New Delhi, Apr 15 (UNI) The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday congratulated Indian Air Force (IAF) for ensuring a timely and befitting response to the sudden developments in Eastern Ladakh in a reference to the recent face-off with the Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA) in Eastern Ladakh.
Speaking at the ongoing bi-annual three-day Commanders conference here, he advised the Commanders to draw up long-term plans and strategies for capability enhancement to counter future threats and appreciated the critical focus of IAF towards reorienting for the future.
Referring to changing international geopolitics, he observed that the perceptible shift of focus from Trans-Atlantic to Trans-Pacific has become more obvious in the recent past. “Changing dimensions of war would now include advanced technologies, asymmetric capabilities and info-dominance, and it was very important that the IAF’s preparations for the future must include these aspects”, Mr Singh said.