CHIEF of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Friday said that Indian Armed Forces will take strong action against organisations that will try to hamper our unity while adding that “we have to keep unity and integrity intact.”

While addressing an event organised by the Ministry of Defence as part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Rawat said that after attaining freedom, India was forced to enhance the capabilities of its Armed forces in the wake of attacks. “After Independence, our country faced attacks and we had to increase the capabilities of our Armed Forces and other security agencies to work together. Our country is a peace-loving nation but we faced some situations and we had to train our forces for war.”

He noted that the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has given directions to modernise the defence forces.

“PM has given us some directions that we have to focus on our country’s economic revival, think on Human Resource Development and encourage technology and research. We’ve to progress towards military defence reforms,” said CDS General Rawat.

He further said India as democracy has shown the way to other nations. “Our country has laid the foundation in front of the world that takes forward the democratic process. The motive of our country is ‘the world is one and in the coming years we will take this message to the world,” said Chief of Defence Staff.

He further congratulated countrymen on the 75th Independence Day and assured them that Armed Forces will keep them safe.