Click to play videoNew Delhi: India's Chief of the Army Staff, Deepak Kapoor has said that all Indian defences are being cleaned up after Indo-Pak tensions escalated since the 26/11 terrorist strike in Mumbai.
He said that all steps which go with good defences are being put in place. He said that on introspection after the Mumbai terror attacks, there was now a concentrated effort to curb response time by the Armed Forces in the event of a calamity, adding that the Army needed to maintain highest levels of combat readiness at all time.
Noting that Pakistan has moved troops towards border with India, Kapoor said New Delhi has kept all options open - diplomatic, economic and the "fighting option", which is being seen as a last resort.
Kapoor however, cautioned that despite the tension between the two countries in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks there was no need to create any hysteria.
"We expect Pakistan to move some troops from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to its eastern borders with India," he stated. He said the Indian Army had already "factored this" into its planning and there was "no cause for concern" in India.
"Nuclear weapons are a worry for entire world and we hope Pakistan's weapons are as secure as any other civilisied nation's," Kapoor added.
On the issue of deploying troops in Afghanistan, Kapoor said that the deployment of Indian troops in another country was a political decision.
On Tuesday, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai had met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and had proposed that India include a possible inclusion of the Indian Army in an offensive role in Afganistan.
Deepak Kapoor also stated his views on India's border security issues with another neighbour, Bangladesh. He said that with the new Awami League government in that country, India was hopeful that use of Bangla territory for terror attacks should come down.
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