Hyderabad, May 28: Despite peace moves by India towards Pakistan, there is no let-up in infiltration efforts from across the border, Chief of Army General N C Vij said today. "On their (Pakistan's) part, intent and efforts (to push through infiltrators) are continuing. The rate of success may have dropped", Vij said in a brief chat with reporters on the sidelines of inauguration of Army College of Dental Sciences (ACDS) on the city outskirts. Asked whether tensions on the border had eased as a fall-out of the ongoing peace moves, Vij said "There is no let-up in infiltration efforts. If the number has come down, it is because of our effective monitoring and interception". Vij gave a guarded reply when asked about the proposal for sending troops to Iraq on a peace-keeping mission. "The government is deliberating on the matter. I cannot comment on it till the government takes a decision", he said. Asked whether he felt the current peace initiatives would yield desired results, the Army Chief said, "One should always be optimistic".

Bureau Report