NEW DELHI – Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Saturdaysaid that the armed forces were ready to ‘reclaim’ Azad Kashmir fromPakistan, if the Indian parliament orders them to do so, reported *IndiaTodaylink*.
“If the [Indian] parliament wants [Azad] Kashmir to be a part of India,then we will take the necessary action to achieve that goal,” the newlyappointed Indian army chief told the media.
“There is a parliamentary resolution that entire Jammu and Kashmir is partof India. If the parliament wants it, then, that area [AJK] should alsobelong to us.”
This is not the first time that the new Indian General has indulged inprovocative posturing. In an earlier statement, Gen Naravane had said thatIndia “reserves the right to preemptively strike at sources of terror”.
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Furthermore, he said that India “has evolved a strategy of resolutepunitive response against sponsored terrorism”.
Pakistan had rejected the statement, calling it “irresponsible”.
