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| 'Not fair to use IAF within borders |
| 'Not fair to use IAF within borders without specific intel'
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| INDIA
, 7-April-2010
10:35:23 AM |
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IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal P V Naik on Wednesday said he was not in favour of use of air power in anti-Naxal operations, a day after the worst ever Maoist attack in which 76 CRPF personnel were killed in Chattisgarh.
As a stunned Government took stock of the situation and mulled various strategies, Naik said the IAF will be ready to join the operations against the Naxals if a decision is taken in this regard.
He said the Military is trained for lethal operations to inflict maximum lethality. "The military--Air Force, Army and Navy--are not trained for limited lethality. The weapons that we have are meant for the enemy across the border."
"Therefore, I am not in favour of use of Air Force in situations like the Naxal problem," the air chief said.
Naik said it is the prerogative of the State when the naxal situation reaches that level to involve the Armed Forces.
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