'Wars Aren’t Fought Between Militaries Alone': Army Chief On 'Important Lessons' Concerning National Security
Army Chief General Manoj Pande emphasised the importance of making investments in military logistics to ensure the effectiveness of future operations.
New Delhi: Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Monday addressed the ‘Indian Army Logistics Seminar 2022’ at Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi. The maiden Logistics Seminar titled 'Samanjasya se shakti (Power From Harmony)' aims to provide a platform to strategise the smooth transition of Indian Defence Logistics into Self Reliance.
Speaking at the occasion, Army Chief General Manoj Pande emphasised the need of investing in strong logistical support for military for the smooth conduct of any future operations. He also focused on the global trends to underline the urgency attached to the issue by referring to the quick steps taken by the US, the UK, Russia and most recently by China in implementing efficient joint military-civil structures, news agency ANI reported.
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General Pande emphasised the value of self-reliance and readiness by stating that "wars are not fought by militaries alone, they remain a full nation endeavour. Wars put a country's ability to bounce back under pressure and stretch its resources. An appropriate example is the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has now lasted for more than six months.”
"Whilst military infrastructure will continue to meet the immediate and specific demands of armed forces, it is the civil-military fusion with the support of Indian industry that shall provide the bulwark for execution and sustenance of future operations,” he added, as quoted by ANI.
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Rapidly Moving Towards Jointness Of Three Services: Rajnath Singh At Army Seminar
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, addressing the same event said that logistics is a significant component of the domestic and international economy.
"We are rapidly moving towards jointness of three services," the Defence Minister mentioned, as per news agency PTI.
The defence minister added that logistics play a crucial role in how the military conducts various operations, just as they do for the nation's economy: “Today India is the 5th largest economy in the world and we're moving towards a 5 trillion economy. Logistics review and reforms needed today as per 21st century.”
“Jointness between the three services is a major dimension in the policy changes that have taken place in the Defence Ministry in the last three years,” the minister said.
Logistics is among the fields that benefited most from the jointness of services, he said, as per PTI.
Our effort is to have common logistics node so that resources of one service can seamlessly be made available to other services, the Union Defence Minister said.
(With Inputs From Agencies)
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