New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday said that earlier Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat was “resolute” and that India would not back down during the 2017 Doklam crisis. Speaking at an event organized for the release of ‘Mahayoddha Ki Mahagatha’, a book based on India’s first Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, Doval said, “In 2017, when we had a difficult situation with the Chinese, we Used to plan and discuss. General Bipin Rawat was firm. When we said we will not back down and we will stand firm and the Chinese will back down, they did so after a difficult time of 74-75 days.”
Talking about his personal relationship with Rawat, Doval said, “General Bipin Rawat’s demise is a personal loss to the country. I had a personal relationship with him. His focus was always on the Indian Army and how the country would shape up in the future.” Will take.” ,
He said, “It was a shock that probably has its resonance and can be seen and felt all around today. He was a man of vision and determined to get results. He was a highly professional person.”
General Bipin Rawat died in a helicopter crash on 8 December 2021 in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. Admiral SN Ghormade, Vice Chief of the Navy and Air Marshal Sandeep Singh, Vice Chief of the Air Force were also present at the event. Significantly, on December 8, 2021, General Rawat along with his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others lost their lives in a helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.