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
