CDS congratulates Vietnam trainees, highlights India-Vietnam ties

CDS General Anil Chauhan congratulated graduating Vietnamese trainees at the Air Force Academy, Hyderabad, highlighting the strong bond between the nations. He urged all cadets to serve with courage and emphasised winning should be the new normal.

CDS Hails India-Vietnam Friendship

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces, General Anil Chauhan, at a Combined Graduation Parade review, congratulated trainees from Vietnam for graduating from the Air Force Academy and said that their presence strengthens the bond of trust and friendship between India and Vietnam.

CDS Chauhan also wished the trainee graduates for their future endeavours and asserted that their future ahead is filled with honour, sacrifice, and continuous efforts towards excellence. "Congratulations to those trainees from Vietnam who are graduating today. Your presence strengthens the bond of trust and friendship between our countries. I wish you success in all your future endeavours... Your life ahead is filled with honour, sacrifice, and continuous efforts towards excellence. Serve with courage, move forward without fear, and add luster to those glorious traditions that have been passed down to you today through your actions," he said.

Meanwhile, a joint passing-out parade is being held at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal, Hyderabad, to mark the successful completion of pre-commissioning training for flight cadets from various branches of the Indian Air Force. CDS General Anil Chauhan was the reviewing officer at the graduation ceremony.

'Wars Are Won By Purposeful Action'

During the event, CDS Chauhan stated that wars are not won by mere rhetoric but through purposeful action, and emphasised that winning should be part of the new normal.

"In war, there are no runners-up. The margin of error is nil, and the cost of complacency is unforgiving. You also join the Air Force at a moment when a new normal has firmly taken shape, an era defined by a high degree of operational preparedness. The intensity of operations may have ebbed, but Operation Sindoor continues. Our strengths will lie in the ability to remain alert, agile, and prepared every hour, every day. Making victory a habit should be part of this new normal. Wars are not won by rhetoric, but by purposeful action...," said CDS General Anil Chauhan (ANI)

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