{"id":3714,"date":"2023-10-08T12:42:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T12:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=3714"},"modified":"2023-10-08T12:42:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T12:42:23","slug":"iaf-must-be-1-of-best-if-not-best-by-time-it-completes-100yr-in-2032","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/iaf-must-be-1-of-best-if-not-best-by-time-it-completes-100yr-in-2032\/","title":{"rendered":"IAF must be one of best, if not best by time it completes 100 years in 2032: Air Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRAYAGRAJ: Air\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Marshal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>VR\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chaudhari\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>said\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sunday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ever\u00a0<\/span>vigilant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>face\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“new\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emerging\u00a0<\/span><\/span>threats”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reaffirmed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>IAF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>continue\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>defend\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation’s\u00a0<\/span>territory\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deter\u00a0<\/span><\/span>potential\u00a0<\/span>adversaries.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>His\u00a0<\/span>remarks\u00a0<\/span><\/span>came\u00a0<\/span><\/span>amid\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>eastern\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ladakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>border\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dispute.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Staff\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>current\u00a0<\/span><\/span>complicated\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dynamic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strategic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>environment,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fine-tuning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strategy,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>establishing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strong\u00a0<\/span><\/span>capabilities,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cultivating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>flexible\u00a0<\/span>mindset\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“prosecute\u00a0<\/span><\/span>future\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wars”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crucial.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>integrated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>combat\u00a0<\/span>power\u00a0<\/span><\/span>application\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>joint\u00a0<\/span>planning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“sine-qua-non”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>future\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wars\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>speech\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>airmen\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>occasion\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span>Day.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>added\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reform,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>become\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>relic;\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>innovate,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span>else\u00a0<\/span><\/span>become\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mundane,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span><\/span>transform,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>else\u00a0<\/span><\/span>become\u00a0<\/span><\/span>irrelevant.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>To\u00a0<\/span>emphasise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>significance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>air\u00a0<\/span>power\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shifting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>global\u00a0<\/span>security\u00a0<\/span><\/span>landscape,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“If\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>path\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>becoming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>developed\u00a0<\/span>nation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2047,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>then\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>IAF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>best,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>best,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>time\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>complete\u00a0<\/span><\/span>100\u00a0<\/span>years\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2032.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>On\u00a0<\/span><\/span>October\u00a0<\/span>8,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>1932,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>formally\u00a0<\/span><\/span>created.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>head\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>need\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>understand\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nuances\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>evolving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>air\u00a0<\/span>power,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>setting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>pace\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>preserve\u00a0<\/span><\/span>peace\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>if\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>when\u00a0<\/span><\/span>necessary,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>fight\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>win\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wars.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Mainly,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span>want\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>encourage\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>aim\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>excellence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>whatever\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>do.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>This\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cannot\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>discussed,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>insisted.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Marshal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>argued\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>favour\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“honestly”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>evaluating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>IAF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>addressing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>resistance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>change.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span>force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>structure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>create\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prepared\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>future.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>conditional\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sine\u00a0<\/span>qua\u00a0<\/span>non\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>future\u00a0<\/span><\/span>battles\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>joint\u00a0<\/span>planning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>integrated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>application\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>military\u00a0<\/span>power,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>predicted.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Without\u00a0<\/span><\/span>going\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span><\/span>specifics,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>IAF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>previous\u00a0<\/span>year,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>only\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“circumvented”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>obstacles,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span><\/span>turned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them\u00a0<\/span>into\u00a0<\/span><\/span>opportunities.