The situation on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh will figure prominently during the four-day Army Commanders’ conference here beginning Monday. The top-brass will brainstorm the strategy to counter the challenge from China and review operational preparedness to meet any contingency.
Held twice a year, the conference will be addressed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday. Army Chief General MM Naravane, IAF chief RKS Bhadauria, Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh and Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat will also address the conference.
The forthcoming conference will see the commanders taking steps to plug gaps if any in guarding the 4,000-km long LAC and 750-km long Line of Control (LoC) facing Pakistan. The conference will also have a look at the readiness to fight a “two-front” war simultaneously with China and Pakistan, sources said here on Sunday.
The logistical support to the troops now guarding the LAC in Ladakh will come under the scrutiny of the commanders. Ready for a long haul as the successive round of talks at the military and diplomatic levels have failed so far to defuse tension, the Indian Army has gone all out to prepare for deployment during the harsh winter months.
The top brass will ensure that adequate quantities of winter clothing, pre fabricated huts and other related items are available to help the soldiers withstand temperatures dipping to minus 20 in the next few weeks, they said.
They also said the commanders will deliberate on matters related to Human Resource Management and various agenda points projected by the various Army Commanders.
The last day of the conference will include an update by the Director General of Border Roads (DGBR) on the various infrastructure development projects being undertaken by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and allied formations. Automation initiatives to optimise utilisation of manpower at various levels of the Army will also be discussed.