[Be] prepared for operations with our present holdings, at a very short notice.

IAF Chief B.S. Dhanoa in a letter asked its 12,000 officers to be prepared for operations at "very short notice."

The Air Chief Marshal’s personal letter, signed on March 30, has given rise to speculation about the current security situation, and was seen against the worsening situation in Kashmir and along the India-Pakistan border. Asking the officers to be “combat-effective professionals,” the IAF chief said there was “no choice but to stay abreast of new technological advancements, both own as well as those of our adversaries. Only then will we come out with war-winning, out of the box solutions.”

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