NEW DELHI: Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat threatens Pakistan ofstrike, calls nuclear bogey failure of conventional forces of PakistanMilitary.
The Pakistan nuclear bogey in retaliation to the withdrawal of Article is asign that there is a lack of conviction in its conventional forces, Army chief General Bipin Rawatlink told ET, addingit’s time to give peace a chance in Jammu and Kashmir.
General Rawat also said Pakistan has made fresh deployments along the (LoC)as a ‘precautionary’ step, as it fears a strong retaliation in the event ofany terror attack in India.ADVERTISEMENT[image: ET Prime]link
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The Army chief said India has noted the emerging threats from Pakistan andis more-than-prepared to meet any challenge. On nuclear threats byIslamabad, General Rawat said that this was a sign of a loss of confidencein conventional forces in Pakistan.
“When you don’t have confidence in the abilities of your conventionalforces to deter the adversary, you start using the nuclear bogey,” the Armychief said, adding there have been signs that Pakistan has made additionaldeployments along the LoC even as it has given a free run to terrororganisation operating from its soil.
“Pakista appears to have made precautionary deployments because there couldbe attempts of a terror attack. Terrorists are getting a loose rope ontheir soil, they are getting emboldened. And should they succeed incarrying out a terror attack—though we are fully prepared—they would expectretaliation from us. If you perpetrate violence, you cannot get away,” theArmy chief said.
The security forces are on the guard in the Kashmir Valley as restrictionsare slowly being lifted – land lines were activated in most parts of thestate on Thursday – but are cautious that Pakistani elements would attemptto instigate violence. “There will be attempts to instigate violence in J&Konce restrictions are lifted. Pakistan realises that it is good for it toinstigate violence. We are ready to handle it,” he said.