NEW DELHI – Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat had a message forPakistan, saying India has the “option of going to the next level” if theneighbour raises the threshold any higher, along the Line of Control (LoC).
“Should they raise the threshold any higher, we have the option of going tothe next level. The people sitting across the border line are sufferingmore damage than what we are suffering,” said General Rawat.
We do not want a ceasefire to be called on Pakistan’s terms.”
During the same media interaction, Rawat admitted the Chinese militarymight saying “Chinese have finally arrived”. The Army chief pointed thatChina ensured rise of its military power along with its economic prowess.
“Chinese have finally arrived. I can say that. They did not forget thatmilitary power should rise simultaneously with economy,” said GeneralRawat. He further acknowledged that China stands “strong today in the worldorder, challenging the might of the US”.
According to the Army chief, countries across the world have startedlooking up to India after the rise of China. He said, “As China has risen,countries have started looking up to India to see whether we can alsobecome a nation that can balance the rise of China.”