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>added\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>current\u00a0<\/span>geopolitical\u00a0<\/span>environment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>given\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>chance\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lessen\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>reliance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>imports\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>developing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>indigenous\u00a0<\/span><\/span>capability.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>complex\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>dynamic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strategic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>environment,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>refining\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>strategy,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>building\u00a0<\/span><\/span>robust\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>round\u00a0<\/span><\/span>capabilities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>importantly,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>developing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>flexible\u00a0<\/span>mindset\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>prosecute\u00a0<\/span><\/span>future\u00a0<\/span>wars\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>prove\u00a0<\/span><\/span>decisive,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>quest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>becoming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>air\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>space\u00a0<\/span><\/span>force,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>recognise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>importance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>space\u00a0<\/span><\/span>domain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continue\u00a0<\/span>developing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>space\u00a0<\/span><\/span>capabilities,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span>addition,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Marshal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emphasised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>necessity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>develop\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“agile\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>adaptable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>air\u00a0<\/span>force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>provides\u00a0<\/span><\/span>decisive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aerospace\u00a0<\/span><\/span>power\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>furtherance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>national\u00a0<\/span><\/span>interests.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span>world\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>evolving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>quickly,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>take\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span><\/span>upcoming\u00a0<\/span>difficulties.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>combat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>new\u00a0<\/span>dangers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>maintain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>culture\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>discipline\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>integrity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>always\u00a0<\/span><\/span>alert.<\/span><\/span><\/span> “Our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commitment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>defence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>nation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remains\u00a0<\/span><\/span>steadfast\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>continue\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>protect\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>territory,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deter\u00a0<\/span><\/span>potential\u00a0<\/span>adversaries\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ensure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>safety\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>security\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>people.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Marshal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chaudhari,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>than\u00a0<\/span><\/span>just\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>military\u00a0<\/span><\/span>organisation;\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>serves\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>representation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span>unity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>willpower.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>past\u00a0<\/span>year\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>presented\u00a0<\/span><\/span>us\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>fair\u00a0<\/span>share\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>difficulties.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>am\u00a0<\/span>pleased\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>report\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>performed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remarkably\u00a0<\/span><\/span>well\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>aced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>every\u00a0<\/span>exam,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remarked.<\/span><\/span><\/span> The\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Marshal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>spoke\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vision\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>its\u00a0<\/span><\/span>doctrine,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>agile\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>adaptable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>air\u00a0<\/span>force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>provides\u00a0<\/span><\/span>decisive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aerospace\u00a0<\/span><\/span>power\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>furtherance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>national\u00a0<\/span><\/span>interests.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>air\u00a0<\/span>force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>understand\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>modern\u00a0<\/span>warfare\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exceeds\u00a0<\/span><\/span>conventional\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lines,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>multi-domain\u00a0<\/span>operations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hybrid\u00a0<\/span>warfare.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>To\u00a0<\/span>control\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>combat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>space,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seamlessly\u00a0<\/span>combine\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>air,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>space,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cyber,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ground\u00a0<\/span><\/span>capabilities,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>need\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>ask\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ourselves,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“What\u00a0<\/span>more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>do?\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Do\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>confine\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yourself\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>demands\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>present.<\/span><\/span><\/span> You\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>see\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>lot\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>done\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span>you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>look\u00a0<\/span><\/span>beyond\u00a0<\/span><\/span>today,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remarked.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>innovation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>become\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ingrained\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>DNA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>so\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>quickly\u00a0<\/span>respond\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>new\u00a0<\/span><\/span>threats\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>difficulties.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span><\/span>honestly\u00a0<\/span>evaluate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ourselves\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deal\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>resistance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>change.