R.K. Radhakrishnan
| There have been some ceasefire violations by Pakistan, says Army Chief Deepak Kapoor |
— Photo: R. Shivaji Rao
PEP TALK: Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor interacts with cadets after the passing out parade at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai on Saturday.
CHENNAI: Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor on Saturday affirmed that the attempts to infiltrate into Kashmir from elements in the Pakistani side were correct.
“They are attempting to infiltrate before the winter season starts. But our troops are well deployed in various places to meet the challenge and keep infiltration under check,” he said responding to a question at the Officers Training Academy here.
On Pakistani violations of ceasefire, the Army chief said there had been some ceasefire violations for which India had responded suitably. “I also wish to tell you that wherever there are transgressions or ceasefire violations, we have a mechanism in place. We have hotline facility on both sides. We also have the mechanism of border personnel meetings. Most of these issues are resolved. If it does not get resolved, we raise it to the diplomatic level,” he said.
Of the 157 cadets who passed out of the Academy, close to a third have been allotted to the infantry (49). Artillery gets the next highest in number of officers (30) followed by Armoured Corps and the ASC (nine each).
The cadet who won the gold medal for standing overall in order of merit, Suchi Durga Pal, a bio-tech graduate and a first generation officer from Nainital, has been allotted to Air Defence. She is one of the 30 women who passed out of the Academy at the end of a 11-month training. “Whatever I did, I did sincerely,” she said when asked on her topping the merit list.
Afghan cadets
Eight Afghanistan cadets also received their first stars. Nine more are undergoing training in the junior batch. “The quality of training is excellent and helped officers in Afghanistan,” said Masud Stankzi, the Defence Attaché for Afghanistan in India. (HINDU)
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