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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar landed in Abu Dhabi early on April 18 – just a day after his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi had reached Dubai. Jaishankar had a meeting with Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on April 18. Qureshi too travelled from Dubai to Abu Dhabi the next morning and met Sheikh Abdullah in the evening.
The visits of Jaishankar and Qureshi to the United Arab Emirates around the same time fuelled speculation about the Emirati Government’s behind-the-scenes efforts to bring the two South Asian neighbours back on the table of negotiation. Qureshi did lend credence to the speculation, as he told ‘Gulf News’ during an interview that the representatives of India and Pakistan had “sittings” in the UAE. Neither Jaishankar, nor the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi confirmed or denied it.
Lt Gen BS Raju hands over command of 15 Corps
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Srinagar, March 17 : Lt. General B.S. Raju has handed over the command of the strategic Kashmir-based 15 Corps to Lt. General D.P. Pandey, the army said in a statement on Wednesday.
Lt. Gen. Raju will be the new Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army.
The General commanded the 15 Corps in tough phase in 2020 when the valley was confronted with the twin challenges of terrorism and Covid-19.
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Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey took charge of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps on Wednesday. He replaced Lieutenant General BS Raju as the 50th General-Officer-Commanding (GOC) of the unit.
As Lt Gen Raju stepped down from the post on Wednesday, the Army lauded his efforts in tackling militancy in the Valley.
“Lt Gen Raju’s tenure over the last one year was defined by an improved security environment both along the Line of Control (LoC) and in Kashmir,” an Army statement read.
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In a statement to news agency KNO, the General commanded the Corps in a critical phase in 2020 where Kashmir was confronted with the twin challenges of militancy and COVID-19.
“Lt Gen Raju’s tenure over the last one year is defined by an improved security environment prevailing both on the Line of Control and in Kashmir. With the civil administration and security forces synergising their efforts to bring normalcy back to Kashmir, militancy is on the decline with assessed residual militant numbers being the lowest in a decade,” the statement said.
Lt Gen Raju to be new DGMO, hands over command of XV Corps to Lt Gen Pandey
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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2021, 03:54 PM IST
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Having served as the Uri Brigade Commander, GOC of Victor Force (anti-militancy unit overlooking south and central Kashmir), and GOC Chinar Corps, Lt Gen Raju reinforced and institutionalised high professional standards and ethical conduct in combat operations, officials said.
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Lieutenant General B S Raju who will take over as the new Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) handed over the charge of the strategic XV Corps of the Army, which guards the Line of Control in Kashmir Valley, to Lt Gen D P Pandey on Wednesday.