Tribune News Service
New Delhi, January 1
Army Chief General MM Naravane on Wednesday said the Army would lay equal focus on the country’s borders with China and Pakistan.
We stay away, we stay far away from politics. We work on the directives of the government in power. — Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff
“We have been paying attention in the past to the western front, but the northern front requires equal attention. It is in that context we are doing capability development and enhancement on our northern borders, including the Northeast,” the Army chief said after inspecting a guard of honour outside South Block.
On settling the boundary issue with China, he said: “We have a Line of Actual Control. The border question is yet to be settled. Progress has been made in maintaining peace and tranquility.”
On the border with Pakistan and threats from across the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, General Naravane said, “Whatever threats we have, we keep analysing them. This is a continuous process. We analyse threats and act accordingly.”
The Army Chief termed modernisation of the force as one of the key priority areas. “We have a long-term perspective plan based on the analysis of likely threat. Threats keep changing and we change our plan.”