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Respect Rt Lt Gen Hooda's views on surgical strikes: Army Chief Bipin Rawat

A day after Retired Indian Army Lieutenant General DS Hooda claimed that there was too much hype over the 2016 surgical strikes, Chief of the Army Staff Bipin Rawat said he respects the views of the retired army commander.

Dec 08, 2018, 14:18 PM IST

2016 Surgical strike overhyped and politicised: Retired Lieutenant General D S Hooda

Hooda was the Northern Army commander when the surgical strikes were carried out on September 29, 2016.

Dec 08, 2018, 09:05 AM IST

Army commandos live-streamed surgical strike back to headquarters, says operation incharge

The Indian Army commandos participating in last year's surgical strike on terrorists' launchpads in PoK live-streamed the entire operation.

Sep 28, 2017, 22:57 PM IST

Northern Army Commander reviews security in Kashmir

On a day when the army successfully foiled three infiltration bids along the Line of Control (LoC) in which one terrorist was killed in Naugam sector and eliminated three heavily armed terrorists in hinterland, Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General DS Hooda visited the frontier area of Uri and reviewed security with the local commanders.

Oct 06, 2016, 18:41 PM IST

No large ISIS footprint in J&K: Army Commander

Terror outfit ISIS does not have "very large footprint" in Jammu and Kashmir but care needs to be taken to ensure it does not make inroads, Northern Army Commander Lt Gen D S Hooda said on Saturday and advocated an "Intelligence Operation" to prevent spreading of its ideology.

Feb 06, 2016, 20:12 PM IST