New Delhi*: Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Sunday said neitherArmy nor the militants would achieve their goals through guns in Kashmirlink> .

Peace, he said, was the only way to improve the situation inKashmirlink> that had been witnessingmilitancy for about three decades now.

There is hope that the situation inKashmirlink> will improve…it’s not gonewrong. There are some youths in Kashmirlink> who have strayed and have beenradicalised. They think they can achieve their goal through guns.

But the time is not far when even they will be convinced that neither theforces nor the terrorists will be able to achieve their goal. We have totogether find a way for peace and we will be successful in that, Rawat said.

The Army chief was speaking at the 70th foundation day of Jammu and Kashmirlink> Light Infantry regiment.

It is wrong to say that situation inKashmirlink> has deteriorated. The atmosphereis vitiated but the situation has not deteriorated, he said.

Rawat, who served extensively inKashmirlink> through his tenure, said theconcept of Kashmiryat’ had to be brought back and the process initiatedfrom the University ofKashmir link> .

He noted that ‘Unity in Diversity’ was the real essence of Kashmiriyat andit is important to inform the youth about it.

To revive that Kashmiriyat, we need to get our act together. It is notdifficult. We have to get our act together, sit down together, worktogether and make sure that we all get united and bring about peace, headded.