Surgical strike overhyped, politicised: ex-Army officer Lt Gen (retd) DS Hooda
Deccan ChronicleChandigarh: The initial euphoria over the success of surgical strike was natural but the constant hype around the operation was unwarranted, said former Army officer Lieutenant General D S Hooda, two years after the surgical strikes were carried out by the Army across the Line of Control. Lt Gen Hooda was speaking during a panel discussion on the topic, 'Role of Cross-Border Operations and Surgical Strikes,' on the first day of Military Literature Festival 2018 in Chandigarh. Lt Gen Hooda said it was natural to have initial euphoria about the success but the constant maintenance of hype around the military operations was unwarranted, the release said. Elaborating upon how the forces on the border should react to events that occur on the Line of Control, Lt Gen Hooda said, "I think the way the things are going on the LoC, we must have a pro-active and unpredictable response unless Pakistan does something to ease tensions and stop infiltrations."
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