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Army chief on visit to forward areas as ceasefire continues
New Delhi, Nov 28: Army Chief General NC Vij will undertake a two-day visit to forward areas in Jammu and Kashmir today to monitor the ceasefire between Indian and Pakistani forces all along the 1126 kms border as the guns were silent for the second day running yesterday.
New Delhi, Nov 28: Army Chief General NC Vij will undertake a two-day visit to forward areas in Jammu and Kashmir today to monitor the ceasefire between Indian and
Pakistani forces all along the 1126 kms border as the guns were silent for the second day running yesterday.
Reporting no flare-up -- on the 198 kms strech of international border, 788 kms of line of control and 110kms of acutal ground position line on the Siachen-- an army spokesman said Vij would visit the forward most border posts in Uri, Poonch and international border areas in Jammu district.
He said the army chief would also hold meetings with the top brass of the Northern Command to chalk out a new strategy to intensify counter insurgency operations within Jammu and Kashmir.
The army chief had recently ruled out any thinning of troops on the LoC, or winter withdrawal from forward posts to keep effective checks on terrorists crossings.
Meanwhile, the army said the frequency of contacts at Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOS) would be increased "if and when required".
"As of now, there is no move to increase the interaction between the two DGMOS," the spokesman said in reply to queries adding that there could be increased contacts in case of doubts or misunderstandings.
He ruled out any move to hold flag meetings of Sector Commanders as part of evolving any ceasefire monitoring mechanism.
Bureau Report
Reporting no flare-up -- on the 198 kms strech of international border, 788 kms of line of control and 110kms of acutal ground position line on the Siachen-- an army spokesman said Vij would visit the forward most border posts in Uri, Poonch and international border areas in Jammu district.
He said the army chief would also hold meetings with the top brass of the Northern Command to chalk out a new strategy to intensify counter insurgency operations within Jammu and Kashmir.
The army chief had recently ruled out any thinning of troops on the LoC, or winter withdrawal from forward posts to keep effective checks on terrorists crossings.
Meanwhile, the army said the frequency of contacts at Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOS) would be increased "if and when required".
"As of now, there is no move to increase the interaction between the two DGMOS," the spokesman said in reply to queries adding that there could be increased contacts in case of doubts or misunderstandings.
He ruled out any move to hold flag meetings of Sector Commanders as part of evolving any ceasefire monitoring mechanism.
Bureau Report