Agencies
New Delhi, Jan 20: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Sunday said that India's neighbour on the western sector has been indulging in a proxy war for the past 30 years. Accusing Pakistan of unrest in the region, General Rawat said that peace on the horizon is unlikely in the near future.
While addressing an event, General Bipin Rawat said that India has disputed land borders on the northern frontier and unsettled borders on the western sector. "The neighbour on the western sector has been indulging in a proxy war for the past 30 years or so," he said. Stressing that the Indian armed forces need to stay prepared all the time, he said, "We don't see peace on the horizon anywhere in the near future and therefore, our armed forces have to be ever prepared by imbibing new technologies, keeping pace with advancements in warfare." "Our adversary on northern borders is spending huge amounts of money on artificial intelligence & cyber warfare, we can't be left behind. It's time to focus on artificial intelligence & big data analysis than keeping it confined to definitions." Earlier, Army chief General Bipin Rawat had attacked Pakistan, saying "our western neighbour" was ceaselessly supporting terrorists and warned that India will achieve "decisive success" if a war is forced on it. "If our nation is forced into a situation of war, decisive success will be ours," he said addressing the 71st Army Day parade in New Delhi recently.
Accusing Pakistan of helping terrorists, General Rawat said, "I warn the enemy that we will not hesitate to take heavy action in reply to what they are doing against our country. Not only is our neighbouring country supporting terrorism but it is also providing arms and facilitating training to terrorists. That country [Pakistan] has been included in the category of countries sponsoring terrorism." |
