As China Challenge Deepens, New Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi Talks Of Need To ‘Evolve War-Fighting Strategies’

New Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said he will be focussing on equipping the Indian Army with state-of-the-art weaponry. His challenges as Army Chief include China standoff & theaterisation.

General Upendra Dwivedi took charge as India's 30th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) on Sunday.

New Delhi: Laying out the roadmap for the Indian Army on Monday, the new Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, who took charge Sunday, said his endeavour will be to ensure soldiers obtain state-of-the-art weapons and technology, and to continue evolving war-fighting strategies. He takes the Army’s reins at a time when it has been locked in a difficult border standoff with China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since May 2020. “The geopolitical landscape is changing