Gen Rawat said the armed forces operating in the state cannot be “status quoist” and must evolve new strategies and tactics to deal with the situation, which he feels is “marginally” better since he took over a year ago.
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat had said that the force was ready to call Islamabad’s “nuclear bluff” and cross the border to carry out any operation if asked by the government.
To a question about Chinese incursions into India, the Army chief said, "We will not allow our territory to be invaded by anyone."
Chinese road building teams had recently entered about one kilometre inside Indian territory in Tuting.
The Army Chief urged the Indian youth to work hard and contribute actively to the nation-building process, by becoming teachers, engineers, and doctors.
Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat also said that it is essential that the military stays far away from politics for a vibrant democracy.
The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have eliminated over 200 militants this year, the highest number since 2010.
Army Chief Bipin Rawat said that the Army was looking at modernising its mechanised forces and there should be a timeline for it.
General Bipin Rawat said that the Army is fully prepared to deal with our enemies and give them befitting reply.
Rawat had said at Belagavi in Karnataka that both Indian and Chinese troops were present in Doklam, but were not in an 'eyeball-to-eyeball' contact.
The government's existing policy on Jammu and Kashmir had helped in improving the overall situation in the state, he said on the sidelines of a FICCI event.
Bipin Rawat on Wednesday warned of a Uri-like terror saying the Army has been getting reports of possible attacks in the hinterland.
The Army Chief said radicalization is a global phenomenon whose spread in Jammu and Kashmir is being addressed seriously.
Asked if the 17 corps was being established to counter China, Rawat said, "Why should we say it is against whom? It is for deterrence and deterrence is against any threat that may confront the nation."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday celebrated Diwali with troops posted along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Gurez Sector.
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