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NEW DELHI, Nov 3: With\u00a0<\/span><\/span>regard\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ongoing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>border<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dispute\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>eastern\u00a0<\/span>Ladakh<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>outlook\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emphasises\u00a0<\/span><\/span>respect\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>sovereignty\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>territorial\u00a0<\/span>integrity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nations,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>well\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>peaceful\u00a0<\/span>dispute\u00a0<\/span>resolution\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>adherence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>international\u00a0<\/span><\/span>law,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span>Staff\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Gen.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Manoj\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pande\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Friday.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>During\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chanakya\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Defence<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dialogue,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>General\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pande\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>expanding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>defence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wings\u00a0<\/span><\/span>globally\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>eager\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>increase\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>extent\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>magnitude\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cooperative\u00a0<\/span><\/span>military\u00a0<\/span><\/span>training\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>exercises\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>friendly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>foreign\u00a0<\/span><\/span>partner\u00a0<\/span>countries.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Examining\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>contemporary\u00a0<\/span><\/span>geopolitical\u00a0<\/span><\/span>upheavals,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stressed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>importance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>recognising\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“renewed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>currency”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>physical\u00a0<\/span>power\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>increasing\u00a0<\/span>importance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>national\u00a0<\/span>security\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>international\u00a0<\/span>politics.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>midst\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hopelessness\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shifting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>geopolitics,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span>Staff\u00a0<\/span><\/span>referred\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“bright\u00a0<\/span><\/span>spot.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Without\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mentioning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>specifics,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Gen.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pande\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>outlook\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emphasises\u00a0<\/span><\/span>respect\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sovereignty\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>territorial\u00a0<\/span>integrity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>nations,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>equality\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>peaceful\u00a0<\/span>resolution\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disputes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>avoidance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>use\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>adherence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>international\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rules,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>laws\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>regulations.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dedication\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>constructively\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>involving\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stakeholders,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Staff,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>“unwavering\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>enduring”\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>time.<\/span><\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>aware\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>place\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>developing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>international\u00a0<\/span><\/span>framework\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>military\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sphere.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expressed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>desire\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>expand\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>breadth\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>depth\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cooperative\u00a0<\/span>training\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exercises,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>well\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>interoperability,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sub-regional\u00a0<\/span><\/span>viewpoints,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>exchange\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>best\u00a0<\/span>practises\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>friendly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>international\u00a0<\/span><\/span>partner\u00a0<\/span>countries.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>declared,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>establishing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>defence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wings\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>new\u00a0<\/span>locations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>around\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>world\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>give\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fillip\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>defence\u00a0<\/span>cooperation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>outreach.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span>challenges\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>face\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>significant,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>so\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>opportunities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>collective\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wisdom\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strength.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>noted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>becoming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prominent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>voice\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“distinct,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rooted\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>ethos\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>effective\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>articulating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>concerns\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Global\u00a0<\/span><\/span>South”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>international\u00a0<\/span>scene.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“India,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>together\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>partners\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like-minded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nations,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shares\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shared\u00a0<\/span>interests\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>principles\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>democracy,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>human\u00a0<\/span>rights,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>rule\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>law.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>General\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pande,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>alignment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shared\u00a0<\/span>values\u00a0<\/span><\/span>creates\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>solid\u00a0<\/span>foundation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cooperative\u00a0<\/span>security\u00a0<\/span><\/span>efforts.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“Our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>initiatives\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bedrock\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>way,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>adding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>spin-offs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>these\u00a0<\/span><\/span>collaborative\u00a0<\/span>efforts\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>restricted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>security\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>transcend\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>economic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>realm,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>innovation\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>technology,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>capacity\u00a0<\/span>building,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>multilateral\u00a0<\/span><\/span>problem\u00a0<\/span>solving,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>diplomacy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>well.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span>Staff\u00a0<\/span><\/span>added\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>technology\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>changing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>war\u00a0<\/span>fighting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strategic\u00a0<\/span>competitiveness\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>geopolitics\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>never\u00a0<\/span><\/span>before.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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NEW DELHI, Nov 3: With\u00a0regard\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0ongoing\u00a0border\u00a0dispute\u00a0with\u00a0China\u00a0in\u00a0eastern\u00a0Ladakh,\u00a0India’s\u00a0outlook\u00a0emphasises\u00a0respect\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0sovereignty\u00a0and\u00a0territorial\u00a0integrity\u00a0of\u00a0all\u00a0nations,\u00a0as\u00a0well\u00a0as\u00a0peaceful\u00a0dispute\u00a0resolution\u00a0and\u00a0adherence\u00a0to\u00a0international\u00a0law,\u00a0Chief\u00a0of\u00a0Army\u00a0Staff\u00a0Gen.\u00a0Manoj\u00a0Pande\u00a0stated\u00a0on\u00a0Friday. During\u00a0the\u00a0Chanakya\u00a0Defence\u00a0Dialogue,\u00a0General\u00a0Pande\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0India\u00a0is\u00a0expanding\u00a0its\u00a0defence\u00a0wings\u00a0globally\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Army\u00a0is\u00a0eager\u00a0to\u00a0increase\u00a0the\u00a0extent\u00a0and\u00a0magnitude\u00a0of\u00a0cooperative\u00a0military\u00a0training\u00a0and\u00a0exercises\u00a0with\u00a0friendly\u00a0foreign\u00a0partner\u00a0countries.Examining\u00a0the\u00a0contemporary\u00a0geopolitical\u00a0upheavals,\u00a0he\u00a0stressed\u00a0the\u00a0importance\u00a0of\u00a0recognising\u00a0the\u00a0“renewed\u00a0currency”\u00a0of\u00a0physical\u00a0power\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0increasing\u00a0importance\u00a0of\u00a0national\u00a0security\u00a0in\u00a0international\u00a0politics. In\u00a0the\u00a0midst\u00a0of\u00a0hopelessness\u00a0and\u00a0shifting\u00a0geopolitics,\u00a0the\u00a0Chief\u00a0of\u00a0Army\u00a0Staff\u00a0referred\u00a0to\u00a0India\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0“bright\u00a0spot.” Without\u00a0mentioning\u00a0any\u00a0specifics,\u00a0Gen.\u00a0Pande\u00a0stated,\u00a0“Our\u00a0outlook\u00a0emphasises\u00a0respect\u00a0for\u00a0sovereignty\u00a0and\u00a0territorial\u00a0integrity\u00a0of\u00a0all\u00a0nations,\u00a0equality\u00a0of\u00a0all,\u00a0peaceful\u00a0resolution\u00a0of\u00a0disputes,\u00a0avoidance\u00a0of\u00a0use\u00a0of\u00a0force\u00a0and\u00a0adherence\u00a0to\u00a0international\u00a0rules,\u00a0laws\u00a0and\u00a0regulations.”India’s\u00a0dedication\u00a0to\u00a0constructively\u00a0involving\u00a0all\u00a0stakeholders,\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Chief\u00a0of\u00a0Army\u00a0Staff,\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0“unwavering\u00a0and\u00a0enduring”\u00a0over\u00a0time.“We\u00a0are\u00a0aware\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0place\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0developing\u00a0international\u00a0framework\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0military\u00a0sphere. 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