Possibility of limited war in S Asia
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
NEW DELHI: Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor said on Monday that the possibility of a limited war under a nuclear overhang was still very much a reality in South Asia.
Addressing a seminar on “Changing Nature of Conflict: Trends and Responses,” he said South Asia, along with West Asia, had emerged as “one of the epicentres of conflict and instability.” He said the situation would “worsen since there is neither any political nor diplomatic unity, nor any common ground to build a consensus to fight this new war.” Gen Kapoor said: “Territorial disputes, provocation by proxy wars, religious fundamentalism, radical extremism, ethnic tensions and socio-economic disparities are the hallmark of South Asia.”
He said sub-conventional conflicts might force nations to undertake interventions on “purely humanitarian grounds if the diaspora is under threat, sovereignty of nations being questioned, such as attacks on missions abroad, and national assets and foreign soil being used constantly for attack by state and non-state actorsî.
Speaking on the occasion, Indian Defence Minister AK Antony said the threat of nuclear weapons falling into the wrong hands was an “area of serious concern” and its consequences would be “unimaginable”.
Labels: Indo-Pak Relations
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