09-18-2010, 11:38 AM
Army chief General V K Singh on Friday said that the Army had no role in deciding on the continuance of the contentio us Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu & Kashmir. "That's for the leadership to decide. The army doesn't decide that," he told reporters in Puducherry. "The issue is under active consideration of the Prime Minister. I think we should wait for political advice," Gen Singh said.
The Army chief was in Puducherry to deliver a lecture on 'India's role in South Asia: Strategic challenges and opportunities in the 21st century' hosted by the Pondicherry University. Singh said the war against terror in Afghanistan had failed to reach a conclusion as the forces in Afghanistan are "crippled by Pakistan's duplicity".
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The Army chief was in Puducherry to deliver a lecture on 'India's role in South Asia: Strategic challenges and opportunities in the 21st century' hosted by the Pondicherry University. Singh said the war against terror in Afghanistan had failed to reach a conclusion as the forces in Afghanistan are "crippled by Pakistan's duplicity".
Read more: 'No Army role in decision on special Act' - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india...z0zrFWvESd