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| Chinese, Paks major irritants, says Army chief Singh |
| 2010-10-16 |
| Army chief General V K Singh on Friday described China and Pakistan as "two major irritants" and made a strong pitch for augmentation of the country's war capabilities. His concerns on China and Pakistan came in the context of the former building its military capabilities at a rapid clip, and the latter brazenly allowing anti- India terror infrastructure to operate from its soil. Talking about Pakistan during a seminar on "Indian Army: Emerging Roles and Tasks'', Gen Singh said, "Till the time the terrorist infrastructure remains intact on the other side, we have something to worry. There is a problem of governance in Pakistan, where there is certain amount of support being given to some terrorist groups... Therefore, it can have a fallout in terms of how these things impact India.'' On the other front, India is confronted with a "rising China'', both economically and militarily. India and China may have CBMs along the 4,057-km Line of Actual Control, as also "a very stable border'', but the long-festering border dispute cannot be wished away. "We cannot take chances...the (Chinese) intentions need to be looked at, along with this additional military capability that is coming up. It impacts the way we will task our Army,'' said Gen Singh. |
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