In the run up to Balakot airstrikes, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat very categorically conveyed to the top brass of the government that his force was fully ready to deal with any ground offensive by Pakistan and take the battle into the enemy territory, top military sources said.
Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and several other Opposition leaders on Wednesday condoled the demise of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others who died in a helicopter crash.