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Pakistan’s recent Military Doctrine ‘Wait and Watch’ suggests continuation of low intensity conflict on the Line of Control (LoC), to increase frequency of infiltration bids and keep the Kashmir cauldron boiling.
The sole objective of the new doctrine is to enhance heat on its eastern neighbour and force India to come to a negotiating table in next two to three years, well informed sources said.
“Pakistan believes that due to economic compulsions, India will be forced to talk to Pakistan on its terms and conditions.”
According to sources, Pakistan has moved its troops close to the border with India to match Indian deployment. Earlier, Pakistan army deployment was almost half the number along the border as that India. Although Pakistan army is under no pressure, it is the Indian army which is facing the impact on the border and LoC as it was being attacked by infiltrators and as well as by Battalion Action Teams (BAT) time and again.
“There is a change in India’s tack, the Indian army is now answering with equal measure to each and every kind of firing from the across the border,” the sources said adding “ this gives little elbow room for Pakistani soldiers to slacken and also keeps them under constant fear and stress.”
“In past two months about 633 ceasefire violations have been registered along the LoC as compared to 860 violations in all last year (2017),” they said.
The situation of the border, the sources said, is not clear whether India’s response has accomplished its objective of preventing Pakistan from sending its armed intruders to Indian side of border in Kashmir.
During a ceasefire violation on January 13 this year a soldier was killed in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district followed by one more causality in the same sector on January 19. On January 20, one soldier of Indian army was killed in Krishna Ghati. On January 21 and 24 two army men succumbed to their wounds after receiving splinter injuries during a border skirmish between Indian and Pakistani troops.
On February 3, a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed in a sniping incident in Keran sector in north Kashmir followed by killing of five army soldiers including a captain were killed when Pakistani troops fired an anti tank missile on a border outpost in Bhimber sector of Rajouri district on February 4. On February 11, a soldier was killed by Pakistani troops in Poonch sector.
Along International Border (IB) in Jammu region BSF has lost three of its personnel in the month of January this year.
In the hinterland, nearly a dozen of soldiers lost their lives in various anti insurgency operations. Six soldiers were killed when militants attacked a military camp near Sunjawan, on the outskirts of Jammu, capital city, last month. One civilian also killed in the incident.
On March 21, three army soldiers and two police personnel were killed in an encounter at Halmatpora forests in Kupwara district near LoC in north Kashmir.
The sole objective of the new doctrine is to enhance heat on its eastern neighbour and force India to come to a negotiating table in next two to three years, well informed sources said.
“Pakistan believes that due to economic compulsions, India will be forced to talk to Pakistan on its terms and conditions.”
According to sources, Pakistan has moved its troops close to the border with India to match Indian deployment. Earlier, Pakistan army deployment was almost half the number along the border as that India. Although Pakistan army is under no pressure, it is the Indian army which is facing the impact on the border and LoC as it was being attacked by infiltrators and as well as by Battalion Action Teams (BAT) time and again.
“There is a change in India’s tack, the Indian army is now answering with equal measure to each and every kind of firing from the across the border,” the sources said adding “ this gives little elbow room for Pakistani soldiers to slacken and also keeps them under constant fear and stress.”
“In past two months about 633 ceasefire violations have been registered along the LoC as compared to 860 violations in all last year (2017),” they said.
The situation of the border, the sources said, is not clear whether India’s response has accomplished its objective of preventing Pakistan from sending its armed intruders to Indian side of border in Kashmir.
During a ceasefire violation on January 13 this year a soldier was killed in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district followed by one more causality in the same sector on January 19. On January 20, one soldier of Indian army was killed in Krishna Ghati. On January 21 and 24 two army men succumbed to their wounds after receiving splinter injuries during a border skirmish between Indian and Pakistani troops.
On February 3, a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed in a sniping incident in Keran sector in north Kashmir followed by killing of five army soldiers including a captain were killed when Pakistani troops fired an anti tank missile on a border outpost in Bhimber sector of Rajouri district on February 4. On February 11, a soldier was killed by Pakistani troops in Poonch sector.
Along International Border (IB) in Jammu region BSF has lost three of its personnel in the month of January this year.
In the hinterland, nearly a dozen of soldiers lost their lives in various anti insurgency operations. Six soldiers were killed when militants attacked a military camp near Sunjawan, on the outskirts of Jammu, capital city, last month. One civilian also killed in the incident.
On March 21, three army soldiers and two police personnel were killed in an encounter at Halmatpora forests in Kupwara district near LoC in north Kashmir.
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