The Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said it was imperative to fight the menace of terrorism both on…
Army chief General Bipin Rawat (PHOTO: Facebook)
The Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said it was imperative to fight the menace of terrorism both on the military and political fronts and there was need to impose strong curbs on terrorist organisations.
Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue 2018 here, he warned that the menace of terrorism will continue to affect the world unless countries around the globe come together to fight it unitedly.
“Terrorism is here to stay unless the whole world comes together and works together,” Gen Rawat said at a panel discussion on ‘The Terror State: Innovative Solutions to New Threats’. He stressed on the urgent need for the world community to come to a consensus on the definition of ‘terrorist’. He regretted that there is no consensus on the definition itself and different countries treat ‘terrorists’ differently according to their choice.
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Saying that drugs are a major source of funding for terrorists, Gen Rawat suggested buying out all the poppy crops from the farmers directly which will help provide farmers reasonable money which they are denied now and also stifle the funding of terrorists.
He warned against the danger of terrorists getting their hands on other mass destruction weapons, including nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, which would be disastrous for humanity.
Gen Rawat said comprehensive action must be taken against the terror groups, on both military and political fronts, to have a better impact.
He emphasised on the need to develop the capacity to take on the terror groups and the states supporting it, as most times, victim countries themselves have to take on the fight.
Army chief on Doklam
The Army does not visualise any “serious trouble” post-Doklam episode as the border forces of India and China are holding regular exchange and the earlier “bonhomie” has returned, but the forces are prepared for any exigency, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said today.
Rawat also insisted that the PLA soldiers were not in the same numbers in the North Dolam (Doklam) area as they were at the time of the (India-China military) stand-off.
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