Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 17

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today told the top leadership of the Army that the force continued to hold a ‘strong image’ and asked it to ‘guard its high and professional reputation’.Stressing the importance of operational readiness at the Biannual Army Commander’s Conference in New Delhi today, he said effective conduct of operations was on the top of agenda.General Rawat’s words come around the time when certain segments are questioning the act of an Army officer of tying up a Kashmiri youth in front of a jeep to avoid stone throwers.The Army Chief emphasised that all systems were working well and complimented all those who are working on the ground. Notably, he raised the issue of non-functional upgrade (NFU), a kind of financial raise allowed to all civilian officers but the armed forces.Defence Minister Arun Jaitley addressed the Army Commanders and stressed the  modernisation of defence equipment was the topmost priority for the government.He complemented the military hierarchy saying ‘whenever the challenges multiply or their nature changes, the Indian Army has always outperformed itself’. The Army Commander’s Conference is an important event in the planning and execution process of the Army. To ensure due diligence, decisions are taken through a collegiate system.

Bishnu Shrestha, a brave Gurkha Soldier of the valiant  Indian Army ,

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