Exercise Sudarshan Shakti concludes

Chief of Army Staff Gen V K Singh visited Rajasthan to witness the culmination of Exercise Sudarshan Shakti. The Army Commander of Pune-based Southern Command,Lt Gen AK Singh,accompanied the Army Chief to witness various innovative manoeuvres of the exercise. Also present were Senior officers from Army and Air Force a press release by Ministry of Defence read.

Gen V K Singh,during his visit to various formations and units,viewed the operational procedures of an integrated theatre offensive. Various operational contingencies were simulated and response strategy debated and executed. The Army Chief surveyed the operationalisation of seamless network of information systems,quick and effective decision making,on-call air and artillery support,with a dynamic and lean logistics back-up; all of which enhanced the effectiveness of the operational manoeuvres as per Lt Gen Sanjeev Langer,GOC Sudarshan Chakra Corps.

The implementation of Transformational Initiatives that were tried out will be receiving the personal attention of the Southern Army Commander and Army Chief,who have been at the forefront of the proposed changes.