Indian Army Chief Gen VK Singh has said that Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s remarks on Siachen’s de-militarization could not be taken seriously. Last month, Kayani told media that both India and Pakistan should talk about pulling out armies from the region and spend more on the development and prosperity of their people. However, he made it clear that it should not be taken as Pakistan’s weakness. He said that Pakistan Army was deployed in the region to defend borders of country.
India had appreciated Pakistan Army Chief statement about troops drawdown. “These are all gimmicks that keep coming from the establishment in Pakistan and we will be fools if we fall for them,” Singh said in a hard-hitting interview to Times Now. Three days before he is to retire, the General regretted going to the Supreme Court on his date of birth issue, and also cautioned the government over demilitarizing Siachen. “Today you are sitting in dominating heights which cannot be given away. I am sorry. Who is going to look after them? Today, your infrastructure is pretty well advanced. We are perfectly okay up there,” Singh said.
Indian army chief laughs away Kayani’s Siachen proposal
