"This is a proxy war and proxy war is a dirty war. It is a dirty war.... That is where innovation comes in. "As Army Chief my concern is morale of the Army. "He said armed forces have the right of self defence and Major Gogoi could have opted for firing at the crowd but he chose not to resort to it. What was the result, you had Kargil...," he said.To a separate question, the Army Chief said he does not anticipate a "limited war" with Pakistan.

Source: Times of India May 28, 2017 09:37 UTC