New Delhi: Describing Pakistan and China as 'two major irritants' for India's security, Army chief Gen V K Singh today said the armed forces should ensure the country has a 'substantial' conventional war capability to fight in a nuclear scenario.
"We have two major irritants. One, there is a problem of governance in Pakistan where terror outfits receive support and where internal situation is not very good. And, therefore, it can have a fallout in terms of how these things impact India.
"Till the time the terrorist infrastructure remains intact on the other side, we have something to worry," he said inaugurating a seminar on 'Indian Army: Emerging Roles and Tasks' here.
He also referred to the threat posed by China which was rising both economically and militarily.
"Although we have a very stable border, yet we have a border dispute.