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| Remedy to Infiltration lies With Pak: Army Chief | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Mar 30: Army Chief, General Deepak Kapoor Monday said the remedy of the problem of infiltration by militants from Pakistan into India "lies with Islamabad only".
"The solution to this problem lies with Pakistan as it provides support to these terrorists for infiltration," he told reporters after handing over the charge of Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, to Air Chief Marshal P V Naik here ahead of his retirement Tuesday.
In reply to a query, he said militants would continue to infiltrate in future also as they had the support of the "organisation on the other side."
The army chief ruled out taking any action against terrorists before they entered Indian territory and said, "We can't take action against them till the time they cross over to our side."
Commenting on the recent bid by militants to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir, Kapoor said, "when they tried to infiltrate, we detected them. After detection, we engaged them and after that eight militants were killed and the remaining went back to the other side of the Line of Control as our troops were alert."
Eight militants were killed by security forces during an encounter along the LoC in Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir last week. Asked if India was upgrading its military infrastructure and presence in the Northeast to prepare for a future conflict with China, he said, "You would be wrong if you talk about the possible conflict between the two countries. It is not like that at all. It is a matter of trying to develop our capabilities to meet our challenges."
Kapoor said the armed forces would continue to upgrade their preparedness to meet any challenge to the country's sovereignty. On whether the armed forces should have a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), he said, "That is a decision of the Government of India. They will have to do it with due consideration and deliberation."
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