‘The force has tripled its capacity since then’
After 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai, the Indian Coast Guard is a much stronger force today. Though the role might not have changed much, the force has tripled its capacity since then. Be it on the assets side, technology or manpower, said Additional Director General of Indian Coast Guard, Eastern Seaboard, V.S. Pathania.
Interacting with
The Hindu, on the eve of the Indian Coast Guard Day, he said from a modest beginning on February 1, 1977, with just seven ships, two small corvettes and five patrol boats leased from the Indian Navy, it today has 156 ships, 62 aircraft and over 20,000 men and officers.
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Lieutenant General CP Mohanty to take charge as Vice-Chief of Army Staff on Feb 1 ANI | Updated: Jan 30, 2021 23:57 IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 30 (ANI): Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty will take charge as Vice Chief of the Army Staff on February 1, relinquishing the command of the Southern Army on January 31, according to a release from the defence ministry. The General Officer is moving to Delhi to assume charge as Vice Chief of the Army Staff, the release said
In a farewell ceremony held on January 29, he paid homage to the martyrs by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial in Pune.
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When we think about Sikhs in India or its history, we remember the former Chief Justice of India, Jagdish Singh Khehar, the former Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and the former President of India, Gyani Zail Singh. Lt Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora, who led the Eastern command in the 1971 war as well as Bhagat Singh, the passionate freedom fighter are the few names that come to our minds. The history of India is rife with Sikhs who have contributed to the nation and brought glory to it repeatedly.
Sikhism has existed for 550 years and is the fourth largest religion in India which contributes to 1.7% of the population. Sikhs are also conspicuous in the Indian army, primarily because of their history as defenders of righteousness. The Sikh view rejects all social distinctions that produce inequities, including gender, race, religion and caste, the predominant structure for social hierarchy in South Asia. When one questions the left-wing, they