- Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri, the commanding-in-chief of the Army's Central Command, on Saturday exhorted the passing-out cadets of the Indian Military Academy here to keep abreast of the advancements in technology to be able to deal with the changing dynamics of modern warfare. He said the dynamics of combat and modern warfare are changing rapidly with the advent of new technologies such as nanotechnology, machine learning, artificial intelligence and virtual reality, and asked the cadets to be prepared to overcome contemporary challenges.
- "Soldiering as you all shall experience demands selfless dedication and sacrifice," he said.
Addressing the cadets after a colourful Passing Out Parade at the academy's historic drill square, Lt Gen Dimri congratulated them on the successful completion of their pre-commission training at the prestigious academy and asked them to serve their respective countries with passion and pride. - "It is a golden opportunity to serve your countries with passion, pride and perseverance. I congratulate you on the successful culmination of your training. I call upon each one of you to comprehend the heights of expectations from you. I also urge you to be ever prepared to meet your responsibilities head on," he said.
A total of 344 gentlemen cadets -- 314 Indians and 30 from 11 friendly foreign countries -- passed out of the IMA after completing its autumn training course on Saturday.
The highest representation of 51 cadets was from Uttar Pradesh, followed by 30 from Haryana, 29 from Uttarakhand, 24 from Bihar, 21 each from Maharashtra and Punjab, 17 from Himachal Pradesh, 16 from Rajasthan, 15 from Madhya Pradesh, 13 from Delhi and 10 from Kerala.-
The representation from the rest of the states was in single digits. Considering the fact that Uttarakhand is a small state, the percentage of representation from here was the highest.
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Since August Iran has transferred hundreds of drones - also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - to Russia, which had used them to "kill civilians and illegally target civilian infrastructure" in Ukraine, Woodward said.
"Russia is now attempting to obtain more weapons, including hundreds of ballistic missiles," Woodward told reporters. - In return, Russia is offering Iran an unprecedented level of military and technical support. We're concerned that Russia intends to provide Iran with more advanced military components, which will allow Iran to strengthen their weapons capability," she said.
- She also said Britain was "almost certain that Russia is seeking to source weaponry from North Korea (and) other heavily sanctioned states, as their own stocks palpably dwindle."
Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told the Security Council later on Friday that Moscow had already refuted "on many occasions" the accusations that Russia was receiving military supplies from Iran. - The military industrial complex in Russia can work perfectly fine and doesn't need anyone's assistance, whereas the Ukrainian military industry does not basically exist and is being assisted by the Western industry," he said.
The Iranian and North Korean missions to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Woodward's remarks - Woodward spoke ahead of the Security Council meeting on Friday, requested by Russia, on weapons from the Ukraine conflict that Russia says are "falling into the hands of bandits and terrorists" elsewhere in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Iran last month acknowledged it had supplied Moscow with drones, but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine. Russia has denied its forces used Iranian drones to attack Ukraine - Iran has promised to provide Russia with surface-to-surface missiles, in addition to more drones, two senior Iranian officials and two Iranian diplomats told Reuters in October.
The United States said on Wednesday that it has seen the continued provision of Iranian drones to Russia, but that Washington had not seen evidence that Iran has transferred ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine.
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