Indian Army chief issues stern warning to Pakistan

 　　NEW DELHI, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh Monday issued a stern warning to Pakistan, saying the military would retaliate¹ aggressively in case of any further provocation² from troops across the border.

　　General Singh said that India had the right to retaliate at the "time and place of its choice" for the clash on January 6 in which two Indian soldiers were killed. One of the soldiers was even beheaded.

　　"Our response has been restrained and measured in retaliation³ to Pakistani provocation. We will retaliate at the time and place of our choosing," the Army chief told the media in the national capital.

　　He added, "We expect our commanders to be aggressive. The orders are very clear -- when provoked, I expect my unit commanders should fire back. It was a clever and pre-planned attack by Pakistan."The Army chief's warning came as commanders of both the Indian Army and Pakistani Army held talks at the international border, known as the Line of Control (LoC), aimed at reducing tensions.

　　Tensions have been mounting along the LoC in the past few weeks.

　　Both India and Pakistan have denied provoking the clashes at the LoC on last week, in which two Indian soldiers died.

　　Two Pakistani soldiers were also killed in the clashes in the disputed territory of Kashmir over which India and Pakistan have fought at least three major wars in the last 65 years. ]

　　Pakistan defence officials Monday lodged⁴ protest with Indian military over the 'continuous ceasefire violation⁵ including an attempted raid by Indian troops' along the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border between the two countries in the disputed Kashmir region, the military said.

　　Pakistan and India accused each other of violation of the 2003 ceasefire following exchange of firing over the past week, which claimed lives of four soldiers on both sides.

　　In order to reduce tension military officials of the two sides met along the LoC, the second contact between them since the first clash last week.

　　The Pakistan army said that the Brigadier Level Flag Meeting was held at Chakan da Bagh in Poonch Sector⁶ on LoC.

　　"Pakistan strongly protested with Indian Military Authorities about continuous cease fire violations⁷ including an attempted raid by Indian troops on LoC during last one week," a Pakistan's army statement said.

1 retaliate   

v.报复，反击

参考例句：

• He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
• It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。

2 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

3 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 lodged   

v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

6 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

7 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。