All Options Open before India, says Army Chief


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New Delhi, Jan 14: Noting that Pakistan has moved troops towards border with India, Army chief general Deepak Kapoor on Wednesday, said New Delhi has kept all options open, including the "fighting option" as a last resort.

Kapoor said tension between India and Pakistan were "larger" in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks, but said there was no need to create any hysteria.

"We expect Pakistan to move some troops from FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) to its Eastern borders with India. They have come to eastern border of Pakistan with India," Kapoor told a press conference.

He said the Indian Army had already "factored this" into its planning and there was "no cause for concern" in India.

"There is a larger amount of tension after 26/11. Because we feel that the perpetrators of 26/11 came from Pakistan. In view of that, we in India are keeping all options open," he said.

Elaborating on the options, he said these were "diplomatic, economic, or as a last resort, a fighting option."

Kapoor said, there was "no need to create any kind of hysteria."

  

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