NEW DELHI: Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh on Saturday asked his commanders to “continuously assess” the situation in view of the security transition taking place in the neighbourhood and directed them to maintain relentless pressure on terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure peaceful polls.
In his address on culmination of the Army Commanders Conference here, Gen Singh also expressed satisfaction over the situation in North East and stressed upon all stakeholders to be made a part of the conflict resolution mechanism.
While addressing the external security concerns, he asked the commanders to continuously assess the situation in the sub-continent with respect to the force and security transition taking place and its concomitant effect on the nation’s security, army sources said.
His remarks came in the backdrop of NATO forces starting the process of withdrawing from war-torn Afghanistan.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while on a visit to the US in September, had cautioned the American Government against hasty withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, citing the mistakes committed while pulling out from Iraq.
On the internal security plane, the Army Chief stressed on the need to maintain relentless pressure in Jammu and Kashmir so that terrorists could not carry out any meaningful operations to interrupt the forthcoming elections.
