Indian Army

There were continuous reports of 200-250 Pakistani terrorists in launch-pads of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) waiting to intrude the border, according to Lt-Gen BS Raju, who heads the strategically-located XV Corps of the Army that is responsible for maintaining vigil along the LoC and tackling militancy in the hinterland.

Earlier in the month, General Naravane made an historic visit to Saudi Arabia and the UAE to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation. It was the first-ever visit by a head of the Indian Army to the two strategically important Gulf countries.

General Naravane will be meeting senior military and civilian leadership of the Republic of Korea.

After China made aggressive moves at the Line of Actual Control amid a tense situation, the Indian Army on August 30 occupied critical mountain heights on the southern bank of the Pangong Lake include Rechin La, Rezang La, Mukpari that were unmanned till now. This along with some other peaks now allows India to dominate Spangur Gap under Chinese control and also the Moldo garrison on the Chinese side.

Brig (retd) R.P. Singh and his wife Malti Singh (75) were found near the entrance door when it was broken by the locals and police. The incident is said to have happened at 9 p.m. on Friday.

During the tests, the third-generation, all-weather, fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) reportedly destroyed the target with extremely high accuracy in both desert terrain and rugged frontier hills—terrain that is similar to that of the Ladakh region.

Defence Acquisitions Council also gave the “Acceptance of Necessity (AoN)” for 11 next-generation offshore patrol vessels, 38 extended 400-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and ship-borne unmanned aerial systems for the Navy as well as around 40 new modular bridges for the Army.

The incident took place on December 10, but came to light when an FIR was lodged against the Colonel under section 376 (rape) and other relevant sections of IPC following a complaint by the woman's husband at the Cantt police station on Saturday.

Until recently, the fighting formations were mainly focused towards the Pakistan border as the Line of Actual Control remained peaceful. Heavier operational preparedness towards the Western border is evident as there are three offensive Strike Corps deployed while only one offensive Mountain Strike Corps has been raised for the Northern borders.