Amid the border standoff with China, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat visited forward air bases in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday and interacted with soldiers of the Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Special Frontier Force deployed there.
He also visited forward most air maintained posts in Dibang Valley and Lohit sector of Arunachal Pradesh. General Rawat has completed one year as Chief of Defence Staff.
Complimenting the soldiers for the innovative measures adopted to maintain effective surveillance and enhanced operational readiness, he said that only Indian soldiers could remain vigilant under such challenging situations and they are ever willing to go well beyond the call of duty to safeguard the borders.
“Nothing can deter the Indian armed forces on remaining steadfast in their call for duty,” he said.
On the current standoff with China, last year General Rawat had reiterated that India has military options to deal with the Chinese on the…