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Business News/ Politics / Policy/  Indian Army ‘in domination’ along LoC, border: Arun Jaitley
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Indian Army ‘in domination’ along LoC, border: Arun Jaitley

The Indian Army is in domination along Line of Control and the border in Jammu and Kashmir and is fully prepared to deal with any security challenge, says Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley Jaitley asserted that India is not adopting a soft approach in dealing with cross-border terrorism. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/MintPremium
Arun Jaitley Jaitley asserted that India is not adopting a soft approach in dealing with cross-border terrorism. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

New Delhi: The Indian Army is in “domination" along the full stretch of the Line of Control (LoC) and the international border in Jammu and Kashmir and is “fully prepared" to deal with any security challenge, defence minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday.

He said the internal situation in Pakistan is such that the country needs to keep alive the “tension" over the Kashmir issue, adding India had made sustained efforts to create an environment for talks. Jaitley also defended an army officer who had tied a man to a jeep as a human shield against stone-pelters in Kashmir last month, saying he must have taken the decision considering the ground realities. Asked whether there is a possibility of escalation of the tension between the two countries, he said it was not possible to speculate.

“There is domination of our forces along LoC and the international border. All required steps are being taken by the army to stop infiltration," Jaitley said. He also said Pakistan will have to pay a price for acts like beheading of Indian soldiers. The defence minister said India made every effort to create an environment for talks but then the attacks on Pathankot and Uri military bases had taken place. He also cited the mutilation of two soldiers by Pakistani forces and the death sentence handed to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav by a Pakistani military court. “Our army is fully-prepared. I cannot make public the information I have. But I can say that our border and LoC are fully-protected. The only priority of the army now is to not allow infiltration... We have domination over the LoC and IB and it will continue," he said.

Jaitley also asserted that India is not adopting a soft approach in dealing with cross-border terrorism. Asked whether there is lack of coordination between the defence ministry and armed forces, he replied in the negative. He said the strategic partnership model will boost the domestic defence industry. “You cannot go around the world buying military equipment just when they are needed the most," he said. The union cabinet earlier this week had given a go-ahead to the "strategic partnership model" under which select private firms will be engaged to build military platforms like fighter jets, submarines and battle tanks.

The new policy is expected to attract billions of dollars of investment in defence manufacturing by private defence majors, including leading foreign firms.

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Published: 27 May 2017, 11:10 PM IST
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