Warning that a “belligerent” China will continue to assert itself seeking to establish dominance in states surrounding India and in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat strongly pitched for jointness and theatre commands as the Combined Commanders’ Conference began Thursday.
Addressing a webinar organised by the College of Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad, before flying off to Kevadia in Gujarat for the conference that will also be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday, Gen. Rawat said India stood up against China in 2020 and “thwarted their nefarious design”. Read More…