NEW DELHI: India isn't going to loosen up the army pressure being exerted on Pakistan thru centered fire assaults and covert tactical operations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir despite mounting casualties and displacement of villagers on each side.
The Indian safety status quo is of the company trust that the Pakistan Army must be "kept under sustained pressure" till it "visibly and concretely clamps down" at the terror emanating from its soil. "Let's see how long Pakistan, which is clearly feeling the pain, is able to withstand the pressure. We are not interested in any face-to-face DGMO talks or any rapprochement as of now," said a most sensible official on Friday.
But with over 490 ceasefire violations (CFVs) already being recorded along the LoC this 12 months, questions are being raised whether or not this hardline manner will lead to any tangible beneficial properties. Moreover, the continuing cross-border hostilities also improve the Pakistan Army's hang over its nation's polity as far as India is concerned, additional marginalizing the civilian management there.
The Indian status quo, however, contends there's "nothing to gain" from once again agreeing to the ceasefire, which got here into power along the 778-km LoC, the 198-km International Border (IB) in J&Ok and the 110-km Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) in Siachen as a confidence-building measure in November 2003, however has now been blown to smithereens.
The Pakistan Army-ISI mix used the ceasefire to "rejuvenate" its anti-India terror machinery. "We also became complacent. The terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK remains intact, while 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed is now free to register his own political party," said a most sensible Army officer.
"There are 300-400 terrorists currently waiting at launch pads along the LoC to infiltrate into J&K. Most of those who try to infiltrate are neutralised, in keeping with our policy to pro-actively dominate the LoC," he added.
This technique revolves around pre-emptive strikes towards Pak Army forward posts that actively abet infiltration. Towards this end, the Indian Army has destroyed a number of Pak Army posts in areas like Balnoi, Mendhar, Kalal, Keran, Doda, Sarla, Laleali and Banwat over the last four to five months, as reported via TOI previous.
The cross-border firing duels now steadily witness "calibre escalation" via each side, with 120mm heavy mortars, anti-tank guided missiles and 105mm light box (artillery) guns getting into play.
Over 25 Pakistani soldiers have been killed on this war of attrition this 12 months, with the exception of civilians, whilst India has misplaced 16 soldiers in J&Ok so far. "Around 70 per cent of Pakistani soldiers are killed in tactical operations like guerilla raids and 30 per cent in CFVs," said any other officer.
The hostilities escalated soon after Indian Para-Special Forces performed the "surgical strikes" towards terror launch pads in four other locations in PoK to avenge the killing of 19 Indian soldiers within the Uri Army camp assault in September 2016. Last 12 months, there were as many as 860 CFVs along the LoC and any other 120 along the global border.
The Indian safety status quo is of the company trust that the Pakistan Army must be "kept under sustained pressure" till it "visibly and concretely clamps down" at the terror emanating from its soil. "Let's see how long Pakistan, which is clearly feeling the pain, is able to withstand the pressure. We are not interested in any face-to-face DGMO talks or any rapprochement as of now," said a most sensible official on Friday.
But with over 490 ceasefire violations (CFVs) already being recorded along the LoC this 12 months, questions are being raised whether or not this hardline manner will lead to any tangible beneficial properties. Moreover, the continuing cross-border hostilities also improve the Pakistan Army's hang over its nation's polity as far as India is concerned, additional marginalizing the civilian management there.
The Indian status quo, however, contends there's "nothing to gain" from once again agreeing to the ceasefire, which got here into power along the 778-km LoC, the 198-km International Border (IB) in J&Ok and the 110-km Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) in Siachen as a confidence-building measure in November 2003, however has now been blown to smithereens.
The Pakistan Army-ISI mix used the ceasefire to "rejuvenate" its anti-India terror machinery. "We also became complacent. The terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK remains intact, while 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed is now free to register his own political party," said a most sensible Army officer.
"There are 300-400 terrorists currently waiting at launch pads along the LoC to infiltrate into J&K. Most of those who try to infiltrate are neutralised, in keeping with our policy to pro-actively dominate the LoC," he added.
This technique revolves around pre-emptive strikes towards Pak Army forward posts that actively abet infiltration. Towards this end, the Indian Army has destroyed a number of Pak Army posts in areas like Balnoi, Mendhar, Kalal, Keran, Doda, Sarla, Laleali and Banwat over the last four to five months, as reported via TOI previous.
The cross-border firing duels now steadily witness "calibre escalation" via each side, with 120mm heavy mortars, anti-tank guided missiles and 105mm light box (artillery) guns getting into play.
Over 25 Pakistani soldiers have been killed on this war of attrition this 12 months, with the exception of civilians, whilst India has misplaced 16 soldiers in J&Ok so far. "Around 70 per cent of Pakistani soldiers are killed in tactical operations like guerilla raids and 30 per cent in CFVs," said any other officer.
The hostilities escalated soon after Indian Para-Special Forces performed the "surgical strikes" towards terror launch pads in four other locations in PoK to avenge the killing of 19 Indian soldiers within the Uri Army camp assault in September 2016. Last 12 months, there were as many as 860 CFVs along the LoC and any other 120 along the global border.
India in no mood to relax military pressure on Pakistan
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