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Abhinav Mehrotra 
Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat (CDS Bipin Rawat) said on Tuesday that Indian military forces are operating in a very complex and uncertain environment and will have to increase capacity for peace in the region because if the military strength is not strong India’s opponents can take advantage of this. He said that India wants to share its military capability with the friendly countries in the neighbourhood when needed.
The Chief of Defense Staff was addressing the opening session of the fifth annual conference of ‘Bharatshakti dot in’, a portal on defense and military issues. General Rawat said, “Today we are working in a very complex, uncertain and unstable environment. There is a big, small war in almost every region of the world. So if we have to protect ourselves, our country, the integrity of our country and our people, then we need strong military force. “But then what are we saying that military force Should prepare for war? No. Military forces must develop the capacity to bring peace to the region. If we do not have strong military forces then the opponents will take advantage of us.”
General Rawat’s statement is important because India and China in East Ladakh have been facing a deadlock for the last six months. A series of diplomatic and military talks have also been held to resolve the deadlock between the two sides. However, no concrete result has been found.
A message was read at the conference, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Narendra Modi) referred to several reforms undertaken by the government to acquire modern equipment and new technology and increase synergy between military forces. In the message, Modi said, ‘We are moving forward with the collective resolve of the country to create a modern and self-reliant India’. In his address, General Rawat mentioned the challenges faced by the military forces in a difficult environments like forests, valleys and mountainous areas with altitudes of 6,000 to 6,500 meters.
General Rawat said, ‘Our Navy is stationed in the Indo-Pacific region, from where ships are the most frequent. They need to develop technology not only in the sea, but in the midst of the increasingly complex situation with working within the sea.
