Surgical strikes are feasible militarily: Army Chief

Feb 08, 2009
Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor has said that surgical strikes are ‘very much feasible’ militarily.

26/11 ‘terror car’ given back to ownerNew Delhi: Against the backdrop of much-debated option of surgical strikes against Terror infrastructure in Pakistan post-Mumbai terror attack, Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor has said that such strikes are ‘very much feasible’ militarily.

"Surgical strikes are definitely feasible but whether you wish to take that decision or not not is a separate issue," he said when asked by PTI whether such strikes were feasible.

"Definitely yes. Whether you would like to look at doing it (carrying out such strikes) by air or artillery or by another means or physically there," he said in reply to questions.

Asked if the armed forces were ready for such strikes if the political leadership had given the go-ahead, Kapoor said, "we are an army which has been involved in operations in Kashmir and Northern Command on a perpetual basis and on an on-going basis. Therefore, the question of not being ready is frankly not relevant. And we would have been fully ready to do our task."