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Armed forces are fully prepared to counter any challenges: Defence Ministry | Central Government on Friday clarified that Indian armed Forces are fully prepared, battle-worthy and capable to counter any challenges at very short notice, in keeping with the task assigned to defend the nation.
In a clarification given by the Defence Ministry in the wake of reports in a section
of the media regarding the Army not being fully combat ready, it said: "The modernisation
is a deliberate process and is progressive in nature, the deficiency of the military
hardware is reviewed at regular intervals and replacement of these are projected
after deliberation based on the operational requirement and enhancement of operational
efficiency keeping pace with modernization." "Projection of military hardware
requirements has already been made and these are at various stages of procurement.
The Defence procurement procedure is also amended periodically to ensure transparency
and effectiveness in procurement," it added. The Defence Ministry further stated
that : "The combat efficiency of the Army at no point be doubted as the military
preparedness and combat efficiency is the foremost and primary task. There has
been no compromise in this issue. The progress of modernization is monitored closely
at various levels to minimize the shortfall." |
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