Says, Indian Army’s human rights record absolutely above board
AMN / NEW DELHI
INDIAN Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today slammed the UN human rights report on Kashmir and said it is ‘motivated’. General Rawat said the Indian Army’s human rights record is absolutely above board.
The human rights record of the Indian Army, he said, was well known to the people of Kashmir and to the international community.
“I don’t need to speak about the human rights record of the Indian Army. It is well known to all of you, it is well known to the people of Kashmir, and to the international community. I don’t think we should get too concerned about the report, some of these reports are motivated,” General Rawat said.
Gen Rawat also emphasised on Cyberwarfare and said, it is an emerging field with huge potential and that the army must exploit it to its advantage. He said India needs to remain ahead of its adversaries in cyber field. He said if China has gone well beyond technology it is high time we realise and strengthen our cyber skills.
He said, there is a need to exploit technology amongst our young technocrats and young budding minds who can help us develop the technology to fight a cyberwar. The General said terrorists are tech savvy and therefore the army needs to be ahead of them if we really wish to fight terrorism.
Speaking on Cyber Attacks in past, the General said a regular Cyber Auditor has been appointed to check how cyber tools are being used.
In the report released June 14, the UN talked about alleged human rights violations in both Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir and sought an international inquiry into these so-called abuses.
In a strong reaction, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the report is “overtly prejudiced” and seeks to build a “false narrative”. It violated the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the MEA said. It added that the report is a selective compilation of largely unverified information.