam Banerjee (Offg.); PRAYAGRAJ: Gp Capt BB Pande (Offg.); PUNE: Mahesh Iyengar; SECUNDERABAD: G Surendra Babu; SHILLONG; Wg Cdr Ratnakar Singh; SRINAGAR: Col Rajesh Kalia; TEZPUR: Lt Col Harsh Wardhan Pande; THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ms Dhanya Sanal K; UDHAMPUR: Lt Col Abhinav Navneet; VISAKHAPATNAM: Capt CG Raju. 10 NCC committed to groom youth into... Chief of Air Staff visits 12 CGDA lays Foundation Stone for… 11 NCC Republic Day… Published by: 13 First Ever Training of Women Military… A Bharat Bhushan Babu, ADG (M&C) 14 Indian Military Delegation visits China S Subramanian, Director (PR) 15 Medical Officer Basic Course - 228 16 Tri-Dimensional Expedition 2020… Directorate of Public Relations, South Block, 17 Special Clean-Up by Coast Guard… Ministry of Defence, New Delhi-110011 18 Indian Army ‘Always Victorious’... 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For more details visit our website: http://sainiksamachar.nic.in Follow us on: www.facebook.com/DefenceMinIndia https://twitter.com/spokespersonMoD https://www.instagram.com/prodefense/ Interview with COAS Indian Army: Ready for full Spectrum of Challenges and Conflicts Chief of the Army Staff, General Manoj Mukund Naravane in an exclusive interview with Sainik Samachar's Editor-in-Chief Mrs Ruby Thinda Sharma on the occasion of Army Day, 2020 in New Delhi. Indian Army has embraced many reforms in the past years. What would be your priority as COAS? The most important priority will be to ensure the highest standard of operational preparedness. Apart from that, the other thrust areas include force modernisation, making up critical deficiency of weapons and equipment, developing requisite capacities and infrastructure along Northern and NE borders, enhancing inter service jointmanship, security consciousness amongst our troops, enhancing human resource development, foster a congenial organisational climate and ensuring requisite welfare measures for ex- servicemen and Veer Naris. What changes do you see in J&K after the abrogation of Article 370? Does it bring any new challenges? The security situation in the Union Territory of J&K is firmly under control post removal of Article 370. The Line of control has witnessed a General Threat Scenario relative increase in CFVs and calibre The security situation in escalation. The surge in activities the Union Territory of J&K As widely accepted, our country faces a two front conventional along Line of Control by Pak is aimed is firmly under control post at abetting infiltration. Unprovoked threat as well as growing influence removal of Article 370. CFVs and infiltration are part of of adversary in neighbouring proxy war design of adversary in countries/ regions. China has grown parts of South Kashmir. order to foment violence and garner significantly in technology domain international attention on Kashmir There is a sizeable population and is actively leveraging the same issue. of young people in UT of J&K who against its competition. Instances Indian Army is conducting have valiantly resisted Pakistan’s of conflicts on territorial issues relentless proactive operations propaganda and are part of the in the region, active presence in and significant damage has been successful and peaceful journey. We Indian Ocean combined with rising inflicted to the adversary for acts welcome each one of them. of infringement of Ceasefire. The instances of Cyber Attacks is an situation in the hinterland has You have been the C-in-C indication of the same. stabilised by concerted efforts of ARTRAC. What are the Emerging Technologies Government machinery and security challenges we face as far as agencies. Restrictions have been training is concerned? Do you As the modern Armed Forces lifted and routine civil activities have think we need major changes are moving towards networked resumed. Agitations have decreased in our training patterns? What battle fields which in turn are actively and these are related to local issues. shall be your focus in bringing controlled by National Security The agitational dynamics is confined up the training standards of the Infrastructure at the apex level, the to downtown Srinagar and some Indian Army? emerging technical prowess not only 4 Sainik Samachar January 16-31, 2020 Development Roadmap which and conduct of troops from both AI, Cyber, Space, Quantum would involve training of selected sides has been cordial despite some Tech are few fields which manpower for various AI projects prevailing differences, differing are today shaping the being undertaken by the IA. There is perceptions of LAC on ground and future battle field. also an urgent need to establish a some friction in sensitive areas. high tech R & D centre at the level What is your opinion about women threatens the Command, Control of three Services to pay focused in combat? When shall we see the and Execution aspects of military attention to emerging tech of AI and first women soldiers in CMP being operations but also the overall Quantum Computing. deployed? What shall be the next national infrastructure on which the step towards getting more women comprehensive military power is There have been reports every now in the Army? based. AI, Cyber, Space, Quantum and then of differing perceptions of The Indian Army operates Tech are few fields which are today LAC between Indian and Chinese in extreme operational and shaping the future battle field. armies. How is it being addressed? environmental conditions. The Training Philosophy Post Wuhan Summit, both remote and difficult terrain nations issued Strategic Guidance to conditions preclude provision of Rapidly evolving tech threat their respective Defence Forces. The Scenario demands an appropriate aim of such a directive is to maint There is also an urgent response in terms of capable peace and tranquillity along the need to establish a high Development and training of pers. IA borders, locally resolve differences tech R & D centre at the has a well evolved training roadmap and not to allow difference to turn level of three Services to for achieving desired capable in into disputes. pay focused attention to fields of Space and Cyber Tech. We The Guidance has manifested emerging tech of AI and are presently evolving AI capability on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) Quantum Computing. January 16-31, 2020 Sainik Samachar 5 necessary infrastructural support. All Veterans have the right The presence of women in the The first batch of 100 to express their views & air their current environment would prove women recruits are grievances, like any other citizen to be detrimental. Therefore, it is presently undergoing of our country. To facilitate proposed to suitably skill and employ amelioration of grievances, Army women officers on select fields such training at CMP Centre and and the government has taken as, Image interpretation, Language School, Bengaluru. Women many initiatives. Directorate of interpretation, Air Traffic Controllers, recruits are likely to join Indian Army Veterans (DIAV) was Public Information/ Information and established in 2016 as a single point the units by February 2021. Cyber Warfare etc. contact for Veterans for their service We have already commenced related grievances and entitlements. feedback. recruitment of women in Corps of Veterans can approach the DIAV Military Police (CMP). Over the A total of 1700 women military for any issues they have about their next 17 years, we plan to induct police will be inducted into the pension, anomalies in personal 100 soldiers each year. As far as Corps of Military Police over a records, arrears etc and also for inducting women in ranks in other period of 17 years.