General Pande was honoured at a special ceremony in Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari's official residence during his ongoing visit to the Himalayan nation.
For the next CDS, toughest will be the act of bidding on behalf of the government but at the same time ensuring that the red line between the two always remains.
General MM Naravane and Commander of US Special Operations Command General Richard D Clarke, who is on a 3-day India visit, also briefly discussed the situation in Afghanistan.
Addressing gentlemen cadets at the Indian Military Academy, General M M Naravane said the officers are being commissioned into the army under most daunting circumstances.
On 15 May, General Naravane had suggested that Nepal might be raising the issue of road construction via Lipulekh to Mansarovar at 'behest of someone else'.
Major General J. M. Singh suggested a forward posture in the Zimithang sector and requested for 1,200 mules but Army chief Sundarji gave him helicopters.
Even though there is no immediate threat on India's northern front, new Army chief Naravane's statement can't be dismissed as simply 'taking over office' speech.
Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat said Sunday that six to ten Pakistan Army personnel were killed and three terror camps destroyed in retaliatory response.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
A next generation extended stand-off air-to-surface missile test fired by IAF, ROCKS has been designed & manufactured by Israeli defence major Rafael, keeping India’s needs in mind.
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