Indian Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa has ordered the Indian Air Force (IAF) officers read for operations, with the present scenario, at a very short notice, India media said.
He sent a letter to the IAF officers on March 30 covers a range of issues, especially in the conflict-ridden state of Jammu and Kashmir.
As per the report, the letter embarks on issues related to “favouritism” in the force to incidents of “sexual harassment” among the ranks of the IAF, adding that such practices would be strongly condemned.
Nearly 12,000 officers of the IAF have received the letter, which was written by Dhanoa after he assumed the role of IAF chief three months ago, the report adds.
This is also the first time an air chief marshal has written a personal letter to all officers, highlighting the situation the country is facing. In 1950 and 1986, two generals of the Indian Army had penned similar letters.
“In the present scenario, there is an ever persistent sub-conventional threat. Therefore, we need to be prepared for operations with our present holdings, at a very short notice. Training needs to be focused towards this,” says the letter.
The “sub-conventional threat” that has been highlighted by Dhanoa in the letter is in direct reference to the on-going tension with Pakistan.
He declared that soldiers should stay vigilant, as the number of cross-border skirmishes has increased significantly, apart from the situation of unrest in the Kashmir Valley.
