DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday complimented the Indian Air Force for ensuring a “timely and befitting” response to the “sudden” developments in Eastern Ladakh, in a reference to the Sino-India border row in the mountainous region. During an interaction with top Commanders of the IAF, the Defence Minister also adviced them to draw up long term plans and strategies to boost combat capabilities of the force to counter future threats, officials said.

 

 

 

Noting that changing dimensions of war would now include advanced technologies, asymmetric capabilities and information-dominance, the minister, who inaugurated the bi-annual commanders’ conference, said it was very important that the IAF’s preparations for the future must include these aspects. “The Defence Minister congratulated IAF for ensuring a timely and befitting response to the sudden developments in eastern Ladakh,” the IAF said in a statement without elaborating.