Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Calls for Highest Military Readiness from Bagdogra Airbase
· India · Hindustan Times, The Hindu, LiveMint
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday urged the armed forces to maintain the highest level of operational readiness during an address at the strategically vital Bagdogra Air Force station in West Bengal. Speaking near the frontier with China in the Eastern sector, Singh warned that adversaries avoid direct confrontation but seek to exploit vulnerabilities through social media and misleading information campaigns. He stressed that the security landscape has grown increasingly complex, extending beyond conventional border engagements to asymmetric warfare, cyber-attacks, drone swarms, and narrative management. Singh highlighted the need to strengthen domain awareness, cyber resilience, and information integrity. He described Bagdogra as a crucial link in India's security framework for the North-Eastern region and commended air warriors there as a robust shield for the eastern sector. The minister also emphasised that discipline and courage remain indispensable despite technological
Why it matters
The directive from a forward airbase signals heightened alert along the Line of Actual Control and underscores India's focus on non-kinetic threats like information warfare and cyber operations alongside conventional military preparedness.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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