NEW DELHI – The Indian Army changed its track from just responding to crossborder firing and violation of the 2003 India-Pakistan Ceasefire Agreementto a more proactive stance.

It is now attacking the Pakistani Army positions along the border and LoC,said Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat today.

He said that India will continue its counter-terror mechanism to challengeIslamabad that is likely to use militants to destabilise Jammu and Kashmirthrough the summer of 2018.

“Pakistan will not relent and will attempt to push as many militants aspossible. We will continue with our counter-terror mechanism to deny anyadvantage to Pakistan in the manner in which we have been doing,” Rawattold India Today.

General Rawat added that the situation on the India-China border is quietand under control.

The Line of Control – the de-facto boundary between India and Pakistan -has been unusually active since last year.

Over 300 incidents of cross border shelling were reported in the first twomonths of 2018 as against over 850 incidents of cross border firing andshelling reported in 2017.