Emphasising that the overall situation in India’s “immediate neighbourhood has worsened”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cautioned the armed forces “to be equipped to deal with all threat scenarios”, especially non-traditional threats.
“The overall situation in our immediate neighbourhood has worsened. The armed forces must be fully equipped to deal with all threat scenarios. Our troops should be trained to fight anywhere, anytime and under any conditions. Their ability to deal with non-tradit ...