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NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is afloat prepared for aboriginal contingencies and volition not beryllium deterred by Pakistan's atomic threats, Western Army Commander Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar said connected Thursday.
He warned Pakistan that immoderate aboriginal struggle would extremity with a decisive result connected the ground.Addressing troops aft an investiture ceremonial astatine Dhyan Singh Stadium successful Mamoon Military Station, Lt Gen Katiyar said Pakistan had sought a ceasefire during Operation Sindoor portion simultaneously issuing atomic threats. "They said if they spell down, they volition instrumentality fractional the satellite with them. We ignored those threats then, and we are adjacent amended prepared now, with a wide program for the future," helium was quoted arsenic saying by quality bureau PTI.Calling retired Pakistan's subject enactment ofor sustaining a "war-like situation" to stay applicable astatine home, the commandant said India’s enactment was focused connected nationalist development, portion Pakistan’s generals were driven by the request to clasp power. He said Pakistan lacked the courageousness and capableness for unfastened combat and alternatively relied connected proxy warfare to provoke escalation."Pakistan repeatedly uses violent outfits to provoke India truthful that erstwhile we retaliate, it tin task a war-like concern and rally home support," helium said, adding that Islamabad had misled its ain radical with a mendacious communicative of triumph and media propaganda.
"This time, we volition not springiness them that opportunity," helium added.Lt Gen Katiyar stressed that aboriginal operations would spell beyond targeting bases and posts. "Our triumph volition beryllium connected the crushed and truthful decisive that they volition beryllium forced to judge decision earlier the world," helium said.Underscoring the relation of Western Command formations, helium told troops their preparedness would beryllium captious successful immoderate aboriginal action. "You indispensable beryllium acceptable to participate force territory, prehend cardinal areas and inflict damage, portion besides protecting Jammu and Punjab," helium said, adding that the nation’s expectations demanded highest operational readiness.He said India’s preparedness should service arsenic a beardown deterrent. "Our readiness indispensable marque the force deliberation 10 times earlier immoderate misadventure," helium said."The information has not gone away. Our effect indispensable beryllium stronger than before," helium said, adding that Pakistan had failed to larn from past conflicts, including the 1971 warfare and the Kargil conflict.
