AGENCY
NEW DELHI: Air Marshal PP Reddy has said that India will have to be prepared for a war on two fronts as the country is surrounded by two nuclear-capable adversaries–Pakistan and China.
“We are in a difficult neighbourhood with two nuclear armed adversaries. Our primary external security challenges arise from our immediate neighbourhood that is to the north and west. And to some extend neighbourhood in areas of terrorism,” he said in Assocham function.
He also raised question on military cooperation between Pakistan and China.
“China’s growing assertiveness and cooperation with Pakistan complicates external security environment and we have to be prepared for a two front war,” he said.
The comments came amid the ongoing skirmishes between India and Pakistan forces along the International Border.
Pakistan on Monday resumed heavy mortar shelling targeting scores of Border Out Posts (BoPs) and civilian areas along International Border (IB) in Samba and Kathua districts, killing a BSF jawan.
“Pakistan Rangers resorted to heavy mortar shelling on BoPs and civilian areas along IB in Samba and Kathua sectors around 2 PM today,” a senior BSF officer told PTI, as the fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistan triggered another round of heavy exchanges. One BSF jawan was martyred in the shelling, he said, adding the force was retaliating in equal measure. (PTI)
