Need Distinct Military Command Structure For Security Challenges: General Bipin Rawat

Talking about regional security issues, General Rawat said the Asian region has experienced rapid changes in the geopolitical and geo-economic landscapes with the rise of China.

India needs a distinct military command structure and a complete paradigm shift to confront the emerging security threats like grey zone warfare, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Friday, justifying the ambitious theaterisation process in the Indian armed forces. Referring to the drone attack on the Jammu Air Force Station, he said if such strikes impact India's national security, it should reserve the right to respond at a place and time of its choosing and in a manner in which it wishes to respond. In an interactive session at Global Counter-Terrorism Council (GCTC), a think-tank, General Rawat said the armed forces have developed a counter-drone mechanism but added that the country needed a very large number of such systems if it has to defend the entire strategic assets. He also strongly backed the proposed theatre commands integrating the capabilities of the Army, Air Force and Navy saying the restructuring was necessary to ensure optimal utilisation of their resources for future challenges wars and operations.