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India will give befitting response to Pak aggression: Gen Suhag

P L UNIYAL. Dated: 8/2/2014 3:30:00 PM

NEW DELHI, Aug 01: India's response to any aggression from Pakistan will be "more than adequate", newly appointed army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag said here Friday.
"My focus will be my soldiers... to enhance the preparedness and the effectiveness of the Indian Army. I will ensure that our soldiers are motivated, they are comfortable, competently trained and are provided with latest weapons and equipment," Suhag, who Thursday took over as the new chief of the 1.3 million strong Indian Army, told reporters.
"Welfare of serving soldiers and ex-servicemen is an issue which is very close to my heart," he added.
Reacting to outgoing army chief General Bikram Singh's statement that India Army gave a befitting reply to Pakistan after an Indian soldier was beheaded along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, Suhag said that if a similar incident occurred, the Indian Army's response "will be more than adequate in future.”
He said the response will be "more than adequate, intense and immediate."
On Jan 8, 2013, Pakistani soldiers entered Indian territory in Krishna Ghati sector of the border and killed two Indian soldiers. Indian officials said both bodies were mutilated, and one decapitated. Two other soldiers were injured in the incident that triggered nationwide fury.
The General is an alumnus of Sainik School, Chittorgarh. He joined National Defence Academy (NDA) in 1970 and was commissioned into 4/5 GR (FF) in Jun 1974. He holds a Masters Degrees in Management Studies from Osmania University and Strategic Studies from Chennai University.
The General Officer has attended various career courses in India and abroad which include ‘Long Defence Management Course’ at CDM, Secunderabad, NDC Course at New Delhi, Executive Course in USA and Senior Mission Leaders Course (UN) in Kenya.
The General possesses tremendous operational experience which includes a tenure as a Company Commander in Op PAWAN in Sri Lanka, raising and commanding a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in Nagaland and an Infantry Brigade deeply committed in intense Counter Insurgency Operations in the Kashmir Valley.
He also holds the distinction of commanding a Mountain Division in Jammu & Kashmir, deployed on the Line of Control in High Altitude Area.
The General Officer has tenanted the appointment of IG SFF, Cabinet Secretariat prior to his promotion as a Corps Commander. The General has been holding the appointment of Colonel of the Regiment, 5 GR (FF) from Apr 19, 2011 and the President Gorkha Brigade from Jan 1, 2014.
He is also a keen sportsman and takes special interest in riding and swimming.