{"id":266695,"date":"2025-07-04T00:32:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=266695"},"modified":"2025-07-04T00:32:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:02:05","slug":"spear-corps-goc-reviews-combat-readiness-along-india-china-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2025\/07\/04\/spear-corps-goc-reviews-combat-readiness-along-india-china-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Spear Corps GOC reviews combat readiness along India-China border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ITANAGAR, 3 Jul:<\/strong> The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Indian Army&#8217;s Spear Corps, Lieutenant General Abhijit S Pendharkar, conducted a high-level assessment of operational preparedness at forward locations in Arunachal Pradesh, a defence spokesman said on Thursday<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The corps commander on Wednesday reviewed the deployment of combat enablers and niche equipment in the high-altitude border areas, with special focus on advanced technologies, including drone systems for reconnaissance operations, defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lt Gen Pendharkar lauded the troops for their professionalism, high morale, and unwavering dedication in facing the region&#8217;s harsh terrain and climatic challenges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The visit comes as part of the Army&#8217;s continued efforts to modernise infrastructure and strengthen surveillance along the strategically sensitive Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The inspection also evaluated the integration and effectiveness of specialised systems aimed at improving operational capabilities in remote and rugged locations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Having assumed command of the Spear Corps in August 2024, Lt Gen Pendharkar, a veteran with over three decades of experience, particularly in counter-insurgency operations, has placed emphasis on technological adaptation and force modernisation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During his visit, the GOC also paid homage to fallen soldiers by laying a wreath at a local war memorial, reaffirming the Army&#8217;s commitment to honouring its martyrs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Spear Corps plays a critical role in safeguarding India&#8217;s Northeastern frontier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amid evolving military and geopolitical challenges, including the ongoing ethnic unrest in Manipur, the corps is steadily balancing traditional defence frameworks with emerging security imperatives.(PTI)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITANAGAR, 3 Jul: The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Indian Army&#8217;s Spear Corps, Lieutenant General Abhijit S Pendharkar, conducted a high-level assessment of operational preparedness at forward locations in Arunachal Pradesh, a defence spokesman said on Thursday The corps commander on Wednesday reviewed the deployment of combat enablers and niche equipment in the high-altitude [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-266695","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266695\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}