Click to play videoAvantipur (Jammu and Kashmir): As the Centre considers forming a committee to look into troop cuts, the Army says the time is not right to disturb their counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir.
Commanding Officer of the Army's 15 Corps in Kashmir, Lieutenant General A S Sekhon, told CNN-IBN the terror threat from across the border still looms large.
Mufti Islah: Has the level of militancy gone down that the Army should pull out troops?
Lieutenant General A S Sekhon: The thinning of troops in Kashmir is a political decision. The situation has improved but the Army would like to continue operations to mount pressure on militants to bring total normalcy in Kashmir.
Mufti Islah: Has the number of militants gone down?
Lieutenant General A S Sekhon: Right now, infiltration, physically is not there because movement is difficult. But we have reports that say that the infrastructure of militants across is border is intact. There are camps. So perhaps they are ready to cross over to this side. Basically there is no let up of infrastructure of militants and infiltration is likely to go up as snow melts.
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