2019 1-15 September Vol 66 No 17 ` 5 SAINIK Samachar
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2019 1-15 September Vol 66 No 17 ` 5 SAINIK Samachar Pakistan has no locus standi in J&K : RM Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh laying wreath and paying homage to the departed leader and former Union Minister Arun Jaitley at his residence in New Delhi on August 24, 2019. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh meeting with Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Smt Anandiben Patel in Lucknow on August 23, 2019. In This Issue Since 1909 PakistanBIRTH has ANNIVERSARY no locus CELEBRATIONS standi in J&K, 4 says Raksha Mantri (Initially published as FAUJI AKHBAR) Vol. 66 q No 17 10 – 24 Bhadrapada 1941 (Saka) 1-15 September 2019 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 Raksha Mantri Visits 6 Raksha Mantri Reviews 7 Sub Editors Sub Maj KC Sahu Lucknow Functioning of IMAC and… Sub Maj Baiju G Coordination Kunal Kumar Business Manager Dhirendra Kumar Our Correspondents DELHI: Col Aman Anand; Capt DK Sharma VSM; Gp Capt Anupam Banerjee; Divyanshu Kumar; 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: Col Chiranjeet Konwer; KOLKATA: Dipannita Dhar; LUCKNOW: Gp Capt BB Pande (Offg.); MUMBAI: Cdr Mehul Karnik, Narendra Kumar Vispute; 8 15th Finance Commission Holds… NAGPUR: Gp Capt BB Pande; PALAM: Wg Cdr AR Giri; PRAYAGRAJ: Gp Capt RRM Visits Bangalore BB Pande (Offg.); PUNE: Mahesh Iyengar; SECUNDERABAD: G Surendra Babu; 10 Commanders' Conference at HQ.. 9 SHILLONG; Wg Cdr Ratnakar Singh; SRINAGAR: Col Rajesh Kalia; TEZPUR: Unit of BEL 11 First Recruitment Rally For Enrolment… Lt Col Harsh Wardhan Pande; THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ms Dhanya Sanal K; UDHAMPUR: Lt Col Abhinav Navneet; VISAKHAPATNAM: Capt CG Raju. 12 Attestation Parade held at Artillery… 13 United States Coast Guard Cutter Ship… Published by: 14 AWWA Day Celebration by Konark… A Bharat Bhushan Babu, ADG (M&C) 15 Ex-Servicemen Outreach Programme… Nampibou Marinmai, Director (PR) 16 Military Equipment and Band Display… Directorate of Public Relations, South Block, 17 Army Public Schools Celebrate… Ministry of Defence, New Delhi-110011 Editorial Office: 20 Flood Rescue Operations by IAF in L-1 Block, Church Road, New Delhi-110001, Gujarat and Maharashtra Telefax : 23094668 Telephone : 23092768 22 Flood Relief and Rescue Operations… Email : [email protected] 23 Armed Forces Panorama E-in-C: ASCON-32078 For subscriptions contact : Business Manager, Sainik Samachar, Telephone : 23092768 Rescue & Relief Operations by Defence Subscription Rates: Inland (Ordinary): One Year Rs 100.00, Overseas (Surface Mail): Rs 450.00 Concessional (per year): Rs 20.00 (Applicable for Forces During Kerala Flood 18 dependants of service personnel & ex-Servicemen.) For all correspondence subscribers must quote their subscription number On front cover: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurating Ladakhi-Kisan- Jawan-Vigyan Mela organised by Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) of DRDO at Leh on August 29, 2019. 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/ Pakistan has no locus standi in J&K, says Raksha Mantri aksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Raksha Mantri also said, RSingh has said that Pakistan Pakistan has illegally occupied has no locus standi in Jammu & PoK including Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir and it should stop making instead of speaking on Kashmir, it statements on the internal matters of should look into the human rights India. He was addressing farmers, violations the people are facing in security personnel and scientists that region. after inaugurating the 26th Ladakhi Shri Rajnath Singh said, by Kisan Jawan Vigyan Mela organised making Ladakh a Union Territory, the by Defence Institute of High-Altitude government has not only honoured Research (DIHAR) at Leh on August the public sentiment but provided a 29, 2019. solution to the people’s problems. Raksha Mantri said, “I would Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s like to ask Pakistan, when was aim is to bring ‘localised solution’ Kashmir a part of you. Kashmir was to the country’s ‘strategic areas’, he always a part of India.” added. Shri Rajnath Singh said, our Earlier, Raksha Mantri stand on Jammu & Kashmir has Raksha Mantri addressing farmers, inaugurated the ‘Kisan-Jawan- always been clear and added that scientists and Armed Forces personnel after Vigyan Mela’ in the presence of in February 1994, Parliament inaugurating Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-Vigyan Chief Executive Counsellor, Ladakh unanimously passed a resolution on Mela organised by Defence Institute of High Autonomous Hill Development J&K. Altitude Research (DIHAR) of DRDO at Leh. Council (LAHDC) Leh, Shri Jamyang Raksha Mantri lighting the lamp during inauguration of Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-Vigyan Mela. 4 Sainik Samachar September 1-15, 2019 Tsering Namgyal, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D & Chairman DRDO, Dr Satheesh Reddy and other senior civilian and Army officials in Ladakh. Shri Rajnath Singh also visited the experimental farm of DIHAR where technologies for production of quality organic fruits and vegetables were demonstrated. He inspected the greenhouse technology, soil- less cultivation technology, potato storage technology and growing melons under cold climatic conditions. Raksha Mantri said that the mela provides a platform for interaction between farmers, soldiers and scientists, perfectly imbibing the Raksha Mantri visiting the experimental farm of Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) of DRDO during Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-Vigyan Mela. concept of ‘Jai Jawan - Jai Kisan - Jai Vigyan - Jai Anusandhan’. towards strengthening the strategic 60 years of its establishment, a Appreciating the important role ecosystem of Ladakh. model on ‘High Altitude Survival’ played by DIHAR in connecting the Shri Rajnath Singh called upon that can help the Armed Forces soldiers and the society in Ladakh the scientists at DIHAR to develop, personnel to brave the harsh and region, he said the mela is a big leap within three years when it completes inhospitable conditions and keep their morale high. The Indian Army has the capability to become the best ‘High Altitude Warfare’ force in the world, he added. Raksha Mantri also appreciated the recent initiative of LAHDC to turn Leh into a certified organic district by 2025. He assured support from the Government in its organic mission. DIHAR was established in 1962 to meet the fresh food requirement of the soldiers deployed in the harsh terrain of Ladakh. Through the technologies developed by the institute, the Army is getting locally grown fresh organic farm produce. As a spin-off of the technologies developed, farmers in Ladakh are able to produce a variety of fruits and vegetables resulting in improving their socio-economic condition. - PRO Defence September 1-15, 2019 Sainik Samachar 5 Raksha Mantri Visits Lucknow aksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, visited Lucknow Ron August 23, 2019. As part of his call, he visited Headquarters Central Command and 11 Gorkha Rifles Regimental Centre. The visit commenced with the solemn wreath laying ceremony at Smritika, the Central Command War Memorial at Lucknow Cantonment. Subsequently, during his visit to Headquarters Central Command, the Raksha Mantri was given a comprehensive brief by Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command on operational and administrative issues related to the Central Sector. During his visit to 11 Gorkha Rifles Regimental Centre, he visited the training facilities at the Centre and also witnessed a demonstration on a variety of training activities such as para sliding, rock climbing and martial arts. He also had readiness of Central Command. He also expressed a Bada Khana with the troops where he interacted freely satisfaction on the efforts being made by the Command with the personnel posted at Lucknow and the recruits to ensure welfare and administration of its soldiers and at the training centre. He expressed his happiness and the veterans. confidence in the combat capability and operational - PRO Lucknow Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh paying homage at ‘Samritika’ War Memorial in Lucknow on August 23, 2019 6 Sainik Samachar September 1-15, 2019 Raksha Mantri Reviews Functioning of IMAC and IFC-IOR aksha Mantri Shri Rajnath RSingh visited the Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) and Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) located at Gurugram on August 19, 2019. He reviewed the functioning of IMAC and IFC-IOR. Senior Navy officials, including the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, briefed him on further enhancing the capabilities of the two centres under the National Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) Project. The NMDA project was launched in accordance with the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the Region). The IMAC monitors movement of more than 120,000 ships a year passing through the Indian Ocean. The cargo carried by these ships account for 66 per cent of world crude oil, 50 per cent of container traffic and 33 per cent of bulk cargo. Thus, IMAC performs a very crucial role in collecting shipping information, analysing traffic patterns and sharing the inputs with the user agencies. Raksha Mantri was also briefed on the IFC-IOR, which is a collaborative initiative by the Indian Navy in coordination with partner nations and multi-national maritime agencies to enhance Maritime Domain Awareness and Maritime Security. The Centre is likely to host International Liaison Officers from the partner nations in the near future.