Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday warned Pakistan to refrain from carrying out “misadventures” like it did in 1999 in Kargil and said that if the neighbouring country attempts on doing anything like that in future, they will face even worse consequences.
“Don’t do it. Misadventures are normally not repeated. You will get a bloodier nose next time,” General Rawat said while interacting with media persons and when asked what message he would give to Pakistan on on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas.
India today celebrates 20 years of the Kargil War and India’s historic victory against insurgent Pakistani armed forces and the reclaiming of Tiger Hill.
“Everybody knows who dictates terms in Pakistan.. Their economy is in shambles… The are ready to do anything and once they get money they will be back to business,” he said, taking a swipe at the neighbouring country’s present economic slowdown.
He also said that the proxy war situation is expected to remain but to tackle that, the force needs to empower every jawan with better surveillance devices. “Proxy war is here to stay… And for that, we need to empower every soldier by providing them surveillance devices, tighten noose against overground workers (OGWs) and provide protective armour to protect the soldiers from bullets and explosives.”
General Rawat added that the Army is actively looking to modernise its inventory. “We are looking at modernising our inventory. Our focus is on artillery weapon systems… By 2020, we will get the Howitzers and K-9 Vajra is being manufactured in the country now… Along with that, two Bofors-like guns are also being manufactured locally.”
