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Indian Army chief says ceasefire violations by Pakistan have increased |
Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor
on Friday said that if Pakistan tries to disrupt the peace and tranquility in
Kashmir and violates the ceasefire, India would not hesitate to retaliate. Talking
to reporters here, General Kapoor said, "Pakistan will be able to tell whether
they want to maintain ceasefire but as far as their intention are concerned, whenever
ceasefire is violated we will definitely retaliate. We try to follow restraint
as far as possible but if there is a violation automatically at some stage there
will be retaliation from our side." He also said infiltration from Pakistan is
on the rise with the winters setting in but added that Indian troops at the border
are alert. "The attempts of ceasefire violation have increased because this enables
infiltration to be carried out when the firing is on and can be used as a diversionary
tactic. Their attempt is to infiltrate more and more people during ceasefire violations
but we understand their tactics and take appropriate steps," he added. Earlier,
General Kapoor had said that Pakistan was going beyond the degree of deterrence
needed for its own protection, if reports of its nuclear weapons stockpile were
true and this was a cause of concern for India. Since July, 30 people have been
killed in firefights along a military Line of Control and 14 infiltration attempts
have been made, double than last year during the same period.
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