Theaterisation will come, just have to see how long it will take: Army Chief
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Dated:- 6-9-2025
PTI
New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday asserted that theaterisation or the integration of Army, Air Force and Navy capabilities will take definitely take place and the question is only about how long it would take to materialise.
If one has to deal with multiple agencies, “theaterisation is the answer”, he said.
Dwivedi made the remarks while interacting with media after launching a book titled 'Operation Sindoor: The Untold Story of India's Deep Strikes Inside Pakistan' at Manekshaw Centre here.
He was asked about his stand on theaterisation, after divergent views emerged recently on the move p
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ncies, theaterisation is the answer. Because unity of command is more important. You need one commander to achieve coordination in execution. Theaterisation is absolutely necessary,” he asserted.
The Army chief's remarks comes nearly two weeks after chiefs of other two forces expressed their views on theaterisation.
At a two-day tri-services seminar 'Ran Samwad' held at the Army War College in Mhow last month, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh and Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi spoke on theaterisation, making it clear that the two forces have divergent views on the plan.
The Chief of Air Staff had said that armed forces should not come under any pressure to roll out theatre commands.
At the concluding session, Chi
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efit all the three segments.
GST rates on heavy equipment has been reduced from 18 per cent to 5 per cent, which he said will “facilitate us in our modernisation and upgradation work”.
On the rate cut on Unarmed Aerial Vehicles (UAV), he said it would give a major push. “In future wars, drones, UAVs, and counter UAVs will have a big role. So keeping that in mind, it is a good news for us,” he said.
He was also asked about the situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in the wake of Operation Sindoor. “We will have to see the impact from a long-term perspective,” the Army chief said.
“Has state-sponsored terrorism stopped today? I don't think so. Why? Because infiltration attempts are still being made at the LoC. How many terrorists we h
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