On Monday, Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said that 60 % of terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir were Pakistani nationals. While apprising the media about security issues in northern borders, the Army chief said that the situation was sensitive but stable. Dwivedi said in a presser, “I’ll first dwell upon security issues and to begin with the Northern borders, as you are aware the situation is sensitive but stable”.
At a time when the efforts were to move towards terrorism, he added that 80 % of the terrorists active in the J&K are also from Pakistan. Dwivedi said, “60 % of terrorists killed in Jammu Kashmir are Pakistani. 80 % of the terrorists active in the state are also Pakistanis at a time when we are moving towards tourism from terrorism,”. The Army chief said that the situation in Depsang and Demchok regions of eastern Ladakh has been resolved. All co-commanders have been authorised to handle these issues at the ground level when it comes to patrolling and grazing, he added.
In October, the situation in Depsang and Demchok in Eastern Ladakh was resolved. The patrolling of traditional areas in these two sub-sectors has commenced. Similarly, traditional grazing has also commenced in these two areas. I have authorized all my co-commanders to handle these issues at the ground level with respect to patrolling and grazing so that these trivial issues can be resolved at the military level itself. Own deployment along LAC is balanced and robust.
“We are well poised to deal with any situation. A focus capability development for northern borders enabled infusion of niche technology into a war-fighting system,” Dwivedi said. He emphasised the role of convergence between mass media and security forces in nation-building and national security.
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