Abdullah downplays expectations ahead of Rajnath Singh’s J&K visit

Abdullah downplays expectations ahead of Rajnath Singh's J&K visit

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah voiced scepticism on Wednesday regarding the visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to J&K, stating that he harboured no expectations from the visit but hoped it would prevent incidents similar to the recent civilian deaths in Poonch. “I have no expectation from his visit. Can he bring back the dead? But he can do this much that such injustice is not repeated,” Farooq told reporters in Kulgam, 80 km south of Srinagar. Expressing his concerns over the civilian deaths in Poonch, the NC leader…

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Army must be prepared for all types of warfare, including unconventional and asymmetric: Rajnath Singh

Army must be prepared for all types of warfare, including unconventional and asymmetric: Rajnath Singh

The Hamas terror strike in Gaza was discussed during the Army Commanders’ Conference last month. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has told the Indian Army commanders to “expect the unexpected” after the October 7 pogrom in Israel by Hamas even as the national security planners have analyzed the terror strike and are studying the IDF’s ground offensive in Gaza strip. It is understood that the Indian Army has done emergency purchases running into several thousand crores in two phases to acquire anti-drone systems, logistics UAVs, loiter ammunition, ground sensors under the…

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