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>create\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>structure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>prepared\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>future.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Future\u00a0<\/span><\/span>battles\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unwinnable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>without\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coordinated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>preparation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>employment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>military\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strength,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>“Developing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unique\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tactics,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>carrying\u00a0<\/span>out\u00a0<\/span><\/span>realistic\u00a0<\/span>training\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>incorporating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>relevant\u00a0<\/span>lessons\u00a0<\/span><\/span>learnt\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>go\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>long\u00a0<\/span><\/span>way,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Staff\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commented\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Angiveers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>successfully\u00a0<\/span><\/span>admitted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>batch\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Agniveers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>subsequent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>batches,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>including\u00a0<\/span><\/span>women\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Agniveers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>currently\u00a0<\/span>undergoing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>basic\u00a0<\/span>training.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>highlighted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span><\/span>training\u00a0<\/span>curricula\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>seen\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>overall\u00a0<\/span>improvement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>training\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rigour\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>stronger\u00a0<\/span>focus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>self-learning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>self-education.<\/span><\/span><\/span> He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>described\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>exercises\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>IAF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>participated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>saying,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>year\u00a0<\/span><\/span>alone,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>participated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>eight\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exercises\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>friendly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>foreign\u00a0<\/span>countries\u00a0<\/span><\/span>across\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>globe\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>performed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>incredibly\u00a0<\/span>well.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(IAF)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>conducted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>substantial\u00a0<\/span><\/span>operations\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Syria,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sudan,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Turkey,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>airlifting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vital\u00a0<\/span>supplies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rescuing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stranded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>citizens.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>As\u00a0<\/span><\/span>first\u00a0<\/span>responders,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we’ve\u00a0<\/span><\/span>always\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>high\u00a0<\/span>alert\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dealt\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>emergency\u00a0<\/span><\/span>scenarios\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>arose,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Prayagraj\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hosted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Day\u00a0<\/span><\/span>parade.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Up\u00a0<\/span><\/span>until\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2021,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>parade\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>customarily\u00a0<\/span><\/span>held\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hindon\u00a0<\/span><\/span>airbase\u00a0<\/span><\/span>outside\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Delhi.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>After\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>event\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>moved\u00a0<\/span><\/span>elsewhere.<\/span><\/span><\/span> Last\u00a0<\/span>year,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>took\u00a0<\/span><\/span>place\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chandigarh.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The\u00a0head\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0IAF\u00a0stated,\u00a0“We\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0understand\u00a0the\u00a0nuances\u00a0of\u00a0evolving\u00a0air\u00a0power,\u00a0setting\u00a0the\u00a0pace\u00a0to\u00a0preserve\u00a0peace\u00a0and\u00a0if\u00a0and\u00a0when\u00a0necessary,\u00a0to\u00a0fight\u00a0and\u00a0win\u00a0wars.” “Mainly,\u00a0I\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0encourage\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0aim\u00a0for\u00a0excellence\u00a0in\u00a0whatever\u00a0you\u00a0do. This\u00a0cannot\u00a0be\u00a0discussed,”\u00a0he\u00a0insisted. The\u00a0Air\u00a0Chief\u00a0Marshal\u00a0argued\u00a0in\u00a0favour\u00a0of\u00a0“honestly”\u00a0evaluating\u00a0the\u00a0IAF\u00a0and\u00a0addressing\u00a0any\u00a0resistance\u00a0to\u00a0change.“The\u00a0force\u00a0structure\u00a0we\u00a0must\u00a0create\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0prepared\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0future. The\u00a0conditional\u00a0sine\u00a0qua\u00a0non\u00a0of\u00a0future\u00a0battles\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0joint\u00a0planning\u00a0and\u00a0integrated\u00a0application\u00a0of\u00a0military\u00a0power,\u00a0he\u00a0predicted. Without\u00a0going\u00a0into\u00a0specifics,\u00a0the\u00a0IAF\u00a0Chief\u00a0claimed\u00a0that\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0previous\u00a0year,\u00a0the\u00a0force\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0“circumvented”\u00a0obstacles,\u00a0but\u00a0also\u00a0turned\u00a0them\u00a0into\u00a0opportunities.\u00a0He\u00a0added\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0current\u00a0geopolitical\u00a0environment\u00a0has\u00a0given\u00a0the\u00a0force\u00a0a\u00a0chance\u00a0to\u00a0lessen\u00a0its\u00a0reliance\u00a0on\u00a0imports\u00a0by\u00a0developing\u00a0indigenous\u00a0capability. “In\u00a0this\u00a0complex\u00a0and\u00a0dynamic\u00a0strategic\u00a0environment,\u00a0refining\u00a0our\u00a0strategy,\u00a0building\u00a0robust\u00a0all\u00a0round\u00a0capabilities\u00a0and\u00a0more\u00a0importantly,\u00a0developing\u00a0a\u00a0flexible\u00a0mindset\u00a0to\u00a0prosecute\u00a0future\u00a0wars\u00a0will\u00a0prove\u00a0decisive,”\u00a0he\u00a0stated.“In\u00a0our\u00a0quest\u00a0for\u00a0becoming\u00a0an\u00a0air\u00a0and\u00a0space\u00a0force,\u00a0we\u00a0must\u00a0recognise\u00a0the\u00a0importance\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0space\u00a0domain\u00a0and\u00a0continue\u00a0developing\u00a0our\u00a0space\u00a0capabilities,”\u00a0he\u00a0stated. In\u00a0addition,\u00a0the\u00a0Air\u00a0Chief\u00a0Marshal\u00a0emphasised\u00a0the\u00a0necessity\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0IAF\u00a0to\u00a0develop\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0“agile\u00a0and\u00a0adaptable\u00a0air\u00a0force\u00a0that\u00a0provides\u00a0decisive\u00a0aerospace\u00a0power\u00a0in\u00a0furtherance\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0national\u00a0interests.” “The\u00a0world\u00a0is\u00a0evolving\u00a0quickly,\u00a0and\u00a0we\u00a0must\u00a0take\u00a0on\u00a0all\u00a0upcoming\u00a0difficulties. 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