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SHILLONG, May 24: General (retd) VP Malik, who was army chief during Kargil war, today admitted to the fact that the Indian response during Kargil War was late initially.
"The picture given by the intelligence agencies was that terrorists were behind the attack," he told reporters during a visit to the residence of late Captain S C Nongrum, who attained martyrdom in the Kargil war.
"The picture was painted again and again. Even in the radio network Pakistani men spoke of presence of terrorists. Till we actually realised that it was Pakistan army that was behind the attack. It was about 15 days late," Malik added.
"Once we were clear, we used the artillery, IAF and faced it with proper preparation," he said. The former army chief said the present intelligence apparatus in India was a matter of concern.
"The present home minister has sought to bring about some systemic changes. Hope it results in better coordination and results," he said. General Malik felt that faced with trust deficit, India and Pakistan would fail to build adequate trust till the violence supported from the other side was stopped.
"So long as the terrorist activities supported from the other side continue, trust between the two countries cannot be built. If you take one step in a political dialogue, a violent incident pushes you two steps back,"
Referring to the repeated violation of ceasefire by Pakistan along the Line of Control, Malik said: "The violence supported from the other side should stop in order to build adequate trust." "Even though both the foreign ministers are scheduled to meet soon, there have been repeated ceasefire violations. While the political dialogue continues, the intelligence agencies and other security forces should remain alert," he said.
Taking note of the increasing military cooperation between Pakistan and China, Malik said, "It is possible that we may have to face trouble on borders with both the countries at the same time in future. We have to be prepared for it."
Malik also called for better coordination between states and the Centre to tackle Maoist violence and said he was against deployment of the army to control internal law and order problems.
"So far as the law and order situation in the Maoist areas are concerned, there is a need for better coordination between state agencies and the Centre. This has been not up to the mark," Malik told reporters during a visit to the residence of late Captain S C
Nongrum who attained martyrdom in the Kargil War. "Army should not step in at this juncture. Army should be the last resort. It is not the primary role of the Army," he said on the deployment of the Army in Naxal-affected areas.
Underlining that the central para-military forces should be trained effectively to deal with the Maoist problem, Malik said, "The para-military forces have been neglected. Their standard has to be improved. It is only after the recent attacks by Maoists that the government has realised this."
"First, the forces should isolate the people taking arms and then hit them while the development activities in the areas is progressing simultaneously," he said on the possible strategy to deal with the problem.
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