General Bipin Rawat's "Time, Place, Manner" Response On J&K Drone Attack

On J&K drone attack, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said today that India should reserve the right to respond at a place and time of its choosing and in a manner in which it wishes to respond.

India needs a distinct military command structure and a complete paradigm shift to confront the emerging security threats like grey zone warfare, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Friday, justifying the ambitious theaterisation process in the Indian armed forces. Referring to the drone attack on the Jammu Air Force Station, he said if such strikes impact India's national security, it should reserve the right to respond at a place and time of its choosing and in a manner in which it wishes to respond. In an interactive session at Global Counter-Terrorism Council (GCTC), a think-tank, General Rawat said the armed forces have developed a counter-drone mechanism but added that the country needed a very large number of such systems if it has to defend the entire strategic assets. He also strongly backed the proposed theatre commands integrating the capabilities of the Army, Air Force and Navy saying the restructuring was necessary to ensure optimal utilisation of their resources for future challenges wars and operations.