The responsibility of protecting the Indian borders lies with the Border Security Force (BSF). But in case of war-like situations, the country’s army comes forward to protect the country. Recently, Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said in the joint commanders’ conference that India is a "Peace loving nation" But the armed forces need to be prepared for war to maintain peace. Now the question is what is done first when a war-like situation arises.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh
According to the Times of India report, in the joint commanders’ conference, Rajnath Singh said that despite global instability, India is taking advantage of peace, but we need to be vigilant. During this, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has praised the efforts being made to advance integration between the three armies. The Defense Minister has emphasized the importance of developing a joint military approach in accordance with the changes in the armed forces and preparing for the challenges facing the country in future wars.
World’s fourth most powerful army
After the situation worsened in India’s neighboring country Bangladesh, India is now very vigilant on the Bangladesh border with Pakistan. Let us tell you that India has the fourth most powerful army in the world. In terms of most powerful army, America is in first place in the world.
India has 4500 tanks. 538 fighter planes. Indian army has 4,500 tanks and 538 fighter planes. Whereas China has 20 lakh soldiers. America’s power index value is 0.0712, Russia’s value is 0.0714, while China’s value is 0.0722. If we talk about India, its ranking value is 0.1025. Pakistan’s value is 0.1694.
Situation of war
Now the question is what happens when a situation of war arises? Let us tell you that in case of a war, all the armed forces of India are ready on every front. In case of infiltration or attack on any border, the soldiers of the security forces immediately retaliate. In case of a war-like situation, the order for all retaliation comes from the government and the Ministry of Defense. After which the security forces take action against the enemies. Whenever there is an attack across the country, first of all all the forces are asked to be alert immediately, while all the soldiers who have gone on leave are asked to come back and join duty with immediate effect.
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