Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has lauded the valuable contribution of the training institutions of the Indian Army in making the personnel proficient in military strategies and skills of warfare.
He was on a visit to the three Premier Training Institutes of the Indian Army – Army War College (AWC), Infantry School and Military College of Telecommunication & Engineering (MCTE) – in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh today.
He was accompanied by Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi and other senior officers of the Indian Army.
Mr Rajnath Singh was briefed by the Officiating Commandant on the establishment of Advanced Incubation & Research Centre and the various MoUs towards enabling absorption & transformation of technologies. He visited the Army Marksmanship Unit to witness their contribution towards national sports. The Defence Minister also visited the Infantry Museum, where he was briefed on the history of Infantry as well as the induction of modernised equipment into the Infantry.
Later, Mr. Rajnath Singh also interacted with all ranks of the three institutes at Army War College during Badakhana. He called upon the Armed Forces to continue keeping a vigilant eye on the current geopolitical scenario, and always remain alert and ready to deal with any kind of threats. The Defence Minister asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Government’s aim is to make India a developed and self-reliant nation by 2047, and the Armed Forces will play a crucial role in achieving this goal.
Earlier, Mr Rajnath Singh visited the Bhim Janm Bhoomi, a memorial dedicated to Dr BR Ambedkar in Mhow, and paid homage to the Bharat Ratna and the architect of the Indian constitution at his birthplace.
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