DEFENCE MINISTER TO CELEBRATE DIWALI WITH INDIAN TROOPS IN NE

Guwahati, November 6, 2 018:

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will celebrate this year’s Diwali with Indian Army troops posted on the China border in Upper Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh.

The minister will spend the festival of lights at a border location that is so remote that the nearest road head is almost 40 km away.

The army post selected for the visit falls under the 3 Corps area of the Indian Army, a prestigious command that includes Gen Bipin Rawat and the present DG of Military Operations as past commanders.