‘Need To Be Prepared For War’: Rajnath Singh’s Message To Armed Forces

Lucknow: In a significant message, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh advised the country’s Armed Forces to remain “alert” because of an increasing number of challenges around the world.

The minister was referring to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts, and situation in Bangladesh during the maiden Joint Commanders’ Conference here on Thursday.

Asserting that India is a peace-loving nation, Rajnath said the Armed Forces need to be prepared for war in order to preserve peace.

He stressed on the significance of joint military vision and adequately preparing for challenges India could face in future wars. He also spoke about synergised, swift and proportionate response to different provocations.

“Despite global volatility, India is enjoying a rare peace dividend and it is developing peacefully. However, due to the increasing number of challenges, we need to remain alert. It is important that we keep our peace intact during Amrit Kaal. We need to focus on our present, keep an eye on the activities happening around us at present, and focus on being future-oriented. For this, we should have a strong and robust national security component. We should have fail-proof deterrence,” the Defence minister said, referring to ongoing global conflicts, at the conference themed ‘Sashakt aur Surakshit Bharat: Transforming the Armed Forces’.

Rajnath urged the military leadership to identify and include proper mix of traditional and modern warfare equipment in the Armed Forces arsenal.