Conflict over the island of Taiwan will be a disaster for the people of the region and something we all must work to avoid: Gen Campbell @CDF_Aust Australia, with Chief of Staff @joinstaffpa, Gen Bipin Rawat, CDS India @HQ_IDS_India, @TimSCahill1 & @BBCYaldaHakim#Raisina2021
Geopolitics coupled with geoeconomics is seeking to reshape the rules governing the world order. This leads to conflicts and thats wht we are witnessing on our northern borders... we are witnessing a nation first approach...: Gen Rawat @HQ_IDS_India, @BBCYaldaHakim#Raisina2021
IAF is still exploring aircraft thy need to buy... We are not sure the US would like to share the tech... What the US has offered is the lower end of the F series... We will soon be floating a global RFI...: Gen Rawat asked by @BBCYaldaHakim if they r looking at F-35 #Raisina2021
They (China) feel they hv arrived. They hv superior armed forces because of tech advantage they have. Hv bn able to create disruptive tech which can paralyse systems of adversaries. So they believe that by some shove and push can compel nations to give in to their demands: CDS
China tried to change status quo by use of disruptive tech w/o using force n thy thought that India as a nation will succumb to pressure they are putting on us due to tech advantage they have, but India stood firm on northern borders and proven that we will not get pushed: CDS
CDS on Uyghurs: In India its believed every community irrespective of religion thy follow, caste creed n color of skin everyone hs equal rights. As 4 humanity is concerned world must stand together in ensuring tht people get their human rights. Its a call 4 int community to take
Nations wch developed disruptive technologies feel that they will be able to impose their will on other nations by saying that if you don’t come to my terms, I have other means of bringing you into conflict by unconventional means: Gen Rawat #Raisina2021@raisinadialogue
Nations are trying to become assertive... This is what China attempted to says its my way or no way: Gen Rawat referring to #LadakhStandoff#Raisina2021
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We have seen regular naval Chinese presence in Indian Ocean for over decade now. Their trade, energy all come frm their West. It wont b surprising to see thm coming into IO soon, as its said the flag follows trade: @indiannavy Chief Adm Singh on PLA Navy #Raisina2021#IndoPacific
.@indiannavy Adm Singh stresses on information sharing in #IndoPacific, coz info leads to awareness... Once we are comfortable in the white shipping, we must move to the grey shipping. Ultimate idea would be to be able to plug and play, he says with @raji143#Raisina2021
As far as military part is concerned, navies of Aus, Japan, US & India already enjoy a high degree of interoperability. If an opportunity arises, we have capability & capacity to come together in almost plug n play mechanism: CNS @indiannavy#Quad#Raisina2021@raji143@INDOPACOM
NATO SG @jensstoltenberg: Rise of China is a defining global issue which has implications for all of us, that #NATO cant ignore. It has positive implications... But we must be clear headed abt challenges, It is matching its military power with its economic power #Raisina2021
NATO SG @jensstoltenberg: China does not share our values. It persecutes religious minorities... We see new assertive moves by Beijing to challenge rules based int order. It is openly threatening Taiwan, coercing its neighbours and hampering navigation in SCS #Raisina2021
#Thread CDS Gen Bipin Rawat @vifindia webinar
Accepts there is capability differential b/w India & China.
"The biggest differential lies in the field of cyber. We know that China is capable of launching cyber attacks on us and it can disrupt a large number of systems": Gen Rawat
What we are trying to do is create a system wch will ensure cyber defence. We have been able to create a cyber agency within armed forces & each service has also own cyber agency, so that even if we come under a cyber attack the downtime of the attack doesn’t last long: Gen Rawat
We should be able to overcome that cyber attack and continue with our systems either through alternate means or preventive means through firewalls: Gen Rawat
#Thread@adgpi Chief comments at @USI_1870: The regional security environment is characterised by #Chinese belligerence in the #IndoPacific, its hostility towards weaker nations and relentless drive to create regional dependencies through initiatives like #BRI: Gen MM Naravane
The resultant Sino-US rivalry has created regional imbalances & instability. The rising footprints of China in India’s neighbourhood n its attempts to unilaterally alter status-quo along our disputed borders have created an environment of confrontation & mutual distrust: COAS
The ongoing dynamics in these neighbouring countries directly impacts the security environment in India’s North East: Gen Naravane @USI_1870
#Thread@adgpi Chief Gen Naravane at @OfficialCLAWSIN: Large platforms which were once mainstay of 20th century battlefield: MBTs, fighter A/C & large surface combatants, have been rendered relatively less significant in face of emerging battlefield challenges in newer domains
We have seen how the very imaginative and offensive use of drones in Idlib and then in Armenia-Azerbaijan, challenged the traditional prima donnas: the tanks, the artillery and the dug in infantry: Gen MM Naravane @OfficialCLAWSIN
We have also seen how disruptive technologies are now driving doctrinal cycles like never before. It may not be inaccurate therefore, to infer, that technology itself is steadily emerging as a core combat capability: Gen Naravane @OfficialCLAWSIN
#LadakhStandoff Gist of disengagement from Def Min Rajnath's speech in Parliament:
Disengagement at Pangong Tso in phased, coordinated and verified manner
PLA troops to move beyond Finger 8
India troops at Dhan Singh Thapa post, Finger 3
No patrols till agreed diplomatically
Agreement on disengagement in North & South Bank of Pangong Lake. It has also been agreed to convene the next meeting of Senior Commanders within 48 hrs after the complete disengagement in Pangong Lake area so as to address and resolve all other remaining issues: @rajnathsingh
#LadakhStandoff Chinese side will keep its troop presence in North Bank area to east of Finger 8. Reciprocally, Indian troops will be based at their permanent base at Dhan Singh Thapa Post near Finger3. Similar action would be taken in South Bank area by both sides: @rajnathsingh