When Gen. Bipin Rawat Became The CDS

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“Move on!” These were the Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat’s words to his successor… He passed away today in a chopper crash in Coonoor.

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00:00Vipin Rawat is just a name.

00:02Vipin Rawat's position increases when he is called Chief of Army Staff.

00:06Sir, what will you tell your successors?

00:08Just now you will shake hands with him and hand over charge.

00:13What is the one thing you will tell?

00:15Move on.

00:23I want to tell you that in the Indian Army,

00:28Chief of Army Staff is just a position.

00:32Chief of Army Staff does not work alone.

00:35He gets support in his work, in fulfilling his duty.

00:40By his soldiers, officers,

00:42no matter what rank they are assigned,

00:45by the support of all of them,

00:48the teamwork with which the Indian Army works,

00:52that is when we get success.

00:53Vipin Rawat is just a name.

00:56Vipin Rawat's position increases when he is called Chief of Army Staff.

01:00And Chief of Army Staff is called only when

01:02the whole team works together with him.

01:05That Chief of Army Staff is of the Indian Army.

01:08And when Vipin Rawat becomes Chief of Indian Army,

01:11then he joins all of them and does his work.

01:15And we get success only through their support.

01:18No man can achieve anything alone.

01:21So, there are definitely such tasks that remain incomplete.

01:25But an incomplete task is such that

01:27something is started about it.

01:30And those who take over the position in the future,

01:32those who will continue to be Chief of Army Staff in the future,

01:36they also have a responsibility to take that task forward

01:40and complete it.

01:42But to say that while being Chief of Army Staff,

01:45I was looking at the further proceedings,

01:46whether CDS will be made or not,

01:48this was never done.

01:50I was only paying attention to the work of Chief of Army Staff.

01:55And now, until I don't charge the handover,

01:58I will keep paying attention to it.

01:59Junaid, what has been your biggest achievement?

02:01What do you count as your biggest achievement in the last 10 years?

02:06I will say the same as other people have achieved.

02:10Our previous Chiefs have all achieved something.

02:13Similarly, we have also achieved something.

02:15Yes, my achievement was that my focus was on

02:19the restructuring of the army,

02:22modernization of the weapon system,

02:24and the way non-contact warfare is discussed.

02:28If our focus goes in this direction,

02:31then I tried my best on this.

02:33To what extent have we been successful?

02:36Only you people can comment on this

02:38because you have seen it from the outside.

02:40We feel everything is fine from the inside,

02:41but the person who sees it from the outside,

02:43he knows the truth.

02:45What will you tell your successor, sir?

02:47Just now you will shake hands with him

02:50and handover charge.

02:52What is the one thing you will tell him?

02:54Move on.

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